Technology

The Worst Cat Memes You’ve Ever Seen

Why is the MAGA universe joking about Donald Trump saving America’s pets?

Yet Another iPhone, Dear God

What do you mean, you don’t need four studio-quality microphones?

What I Learned When My AI Kermit Slop Went Viral

Sometimes generative artificial intelligence is just another diversion.

YouTubers Are Almost Too Easy to Dupe

No wonder Russia finds its useful idiots among the extremely online.

Yuval Noah Harari’s Apocalyptic Vision

His warning of AI’s dangers is alarming, but does it help us avoid them?

The Lights Go Down on Stan Twitter

Elon Musk’s latest legal skirmish got X banned in Brazil, displacing many of the site’s culture makers.

Elon Musk Has the ‘Off’ Switch

With both X and Starlink under his control, the world’s richest man wields unprecedented power.

Ted Chiang Is Wrong About AI Art

It’s real. But it isn’t revolutionary.

AI Is Coming for Amateur Novelists. That’s Fine.

An annual speed-writing contest lets in the robot overlords, and I, for one, welcome them.

The Last Social Network

Venmo has become the best way to see what the people you know are up to.

Chatbots Are Primed to Warp Reality

A growing body of research shows how AI can subtly mislead users—and even implant false memories.

Mark Zuckerberg Will Never Win

The Meta CEO will never satisfy his critics. He keeps trying anyway.

The Dome Is Watching You

A new arena uses facial recognition for just about everything—including churros.

AI Doomers Had Their Big Moment

Did they waste it?

Young Men Have Invented a New Way to Defeat Themselves

Rawdogging is a search for purity that cannot be achieved.

The Hardest Sell in American Car Culture

Ford is pivoting to small electric cars. Will a country of SUV lovers actually buy them?

Silicon Valley Is Coming Out in Force Against an AI-Safety Bill

California State Senator Scott Wiener responds to his many critics.

The MAGA Aesthetic Is AI Slop

Far-right influencers are flooding social media with a new kind of junk.

San Francisco’s Nocturnal Taxi Ballet

Why can’t I stop watching a livestream of a parking lot?

The Far Right Is Becoming Obsessed With Race and IQ

“Race science” has returned.