Tech

The TikTok-Oracle deal would set two dangerous precedents

Enlarge (credit: Sam Whitney | Getty Images) In August 2020, President Donald Trump dropped a bombshell executive order banning TikTok in the United States. Since then, as TikTok has competed against other Big Tech companies—growing among teen users while Facebook and others have struggled —its ability to survive in the United States has remained under […]

Tech

The war in Ukraine is keeping Chinese social media censors busy

Enlarge / A sign outside Canada’s embassy in Beijing supporting Ukraine. It was later defaced, and posts about the incident were scrubbed from Chinese social media. (credit: Kevin Strayer | Getty Images) “Artillery fire lights up the sky and breaks my heart. I hope my compatriots in Ukraine are taking care of themselves and their […]

Entertainment

Olympic Skier Suffers Frozen Penis During Race — Wait, WHAT?!

A cross-country skier from Finland had a chilling realization in his run at the Winter Olympics in Beijing this past weekend. Finnish Olympian Remi Lindholm was enjoying his Olympic experience — the first of his career — when he showed up on Saturday for the men’ s 50km free start cross country race. The event […]

Tech

Astronomers now say the rocket about to strike the Moon is not a Falcon 9

Enlarge / The Moon is safe from Falcon 9 rockets. (credit: NASA) About three weeks ago Ars Technica first reported that astronomers were tracking the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, and were increasingly confident that it would strike the Moon on March 4. This story set off a firestorm of media activity. Much […]