Technology

Please Ignore My Last 577 Tweets

I’m not selling NFTs.

The Truth About Slushies Must Come Out

Every slushie is different. Every slushie is the same.

Shadowbanning Is Big Tech’s Big Problem

Social-media companies deny quietly suppressing content, but many users still believe it happens. The result is a lack of trust in the internet.

Why Hunter Biden’s Laptop Will Never Go Away

Could anything that happens with this laptop bring us closure?  

Elon Musk Already Showed Us How He’ll Run Twitter

For a hint at how Twitter will fare under its new owner, consider how he operates his other enterprises.

The Elon Musk Placebo Effect

Even if Twitter’s new owner changes nothing about the site, it will still feel different.

The Puzzle That Will Outlast the World

One move down, 1,298,074,214,633,706,907,132,624,082,305,022 to go.

Doxxing Means Whatever You Want It To

The word once defined a category of behaviors. Now it expresses an emotion.

I Went Surfing in an Office Park

Artificial wave pools have gone mainstream—and they’re changing surf culture as we know it.

The Many, Many Beautiful Cartoon Women of Web3

Is everyone finally welcome in the crypto community—or is this just non-fungible tokenism?

Will Elon Musk Go Full Future-of-Civilization on Twitter?

Of all the things Musk says are good for humanity, this one is not like the others.

Elon Musk, Baloney King

The world’s richest man has invented a new way to disregard the truth.

Happy Tax Season, Crypto Bros

For everyone who bet big on last year’s NFT boom, Uncle Sam’s bill is coming due.

The Price of Privacy

Who gets to keep a secret in a hyperconnected world?

Of Course Elon Musk Wanted Twitter

The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla—and the richest person in the world—is obsessed with his version of free speech.

TikTok Has a Problem

Why is the app so focused on abusive “investigations,” and is there any way to make it stop?

RT America, You Were Very Weird and Bad

The Russia-funded news network staffed by American journalists shut down this month. What was it even trying to do?

Sorry, I Lied About Fake News

A false tweet really does move faster than the truth.

The QAnon Dog Whistle at the SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings

Republicans invited a lawyer from QAnon’s favorite nonprofit to weigh in on Ketanji Brown Jackson.

It’s a Great Time to Hoard Nickels

The Ukraine crisis has shaken up prices—and sent some Americans scrambling for coins.