Elon Musk Is Playing God
The tech billionaire wants to shape humanity’s future. Not everyone has a place there.
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The AI Industry Is Radicalizing
The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
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The City of the Future Is a Data-Collection Machine
In Toronto, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, hopes to create the sensor-filled metropolis of tomorrow.
The App at the Heart of the Movement to End Affirmative Action
“WeChat is a monster. There’s nothing like it on Earth.”
The Fax Is Not Yet Obsolete
Law and medicine still rely on the device. Maybe they shouldn’t. An Object Lesson.
How to Almost Learn Italian
Language apps like Duolingo are addictive—but not particularly effective.
The Next Data Mine Is Your Bedroom
Google wants to scan your clothing and listen to you brush your teeth. Welcome home.
How Sheryl Sandberg Lost Her Feminist Street Cred
The latest news about Facebook is a wake-up call that “leaning in” doesn’t mean doing right.
How Hackers Are Stealing High-Profile Instagram Accounts
In the Wild West of “influencer” marketing, there are few protections and plenty of easy marks.
When the Tech Mythology Collapses
The industry’s fall from grace may feel unprecedented, but we have a model for what happens when a beloved industry fails us.
When Elon Musk Tunnels Under Your Home
The billionaire is drilling for futuristic transit under Los Angeles. He didn’t have to ask the neighbors first.
Kim Kardashian’s Private Firefighters Expose America’s Fault Lines
“Rich people don’t get their own ‘better’ firefighters, or at least they aren’t supposed to.”