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Go Ahead, Post the Stupid Photo of Yourself From 10 Years Ago

Critics have raised fears that the pictures could be used for corporate surveillance, but this is a molehill on the mountain.

Alexis C. Madrigal

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Why There Are No Nuclear Airplanes

Strategists considered sacrificing older pilots to patrol the skies in flying reactors. An Object Lesson.

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Amazon Ruined Online Shopping

America’s largest internet store is so big, and so bewildering, that buyers often have no idea what they’re going to get.

One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Cyborg

A Transformer among mortals.

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Facebook Users Still Don’t Know How Facebook Works

Not even its core business practices

Alexis C. Madrigal

The Spyware That Brought Down El Chapo’s Drug Empire

For months, the FBI listened as Mexico’s infamous drug kingpin allegedly trafficked drugs and arranged assassinations. Here’s how.

Sidney Fussell
The Quiet Ways Automation Is Remaking Service Work

Workers may not be replaced by robots anytime soon, but they’ll likely face shorter hours, lower pay, and stolen time.

Sidney Fussell
The Instagram-Husband Revolution

The men behind the camera are ready to step into the spotlight.

Taylor Lorenz
Radio Atlantic: How to Fix Social Media

Alexis Madrigal joins Matt Thompson to solve the ills of the modern internet.

Kevin Townsend

A Border Is Not a Wall

It’s much more interesting.

Alexis C. Madrigal
Why Is the National Enquirer So Obsessed With Jeff Bezos?

What a gross media moment reveals about conspiratorial thinking in America

Alexis C. Madrigal
Intimacy in the Early Days of Online Dating

In the halcyon days of internet romance, before there was Tinder, a young couple met and fell in love.

Emily Buder
Teens Are Spamming Instagram to Fight an Apparent Network of Child Porn

#dropboxlinks has gone viral after hundreds of users posted memes about the tag’s concerning material.

Taylor Lorenz

The Peaceful Transition of Government Twitter Accounts

House Republicans are taking the fruits of Twitter’s growth with them into the minority.

Alexis C. Madrigal
Don’t Reply to Your Emails

The case for inbox infinity

Taylor Lorenz
Embracing Apple’s Boring Future

The company’s most exciting years may be behind it, but that’s okay.

Ian Bogost
How Comments Became the Best Part of Instagram

In a world where everyone’s photos look the same, comments are what keep posts interesting.

Taylor Lorenz

Is It Netflix’s Turn in the Barrel?

For a tech giant that delivers TV over the internet, the company hasn’t faced much criticism, but that grace period could be ending.

Alexis C. Madrigal
How a Feel-Good AI Story Went Wrong in Flint

A machine-learning model showed promising results, but city officials and their engineering contractor abandoned it.

Alexis C. Madrigal
Five Ways to Look at Apple’s Surprise Bad News

None of them is good.

Alexis C. Madrigal
How to Lose Tens of Thousands of Dollars on Amazon

A growing number of self-proclaimed experts promise they can teach anyone how to make a passive income selling cheap Chinese goods in the internet's largest store. Not everyone’s getting rich quick.

Alana Semuels

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