Technology
Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us.
Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.
The ominously perfect meme marked the splintering of our shared reality.
AI is holding the internet hostage — and media is no exception.
What is the Kids’ Online Safety Act, and why should you care about it?
In the wake of another deadly attack by Israel, a seemingly AI-generated image has circulated on Instagram Stories.
Who killed the prediction market?
The government filed a lawsuit to break up Ticketmaster’s parent company.
Platforms like Google have been protected from liability, but generative AI could put that at risk.
If you look at art and all you see is content, that’s all you’ll get out of it.
Has Sam Altman told the truth about OpenAI’s NDA scandal?
Is OpenAI gaslighting Scarlett Johansson?
And how to measure fuel economy better.
Company insiders explain why safety-conscious employees are leaving.
Why is OpenAI’s superalignment team imploding?
From privacy breaches to bad providers, teletherapy services often come with a hidden cost.
To quote Elon Musk, “Gamestonk!!”
Much to the chagrin of the hedge funds attempting to short it.
Was this book the reason TikTok is getting banned in the US? No, but ads saying so sold a lot of copies.
Because of one law, the internet has no legal duty of care when it comes to hate speech. Just take a look at what happened in Myanmar.
Is a new age of digital offshoring coming?
AI is supposed to help militaries make precise strikes. Is that the case in Gaza?
Emerging apps use AI to guess when you’ll be sad. Can they also help you feel better?
The genetic data that underpins CRISPR has a big diversity problem.
TikTok has made itself into a hub for Gen Z political expression. But as Zoomers change politics, how is the app changing them?
The Huberman Lab has credentials and millions of fans, but it sometimes oversteps medical fact.
How do you stop deepfake nudes?
Derek Thompson on what the end of monoculture could mean for American democracy.
Amid delivery discourse, a new report claims to shed some light on DoorDash’s delivery fees.
The potential TikTok ban is now law. What happens next?
Biden has signed a bill to ban TikTok. But it’s not over yet.
My 12-year-old daughter will inherit a warmer world — and, I fear, a lonelier one.
Fareed Zakaria on the age of revolution.
Colorado passed legislation to prevent companies from selling your brainwaves. But is it enough to stop the likes of Meta and Apple?
The internet is far less secure than it ought to be.
Did smartphones actually “destroy” a generation?
From Taiwan to South Korea to Silicon Valley, some of the most important nodes in the global tech economy are in disaster-prone places.
German labor history has some tips on how the US could reduce its workweek.
Trump’s social network has made him one of the richest people in the world — at least on paper.
Why AI agents that could book your vacation or pay your bills are the next frontier in artificial intelligence.