The Perfect Watch Costs $20
In its gray digital face, I’ve found a little piece of my past.
A New Front in the Meme Wars
Purveyors of disinformation are targeting Americans with tactics pioneered by the populist authoritarian Rodrigo Duterte.
Keep Your Notes App Under Lock and Key
Over time, a collection of throwaway thoughts becomes a record of person’s real self.
Microsoft’s Hypocrisy on AI
Can artificial intelligence really enrich fossil-fuel companies and fight climate change at the same time? The tech giant says yes.
OpenAI’s Big Reset
With its new model, the company wants you to think ChatGPT is human.
Donald Trump Can’t Stop Posting
He has begun to speak like someone who is deep inside the right-wing internet.
The Real AI Threat Starts When the Polls Close
Whichever candidate loses in November will have an easy scapegoat.
Kamala Harris’s Secret Weapon
She recognizes Trump for what he is.
Twilight of the Emoji
The usefulness of these formerly fun discourse pictures is on the wane.
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.
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