Netflix Crossed a Line
The intangibles you didn’t even realize you had come to expect are disappearing.
Welcome to the Golden Age of Clichés
Chatbots can’t think outside the box, unleashing even more nonsense filler words onto the world.
I Watched Elon Musk Kill Twitter’s Culture From the Inside
This bizarre episode in social-media history proves that it’s well past time for meaningful tech oversight.
Buttons Are Bougie Now
Everyone is tired of touch screens.
AI Search Is a Disaster
Microsoft and Google believe chatbots will change search forever. So far, there’s no reason to believe the hype.
The Death of the Smart Shopper
Internet retail was supposed to supercharge the informed consumer. What happened?
Is This The Week AI Changed Everything?
Tech companies certainly say so. The reality is much more dizzying.
The Tech Giants Want What the NFL Has
Amazon and Google are ushering in a new era of America’s biggest sports league.
The Most Important Job Skill of This Century
Your work future could depend on how well you can talk to AI.
Palo Alto’s First Tech Giant Was a Horse Farm
The region has been in the disruption business for nearly 150 years.
More Seinfeld Than Seinfeld Itself
An AI version of the classic sitcom was funny—until it wasn’t.
‘Scar Girl’ Is a Sign That the Internet Is Broken
Why are so many people obsessing over an 18-year-old’s face?
A Machine Crushed Us at Pokémon
Mastering games could be the first step to mastering real life.
ChatGPT Is About to Dump More Work on Everyone
Artificial intelligence could spare you some effort. Even if it does, it will create a lot more work in the process.
The Supreme Court Considers the Algorithm
A very weird Section 230 case is headed to the country’s highest court.
My Printer Is Extorting Me
Subscriptions such as HP’s Instant Ink challenge what it means to own our devices.
The Difference Between Speaking and Thinking
The human brain could explain why AI programs are so good at writing grammatically superb nonsense.
Angry Football Fans Keep Punching Their TVs
And shooting them, and knifing them, and running them over with trucks
We’ve Lost the Plot
Our constant need for entertainment has blurred the line between fiction and reality—on television, in American politics, and in our everyday lives.
Television Is Better Without Video Games
HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us offers a definitive case for games’ narrative impoverishment.
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