The Quiet Ways Automation Is Remaking Service Work
Workers may not be replaced by robots anytime soon, but they’ll likely face shorter hours, lower pay, and stolen time.
The Instagram-Husband Revolution
The men behind the camera are ready to step into the spotlight.
Radio Atlantic: How to Fix Social Media
Alexis Madrigal joins Matt Thompson to solve the ills of the modern internet.
A Border Is Not a Wall
It’s much more interesting.
Why Is the National Enquirer So Obsessed With Jeff Bezos?
What a gross media moment reveals about conspiratorial thinking in America
Intimacy in the Early Days of Online Dating
In the halcyon days of internet romance, before there was Tinder, a young couple met and fell in love.
Teens Are Spamming Instagram to Fight an Apparent Network of Child Porn
#dropboxlinks has gone viral after hundreds of users posted memes about the tag’s concerning material.
The Peaceful Transition of Government Twitter Accounts
House Republicans are taking the fruits of Twitter’s growth with them into the minority.
Don’t Reply to Your Emails
The case for inbox infinity
Embracing Apple’s Boring Future
The company’s most exciting years may be behind it, but that’s okay.
How Comments Became the Best Part of Instagram
In a world where everyone’s photos look the same, comments are what keep posts interesting.
Is It Netflix’s Turn in the Barrel?
For a tech giant that delivers TV over the internet, the company hasn’t faced much criticism, but that grace period could be ending.
How a Feel-Good AI Story Went Wrong in Flint
A machine-learning model showed promising results, but city officials and their engineering contractor abandoned it.
Five Ways to Look at Apple’s Surprise Bad News
None of them is good.
How to Lose Tens of Thousands of Dollars on Amazon
A growing number of self-proclaimed experts promise they can teach anyone how to make a passive income selling cheap Chinese goods in the internet's largest store. Not everyone’s getting rich quick.
The Media’s Post-Advertising Future Is Also Its Past
Why the news is going back to the 19th century
83 Things That Blew Our Minds in 2018
The most extreme, most sobering, and zaniest facts that The Atlantic’s science, technology, and health reporters learned this year
The Meme-ification of Asianness
In the Facebook group Subtle Asian Traits, more than a million young people are articulating what it means to be Asian.
Instagram’s Christmas Crackdown
No meme account is safe—not even @God.
When a Sponsored Facebook Post Doesn’t Pay Off
The agency Speakr set influencers up with brands for lucrative campaigns—and then stiffed them.