Technology

The AI Revolution Is Crushing Thousands of Languages

English is the internet’s primary tongue—a fact that may have unexpected consequences as generative AI becomes central to daily life.

Tupperware Is in Trouble

We’re in a golden age for food storage. So why is America’s paradigmatic container brand failing?

The Homepage of the Black Internet

Revisiting BlackPlanet, and a lost era when social media was still fun

Welcome to the Golden Age of User Hostility

They don’t make ’em like they used to!

America Is Sick of Swiping

Dating apps are falling back to Earth.

You Don’t Have to Type Anymore

Welcome to the golden age of voice dictation.

The Web Became a Strip Mall

Domain names once gave the internet a sense of place. Now they are meaningless.

What Neuralink Is Missing

It turns out that connecting brains with computers is the easy part.

Did You Feel That?

The earthquake internet actually works.

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?