Elon Musk Is Playing God
The tech billionaire wants to shape humanity’s future. Not everyone has a place there.
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The AI Industry Is Radicalizing
The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
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The End of Publishing as We Know It
Inside Silicon Valley’s assault on the media
Elon Musk Is Playing God
The tech billionaire wants to shape humanity’s future. Not everyone has a place there.
The Amazonification of Everything, Now as a Video Game
In Death Stranding 2, players control a courier who trips over rocks, experiences sunburn, and faces his own possible obsolescence.
I See Your Smartphone-Addicted Life
I’ve never owned the device, and I’m not sure I ever want to.
The Entire Internet Is Reverting to Beta
The AI takeover is changing everything about the web—and not necessarily for the better.
Why Would the Trump Family Want to Run a Phone Company?
The latest celebrity branding craze might be budget cellular plans.
The Tesla Brain Drain
The future of the struggling car company rests on Elon Musk more than ever before.
Trump’s Deportations Aren’t What They Seem
The White House’s callous tactics are warping perceptions of reality.
I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is (Again)
The L.A. distortion effect
The Newspaper That Hired ChatGPT
Il Foglio editor Claudio Cerasa believes the chatbot should be treated like a colleague.