Technology

The Man Out to Prove How Dumb AI Still Is

François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.

Elon Musk Lost His Big Bet

Grievance politics can only carry him so far.

A New Kart-Racing Appliance

Nintendo announces the Switch 2, a device for piloting go-karts.

So Much for the MAGA Divorce

The nativist right is starting to make peace with Elon Musk.

The Great Tesla Sell-Off

You should buy a car from Elon Musk’s company—but only if it’s used.

My Day Inside America’s Most Hated Car

The Cybertruck is a 7,000-pound Rorschach test.

The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account

Welcome to the 4chan administration.

What the JFK File Dump Actually Revealed

A bunch of people’s Social Security numbers

The Careless People Won

A controversial new book about Facebook serves as a field guide for the DOGE era.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem

Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.

Forever 21’s Brief, Hideous Life

Farewell to a beloved purveyor of trash.

LeBron James and the Limits of Nepotism

It’s embarrassing for everyone involved.

Was Sam Altman Right About the Job Market?

Tech companies are unleashing AI products that do much more than answer questions.

Elon Musk Looks Desperate

How to lose $148 billion in less than two months

DOGE’s Plans to Replace Humans With AI Are Already Under Way

The civil service is being turned over to machines.

Move Fast and Destroy Democracy

Silicon Valley’s titans have decided that ruling the digital world is not enough.

Wait, Who Is Posting Those Unflattering J. D. Vance Memes?

The online right is trolling one of its own.

Trump’s Crypto Reserve Is Really Happening

Now what?

Chatbots Are Cheating on Their Benchmark Tests

AI programs train on questions they’re later tested on. So how do we know if they’re getting smarter?