Work Ruined Email
It’s not too late to fix it.
Where Everyone’s an Influencer
Inside Instagram’s annual beach party, where Hollywood and social media collide
The Tender Power of Astrology Memes
It’s not you, it’s Mercury retrograde.
Candy Land Was Invented for Polio Wards
A schoolteacher created the popular board game, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, for quarantined children. An Object Lesson.
A Wikipedia for Generation Z
Famous Birthdays has become a go-to database of teen culture—and is ushering in a whole new generation of stars.
FaceApp Is Everyone’s Problem
It feels good to call out people for being duped by the Russian app, but the individualist framing of privacy is the bigger culprit.
What Amazon Thinks You’re Worth
Shoppers were offered a $10 credit in exchange for handing over their browser data. It’s an investment that pays dividends for Amazon.
The World Is Getting a Pickup-Truck Emoji
Thanks to Ford
Your Smart Toaster Can’t Hold a Candle to the Apollo Computer
Despite what everyone says about the power of modern devices, they’re nowhere near as capable as the landmark early NASA system.
The Watch That Went to the Moon
Fifty years ago, Buzz Aldrin wore his Omega Speedmaster Professional on the lunar surface. It’s been an icon—and a bestseller—ever since.
Revenge of the Power Grid
Infrastructure doesn’t only exist when it fails.
Computer Scientists Make the Case Against an Expensive New Voting System
Georgia is preparing to spend $150 million on election technology. Experts worry it will be a security nightmare.
TikTok Stars Are Preparing to Take Over the Internet
A new wave of online creators is here.
The AI That Could Help Curb Youth Suicide
For many reasons, parents and teachers may fail to intervene when they spot LGBTQ teens in trouble. Can Google help?
The Metamorphosis
AI will bring many wonders. It may also destabilize everything from nuclear détente to human friendships. We need to think much harder about how to adapt.
The Slackification of the American Home
Stretched for time, some households are starting to operate more like businesses.
ICE and the Ever-Widening Surveillance Dragnet
ICE agents have used facial-recognition technology on state driver’s-license photos, turning a public database into a de facto criminal database.
Twitter Needs a Pause Button
Instantaneous communication can be destructive. We need to tweak our digital platforms to make time for extra eyes, cooler heads, and second thoughts.
Emma Chamberlain Is the Most Important YouTuber Today
Teens are abandoning hyper-produced personalities for people who seem just like them.
How Stonewall Reversed a Long History of Justifying Police Surveillance
Entrapment schemes targeting gay men continue across the country, but the Stonewall resistance changed their meaning.