Elon Musk Is Betting Big on Donald Trump
He may come to regret it.
It’s Ridiculous to Use Virtual Reality to Empathize With Refugees
The technology isn’t the moral game-changer that some make it out to be.
Is AI a Threat to Christianity?
Are you there, God? It’s I, robot.
How Did Cybersecurity Become So Political?
It wasn’t always this complicated.
What Killed the Pay Phone?
It was more than mobile phones. An Object Lesson.
How Trump’s Immigration Rules Will Hurt the U.S. Tech Sector
Instead of beelining for Silicon Valley, the top minds from countries like Iran may start heading to Canada, Europe, or Asia instead.
Virtual Reality Can Make the Pain of Surgery Easier to Bear
By distracting patients, VR could minimize the cost and risk of operations—and allow doctors to operate on patients outside the hospital.
Is #DeleteUber Good for Workers' Rights?
The social-media campaign highlights labor issues, but only through the lens of identity.
The Internet Is Mostly Bots
More than half of web traffic comes from automated programs—many of them malicious.
The Booming Demand for Commercial Drone Pilots
Training programs are popping up around the country for a rush of new jobs.
Calling Out a Presidential Lie
How media technology and Donald Trump have changed the way journalists think about describing falsehoods
'Look, a Bird!' Trolling by Distraction
Rather than debating critics directly, the Chinese government tries to derail conversation on social media it views as dangerous.
The Heirloom Art of the Sewing Machine
Even after automation, sewing remains a craft that’s passed down through generations. An Object Lesson.
Kremlin-Sponsored News Does Really Well on Google
Should technology companies treat state-funded outlets like RT the same way as they treat The New York Times?
What Do You Mean by 'The Media?'
The term has been weaponized.
The Exhausting Work of Tallying America's Largest Protest
A pair of political-science professors are combing through news stories and individual reports to estimate the number of people who demonstrated on Saturday.
The Demon Voice That Can Control Your Smartphone
Researchers have created creepy sounds that are unintelligible to humans but still capable of talking to phones’ digital assistants.
How Will We Know Trump’s Inaugural Crowd Size?
It involves satellites and weather balloons.
How the ‘Fake News’ Crisis of 1896 Explains Trump
William Jennings Bryan, the populist presidential hopeful, warned of an “epidemic of fake news” in his day.
Zuckerberg 2020?
More clues that the Facebook founder is eyeing a run for office