The Brain of a Man Who Is Always Thinking About Ancient Rome
Cullen Murphy wrote a book on the Roman empire—and sees parallels everywhere.
Kids Deserve Privacy Online. They’re Not Getting It.
Today’s children face a world of constant surveillance. Their very sense of self is at stake.
America Just Hit the Lithium Jackpot
The world’s largest known deposit was just discovered in Nevada. What does that mean?
Slack Is Basically Facebook Now
Slack’s redesign suggests that keeping up with Slack is the only work worth doing.
The Only Productivity Hack That Works on Me
Never underestimate the power of a to-do list.
You Should Worry About the Data Retailers Collect About You
But probably not for the reasons you think.
Goodbye to All Those Tattered iPhone Cords
The Lightning cable is finally dead. It’s about time.
America Gave Up on the Best Home Technology There Is
The death of the landline was premature.
Three Simple Rules for Protecting Your Data
Our personal information is what powers the modern internet. Here’s what that really means—and what you can do about it.
Slouching Toward ‘Accept All Cookies’
When everything we do online is data to be harvested, resignation is easy. But there’s a better way to think about digital privacy.
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.