Facebook Won’t Talk About the Insurrection
And Trump is allowed back on the platform in 2023.
You Can’t Escape the Attention Economy
That’s not just a tweet; that’s your original idea and your intellectual property, and maybe you can sell it.
The App That Monetized Doing Nothing
Inside the meteoric, chilled-out, totally paradoxical rise of Calm
Putting Microchips in Vaccines Is a Terrible Idea, When You Think About It
Let me explain.
Screenshots Are the Gremlins of the Internet
First of all, keep them out of the light.
America Offline
We’ve just lived through the most online period in history. What comes next?
Stop Worrying and Love the F-150 Lightning
Here are seven ways Ford’s first electric pickup truck signals that decarbonization has entered a new era.
The Next Big Gasoline Shortage Is Coming
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we cannot ignore the warning signs for future catastrophes.
No One Actually Knows If You’re Vaccinated
America has always been on the vaccine honor system.
The Blue Check Mark’s Evil Cousin
On Clubhouse, a black badge was meant to identify trolls. It’s become an emblem of the app’s dysfunctional moderation system.
Elon Musk Is Maybe, Actually, Strangely, Going to Do This Mars Thing
From his private Cape Canaveral, the billionaire is manifesting his own interplanetary reality—whatever the cost.
The Trump Decision Turned Content Moderation Into Shark Week
This is new, and this is bizarre.
The Original Kings of Esports
Black players pioneered what we now call esports. The industry hasn’t paid them back.
The Hot-Person Vaccine
The internet has decided that Pfizer is significantly cooler than Moderna—but why?
Artificial Intelligence Is Misreading Human Emotion
There is no good evidence that facial expressions reveal a person’s feelings. But big tech companies want you to believe otherwise.
Yahoo, the Destroyer
How the historic company became known as a bumbling villain of internet culture
Fish Sticks Make No Sense
How a weird 1950s finger food made it big
You’re Gonna Miss Zoom When It’s Gone
For people like me, who have social anxiety, videoconferencing can be easier than in-person interactions.
The Alt-Right Has Lost Control of Redpill
A classic meme about being radicalized is now so absurd that it means almost nothing at all.
Zoom Court Is Changing How Justice Is Served
For better, for worse, and possibly forever
An Unexpected Boon to America’s Vaccine Towns
Out-of-towners looking for shots are unintentionally lifting local economies after a tough year.