The Future of Electric Cars Hinges on a Dongle
A free charging adapter can help alleviate one of the biggest problems holding back EVs.
The End of the ‘Photoshop Fail’
Adobe’s app was once synonymous with fake images online. Then came generative AI.
Watch Apple Trash-Compact Human Culture
What was the company thinking?
The Absurdity of Believing China’s Great at Protecting Kids Online
Lawmakers have argued that the Chinese internet is better for kids. They’re wrong.
This Is Helicopter Protesting
Faculty are involving themselves in student demonstrations, and sometimes getting injured or arrested. Are they helping?
ElevenLabs Is Building an Army of Voice Clones
A tiny start-up has made some of the most convincing AI voices. Are its creators ready for the chaos they’re unleashing?
Every Tech Company Wants to Be Like Boston Dynamics
America’s favorite robot company has perfected the art of freaking people out.
America Lost the Plot With TikTok
Congress is bungling tech regulation yet again.
Will Americans Ever Get Sick of Cheap Junk?
We’re nowhere near peak stuff.
Why We Still Use Postage Stamps
The enduring necessity (and importance) of a nearly 200-year-old technology
I Witnessed the Future of AI, and It’s a Broken Toy
The Rabbit R1 is a device defined by empty promises.
Sphere Is the Mind-Killer
What it’s like to groove on Earth’s only LED moon
Welcome to the TikTok Meltdown
The ban is a disaster, even if you support it.
Columbia Has Resorted to Pedagogy Theater
Holding classes over Zoom just pretends to solve a problem.
Tesla Is Not the Next Ford. It’s the Next Con Ed.
Elon Musk’s EV empire is crumbling.
It’s the End of the Web as We Know It
A great public resource is at risk of being destroyed.
A Chess Formula Is Taking Over the World
What’s your Elo rating?
Your Fast Food Is Already Automated
The founder of Chipotle wants to reinvent lunch using robots. Is that really a reinvention at all?
The New Empress of Self-Help Is a TikTok Star
Keila Shaheen outsold Oprah Winfrey with a journaling book marketed through TikTok. Now what?
The Most Hated Sound on Television
For half a century, viewers scorned the laugh track while adoring shows that used it. Now it has all but disappeared.
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