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It would fine companies like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter if they permanently bar candidates for office in the state. https://nyti.ms/3dvYAde

The source code to an early implementation of the web created by Tim Berners-Lee was sold as an NFT by Sotheby’s. Bidders had a week to name their highest price for the source code in an auction called “This Changed Everything.” https://nyti.ms/3drgU7e

The problem of bias in artificial intelligence is facing increasing scrutiny from regulators and is a growing business for start-ups and tech stalwarts. https://nyti.ms/3w5L3Q8

In their first collaboration, the High Line and the Shed invite the public to a sculpture hunt, in augmented reality. Do you see the ladybug? The floating ice cube? https://nyti.ms/3jzjmfE

The recent growth of start-ups like Substack and Revue has renewed interest in newsletters. https://nyti.ms/2SGp58I

The legislation would invest in traditional research and development, clashing with a broad Senate measure that focuses on cutting-edge technology to compete with China. https://nyti.ms/3jnOa2X

High-tech scanning techniques used by geologists, planetary scientists, drug companies and the military are revealing secrets of how artists created their masterpieces. https://nyti.ms/3x5xeCi

Comparing central bank digital currencies to fads, the Fed’s vice chair for supervision said the case for a digital dollar must clear a “high bar.” https://nyti.ms/3dos7FI

Bringing the rest of the world online requires a million different tactics, and Facebook is on it. https://nyti.ms/3y22B0R

How you can build an outdoor cinema experience. https://nyti.ms/35SUWGg

A viral campaign aims to draw attention to the ways social platforms compensate users. https://nyti.ms/3A19HVh

The digital media company, which will merge with a publicly listed shell company in what is known as a SPAC deal, also lined up about $150 million in debt financing. https://nyti.ms/2SXcq1k

New research by two leading scientists says some dire warnings of environmental damage from technology are overstated. https://nyti.ms/2TYNqXF

The digital publisher is said to be on the verge of announcing a SPAC merger that would take the company public. https://nyti.ms/3xLl0yT

A committee took its first vote in the early afternoon, advancing a bill that would increase the money companies pay government agencies when getting some mergers approved. https://nyti.ms/3d7WhN7

Facebook keeps dabbling in new things. Is it now an overstuffed mess, or a genius idea factory? https://nyti.ms/3zTVvNu

With the pandemic starting to ease in the United States, many had expected a year of wild investments to slow. It hasn’t. Yet. https://nyti.ms/3zQnlu2

Only some of us are riding Peloton bikes and ordering food via app. But this can still disrupt everything. https://nyti.ms/3xN20A7

The bloc’s investigation, which takes aim at the heart of Google’s business model, is part of a push to regulate the world’s largest technology companies. https://nyti.ms/2STj2gU

En respuesta a los artículos del Times, el gigante de las búsquedas está cambiando su algoritmo, como parte de un giro importante en la forma en que controla el contenido dañino. https://nyti.ms/3qjTiGJ

Despite record profits, a number of them are worried that the company is suffering from both its size and leadership from its C.E.O., Sundar Pichai. https://nyti.ms/2SPQYet

Researchers in Israel have recently detailed progress in developing sensors that light up in the presence of a chemical linked to deadly explosives. https://nyti.ms/3vFpQMA

Ahora la tecnología es masiva, sin embargo, las empresas tecnológicas siguen enfocándose en los nerds que quieren aparatos sofisticados. https://nyti.ms/3iX9QCU

When the young Oracle heir entered the entertainment industry, no one expected much. Instead, he’s built the rarest of businesses — a thriving, all-audiences, independent studio. https://nyti.ms/3qcdjyZ

The term “unindicted co-conspirators” generally refers to individuals for whom there is insufficient evidence to bring charges or who have cut a deal. “Legally, it wouldn’t make sense to call informants co-conspirators,” said one legal expert. https://nyti.ms/3iRLgDB

The persistence of bogus reviews raises big questions for Amazon. https://nyti.ms/3q9LZ4z

Stacie McCormick’s Fair Art Fair, which is to debut next month, hopes to bring unrepresented artists to the attention of buyers, without the high fees. https://nyti.ms/35ACeCQ

“We need to be on top of current conversations,” Mattel’s president said. https://nyti.ms/3iJz0F4

Pretty much everyone. But it doesn’t have to be that way, two mathematicians contend. https://nyti.ms/35zh8EQ

Lina Khan is the most progressive chair of the Federal Trade Commission in at least a generation. https://nyti.ms/3guMPWc

The store, on the ground floor of the company’s Manhattan headquarters, will feature Google gadgets and branded gear, such as T-shirts, hats and dog toys. https://nyti.ms/3gGoE5Z

The gaming platform is becoming increasingly attractive to artists, who can earn money by cultivating fan tribes that express their loyalty through patronage. https://nyti.ms/3zy6VGw

Lordstown said last week that it needed to raise more money and might not survive. Now, the company’s new executive chairwoman has said “It’s a new day at Lordstown Motors.” https://nyti.ms/3cJpnT8

Ms. Khan first attracted notice as a critic of Amazon. https://nyti.ms/3zxBmgm

The revelations of a leak investigation started in the Trump administration are a reminder that Big Tech companies often hand over information about their users. https://nyti.ms/3zvjTVQ

The company notified Donald F. McGahn II last month that it had been subpoenaed for his account information three years ago. https://nyti.ms/3gz36Z0

Inside Silicon Valley’s 10-year quest to make soaring above a crowded city street as easy as calling an Uber. https://nyti.ms/3znEomX

A bipartisan group of House members introduced five bills targeting Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. https://nyti.ms/2TqzkOb

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The company said it intended to finance an expansion. https://nyti.ms/358b9Xp

The hacker or hackers claimed to have stolen important source code for the 2021 edition of the popular soccer game FIFA, as well as data related to a gaming creation engine called Frostbite. https://nyti.ms/3gua5mh

You streamed it. Now you can buy it at Netflix.shop, a new site that will offer everything from a “Lupin” side table to a “Yasuke” clock. https://nyti.ms/3gbnCQv

In response to Times articles, the search giant is changing its algorithm, part of a major shift in how Google polices harmful content. https://nyti.ms/3wbB10C

The F.B.I.’s recovery of Bitcoins paid in the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack showed cryptocurrencies are not as hard to track as it might seem. https://nyti.ms/3ipFWae

The German artist’s new exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris examines, with bitter humor, how digital technology shapes life offline. https://nyti.ms/3gpVuYX

Gig economy companies are backing state laws in New York and elsewhere that would cement drivers’ status as contractors in exchange for a union. https://nyti.ms/3g6JQTP

Many people who have found fame on TikTok are struggling with mental health issues. https://nyti.ms/3uZhdMF

YouTube seems to have shown that it’s possible to both upend an industry and help make it stronger. https://nyti.ms/3gyGuYX

The price for Ubers, scooters and Airbnb rentals is going up as tech companies aim for profitability. https://nyti.ms/2RAVPj6

Apple’s privacy push has put the company at odds with some big rivals. Despite protests from some corners of Silicon Valley, Monday’s announcements show that Apple has doubled down on privacy features. https://nyti.ms/3ptki6t