Technology

The World Cup of Microsoft Excel

How can watching people fiddle with spreadsheets possibly be this fun?

Instagram Is Over

The app’s original purpose has been lost in the era of “performance” media.

Please Look at My Metal Credit Card

Credit-card makers are ditching plastic in favor of something with much more … plunk.

I’m Scared of My Baby Monitor

Baby cams are sold on the notion that something could go disastrously wrong in the nursery.

A Pocket-Size Time Machine

Sally MacNamara Ivey has read more than 10,000 unpublished journals. She’s on a mission to save them all.

Is Food Getting Better?

The Thanksgivings of yore featured overcooked turkeys and Jell-O salad. Surely we’ve evolved.

The Madness of Twitter

People just can’t stop tweeting about all the tweets they see.

What Has Technology Done to Soccer?

Perfect referees are a soccer fan’s nightmare.

The Tiny and Nightmarishly Efficient Future of Drone Warfare

Russia’s war on Ukraine has given us just a peek of the world to come.

The Era of ‘Stay and Fight’ Twitter Is Here

Now that Elon Musk is welcoming Donald Trump back to Twitter, some liberals feel they can’t leave the platform behind.

Sam Bankman-Fried Is Going Down Posting

The disgraced crypto titan has nothing left to say. That isn’t stopping him.

How Close Are We to Nuclear War?

Recent advances in military technology may push us closer to the edge.

Do You Really Want a New Kitchen Counter?

Everywhere you look, there are reasons to be unhappy with your house.

Tumblr Gets the Last Laugh

As Twitter crumbles, Tumblr is welcoming back the internet’s weirdos.

Twitter’s Slow and Painful End

Although a full collapse is unlikely, a different kind of death is possible.

One Cord to Rule Them All

Prepare for the era of USB-C.

PredictIt Already Won

America's favorite political-betting site is shutting down just as online gambling goes mainstream.

How Did America End Up With the Z.O.M.B.I.E. Act?

Congress sure does love a snappy acronym.

You Can Forget About Crypto Now

The industry’s latest meltdown is not like all the rest.

People Born After 1997—Are They Just Better?

The way everyone talks about Gen Z is weird.