How an App Creates ‘Disturbingly Agile Millennial Thumbs’ Isabella Kwai, a reporter in Australia, rarely takes notes on paper anymore and instead uses her iPhone. She can still look sources in the eye while typing. Read More…

When Cancer Meets the Internet Dr. Google doesn’t always know what’s best. Read More…

Hurricanes. Shootings. Fires. Time for an Editor’s Emergency Kit. When news of natural disasters or man-made ones break in the U.S., Julie Bloom taps a variety of tools to communicate with reporters, edit stories and get them published. Read More…

An Intensely Personal Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest “Go Ahead in the Rain,” by the poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib, is a love letter to the pioneering hip-hop group. Read More…

‘Survival Math’ Opens Some Personal Wounds but Leaves Others Hidden In this memoir, Mitchell S. Jackson writes about a lifetime of losses and near escapes, nesting his own story among those of his friends and relatives. Read More…

The Must-Have When Reporting on Disasters: A Satellite Phone Thomas Fuller, San Francisco bureau chief, knows you cannot rely on cell networks during earthquakes, wildfires and other breaking news catastrophes. Read More…

Quora, the Q. and A. Site, Says Data Breach Affected 100 Million Users Some users seemed less surprised by the security breach than by the fact that they had a Quora account in the first place. Read More…

Low Credit Score? Experian Uses Cellphone and Utility Bills to Improve It Experian’s Boost service aims to help consumers who pay their bills on time get loans and credit cards. Read More…

Considering College? Maybe You Should Invest in a Coach College coaching is on the rise, typically starting in the sophomore or junior year of high school but some parents are going to extremes. Read More…

After Backlash, Personal Voter Information Is Removed by New York City The Board of Elections reversed its decision and removed online access to its voter registration books after many raised privacy concerns. Read More…