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Margaret Hamilton, the lead software designer for the Apollo 11 mission, sits in a mock-up of the Apollo 12 command module. — AP

Your Smart Toaster Can’t Hold a Candle to the Apollo Computer

Despite what everyone says about the power of modern devices, they’re nowhere near as capable as the landmark early NASA system.

Alexis C. Madrigal

NASA

The Watch That Went to the Moon

Fifty years ago, Buzz Aldrin wore his Omega Speedmaster Professional on the lunar surface. It’s been an icon—and a bestseller—ever since.

Krishnadev Calamur

Radio City Music Hall sits dark during the 2019 Manhattan blackout. — David Dee Delgado / Getty

Revenge of the Power Grid

Infrastructure doesn’t only exist when it fails.

Voters use electronic voting machines. — Alex Sanz / AP

Computer Scientists Make the Case Against an Expensive New Voting System

Georgia is preparing to spend $150 million on election technology. Experts worry it will be a security nightmare.

Timothy PrattUndark

TikTok Stars Are Preparing to Take Over the Internet

A new wave of online creators is here.

Taylor Lorenz
The AI That Could Help Curb Youth Suicide

For many reasons, parents and teachers may fail to intervene when they spot LGBTQ teens in trouble. Can Google help?

Sidney Fussell
The Metamorphosis

AI will bring many wonders. It may also destabilize everything from nuclear détente to human friendships. We need to think much harder about how to adapt.

Henry A. KissingerEric SchmidtDaniel Huttenlocher
The Slackification of the American Home

Stretched for time, some households are starting to operate more like businesses.

Taylor LorenzJoe Pinsker

ICE and the Ever-Widening Surveillance Dragnet

ICE agents have used facial-recognition technology on state driver’s-license photos, turning a public database into a de facto criminal database.

Sidney Fussell
Twitter Needs a Pause Button

Instantaneous communication can be destructive. We need to tweak our digital platforms to make time for extra eyes, cooler heads, and second thoughts.

Jonathan Rauch
Emma Chamberlain Is the Most Important YouTuber Today

Teens are abandoning hyper-produced personalities for people who seem just like them.

Taylor Lorenz
How Stonewall Reversed a Long History of Justifying Police Surveillance

Entrapment schemes targeting gay men continue across the country, but the Stonewall resistance changed their meaning.

Sidney Fussell

The Strange Politics of Facial Recognition

Everyone seems to have found common ground on the emerging technology. That’s exactly what its makers want.

Sidney Fussell
Raise Your Hand If You’ve Ever Felt Personally Victimized by This Debate

Political media have abandoned frankness for dankness.

Ian Bogost
You No Longer Own Your Face

Students were recorded for research—and then became part of a data set that lives forever online, potentially accessible to anyone.

Sidney Fussell
Electric Cars Still Face a Major Roadblock

To wean drivers off gas vehicles, automakers need to help them develop a whole new understanding of what it means to own a motorcar.

Ian Bogost

Mark Zuckerberg Is Rethinking Deepfakes

In an interview, the Facebook CEO hinted that the company is trying a new approach to misleading videos created through artificial intelligence.

Alexis C. Madrigal
Boeing Won’t Rename the 737 Max

“We’re not focused on branding and marketing. We’re focused on safety.”

Ian Bogost
Wayfair Should Have Seen This Coming

In leaked audio, the home-goods retailer’s co-founder seemed surprised that his company was being forced to take a political stance.

Ellen Cushing
The Global Data War Heats Up

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants the G20 summit to set the rules on how countries share data, but nations are deeply divided on the issue.

Samm SacksJustin Sherman

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