A Single Website Has a Choke Hold on Surfing
Surfline made the sport more convenient for amateurs and professionals alike. Why do so many of them complain about it?
Car Hackers Are Out for Blood
The rise of “smartphones on wheels” is ushering in cybersecurity risks that have never before existed on America’s roads.
Demon Mode Activated
A conversation with Walter Isaacson about his new biography of Elon Musk, world builder and world destroyer
Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate
What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it?
Why Go With an Evil-Looking Orb?
The controversial crypto project Worldcoin asks people to look into a shiny orb to have their irises scanned. It’s a bit on the nose.
Robots Are Already Killing People
The AI boom only underscores a problem that has existed for years.
How Telling People to Die Became Normal
Merciless trolling is a fact of online life that may never go away.
Retailers Bet Wrong on America’s Feelings About Stores
The internet was supposed to kill in-person shopping. But have you been to a Bass Pro?
High-School English Needed a Makeover Before ChatGPT
I used to make my students write essay after essay. There was always a better way.
Very, Very Few People Are Falling Down the YouTube Rabbit Hole
The site’s crackdown on radicalization seems to have worked. But the world will never know what was happening before that.
Hypodermics on the Shore
The “syringe tides”—waves of used hypodermic needles, washing up on land—terrified beachgoers of the late 1980s. Their disturbing lesson was ignored.
It’s a Weird Time for Driverless Cars
The robotaxis now hitting American streets are troubling and amazing all at once.
Online Ratings Are Broken
Companies aren’t asking for your feedback. They’re begging you for data.
Good News for Your Sad, Beaten-Up iPhone
In a surprising turn, Apple has acknowledged that maybe not everyone needs a new phone every year.
Bama Rush Is a Strange, Sparkly Window Into How America Shops
Here’s my cute $20 Shein dress. And here are all of my $400 David Yurman bracelets.
The Internet’s Next Great Power Suck
AI’s carbon emissions are about to be a problem.
‘Subliminals’ Have a Power No Teen Can Explain
Short YouTube videos promise to change your hair color … and straighten your nose … and turn you into a soccer star.
What Happened to Wirecutter?
Longtime fans have turned against the product-recommendation website. An evolving internet may be to blame.
The Most Disrespected Document in Higher Education
The college syllabus is dead.
The Right to Not Have Your Mind Read
Can “neurorights” protect us from the future?
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