Tech critics are more sophisticated than ever. They’re still wrong.
Category: Business / Tech Culture
How to Not Die in Silicon Valley
Here’s what Silicon Valley’s moguls are doing to beat death.
Donald Trump Isn’t the Only Chaos Agent
He’s not even the biggest one. Monumental change will instead come from tech—from AI.
What Donald Trump’s Win Will Mean for Big Tech
Donald Trump’s approach to Big Tech has oscillated between calls for stricter regulations for some players and a hands-off approach for others. Here’s how he might steer tech policy in a second term.
As Trump Takes a Victory Lap, the Crypto Faithful Kiss the Ring
The crypto industry is celebrating the return of Donald Trump to the White House in anticipation of an easier ride under his regime.
AI Will Understand Humans Better Than Humans Do
Or so says a controversial Stanford researcher, who finds that the latest systems have, against all odds, mastered a high-level cognitive skill.
A High-Profile Geneticist Is Launching a Fusion-Power Moonshot
Silicon Valley A-listers are funding Pacific Fusion, a startup that founding CEO Eric Lander says will have a full-scale demonstration system within a decade.
I Made a Wholesome OnlyFans to Try to Make Ends Meet
A cohort of content creators say it’s possible to make money on OnlyFans without stripping. I put that claim to the test.
You Can Now See the Code That Helped End Apartheid
John Graham-Cumming, who happens to be Cloudflare’s CTO, cracked a 30-year-old encrypted file that had a role in rewriting South Africa’s history.
Social Media Tells You Who You Are. What if It’s Totally Wrong?
Pinterest and Threads seem convinced I’m in my 60s or going through menopause. Spend enough time in the bizarro worlds of these feeds, and you can start to believe anything.