Technology

Musk’s Twitter Is the Blueprint for a MAGA Government

Fire everyone. Turn it into a personal political weapon. Let chaos reign.

The Broken Promise of USB-C

We’ll never get a universal cable.

The Gateway Pundit Is Still Pushing an Alternate Reality

Many people are finding the far-right outlet on social media—and participating in a comments section filled with violence and election denial.

Something That Both Candidates Secretly Agree On

Harris’s and Trump’s records on AI are weirdly in sync.

Democrats Are Treating a Big Win as a Liability

They don’t want to talk about how President Biden’s policies have created an EV-manufacturing boom.

The Giant Asterisk on Election Betting

A disputed outcome could throw prediction markets into chaos.

This Is What $44 Billion Buys You

Elon Musk has turned X into a political weapon.

The Worst Statue in the History of Sports

Dwyane Wade deserves a do-over.

The Next ‘Stop the Steal’ Movement Is Here

The right is already saying the election is rigged.

A Defense of the Leaf Blower

Reassessing America’s most hated appliance

‘Stop Counting Votes, or We’re Going to Murder Your Children’

Election officials are under siege.

America’s Strangest Tourist Destination

Taking selfies in the cradle of the atom bomb

The Slop Candidate

Donald Trump embraces a working-class fantasy.

Comic Sans Got the Last Laugh

The backlash against the world’s most hated font may finally be ending.

The Age of AI Child Abuse Is Here

For maybe the first time, the scale of the problem is coming into view.

A Calculator’s Most Important Button Has Been Removed

This is clearly a mistake.

What Does That Bark Mean?

AI hype has come to dog research.

The AI Boom Has an Expiration Date

Tech executives are setting deadlines for the arrival of superintelligence. They might regret it.

The End of Parallel Parking

It’ll be a while before self-driving cars take over. Self-parking cars are already here.

Feeld, the Polyamory Dating App, Made a Magazine. Why?

Yet another reminder of how good writing jobs are hard to come by.