My Day Inside America’s Most Hated Car
The Cybertruck is a 7,000-pound Rorschach test.
Artificial Intelligence
The Man Out to Prove How Dumb AI Still Is
François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.
Laura Loomer Is a Warning
No one else with direct access to the president has been as outwardly bigoted.
The Unending Trouble With TikTok
President Trump once again extended the app’s lifeline in America. Will this ever end?
Elon Musk Lost His Big Bet
Grievance politics can only carry him so far.
A New Kart-Racing Appliance
Nintendo announces the Switch 2, a device for piloting go-karts.
So Much for the MAGA Divorce
The nativist right is starting to make peace with Elon Musk.
The Great Tesla Sell-Off
You should buy a car from Elon Musk’s company—but only if it’s used.
The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account
Welcome to the 4chan administration.
What the JFK File Dump Actually Revealed
A bunch of people’s Social Security numbers
The Careless People Won
A controversial new book about Facebook serves as a field guide for the DOGE era.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
Forever 21’s Brief, Hideous Life
Farewell to a beloved purveyor of trash.
LeBron James and the Limits of Nepotism
It’s embarrassing for everyone involved.
Was Sam Altman Right About the Job Market?
Tech companies are unleashing AI products that do much more than answer questions.
Elon Musk Looks Desperate
How to lose $148 billion in less than two months
DOGE’s Plans to Replace Humans With AI Are Already Under Way
The civil service is being turned over to machines.
Move Fast and Destroy Democracy
Silicon Valley’s titans have decided that ruling the digital world is not enough.
Wait, Who Is Posting Those Unflattering J. D. Vance Memes?
The online right is trolling one of its own.
Trump’s Crypto Reserve Is Really Happening
Now what?
Chatbots Are Cheating on Their Benchmark Tests
AI programs train on questions they’re later tested on. So how do we know if they’re getting smarter?
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