Technology

AI Has Lost Its Magic

That’s how you know it’s taking over.

Why Rich Shoppers Get So Angry About Hermès

This is what happens when wealthy consumers run headlong into actual scarcity.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Dream Came True

The crypto mogul, now sentenced to 25 years behind bars, is leaving behind an industry that has started to grow up.

You Can’t Even Rescue a Dog Without Being Bullied Online

Sometimes, going viral isn’t as great as it seems.

Baltimore Lost More Than a Bridge

Looking out from the harbor used to be an exercise in optimism.

The End of Foreign-Language Education

Thanks to AI, people may no longer feel the need to learn a second language.

Social Media Is Not What Killed the Web

Better browsers made things worse.

We’re All Just Fodder

What Kate Middleton proved about the internet

It’s Time to Give Up on Ending Social Media’s Misinformation Problem

There’s a better approach to keeping users safe.

The IRS Finally Has an Answer to TurboTax

Against all odds, the government has created an actually good piece of technology.

Flying Is Weird Right Now

Is flying less safe? Or are we just paying closer attention?

Universities Have a Computer-Science Problem

The case for teaching coders to speak French

Elon Musk Just Added a Wrinkle to the AI Race

Transparency, or the appearance of it, is the technology’s new norm.

The Drama Kings of Tech

Just stop.

Of Course America Fell for Liquid Death

How is a company that sells canned water worth $1.4 billion?

It’s Just an App

America won’t miss TikTok.

End the Phone-Based Childhood Now

The environment in which kids grow up today is hostile to human development.

What to Do About the Junkification of the Internet

Social-media companies define how billions of people experience the web. The rise of synthetic content only makes their role more important.

Kate Middleton and the End of Shared Reality

Nothing is true and everything is possible.

I Asked 13 Tech Companies About Their Plans for Election Violence

Their answers weren’t inspiring.