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Technology Archive

Archives for December 2023

Online daters love to hate on Hinge. 10 years in, it’s more popular than ever.
Culture

Hinge has tried its darnedest to fix online dating. Is the real problem us?

By Hanna Kozlowska
Silicon Valley’s very masculine year
Technology

Ravenous, carnivorous, and totally yoked: How men in tech have evolved.

By Zoë Bernard
The 10 most read Future Perfect stories of 2023
Future Perfect

The case against pets, what Oppenheimer got wrong, and the magic of meditation.

By Bryan Walsh
When is a nose just a nose? A brief history of non-Jews playing Jews onscreen.
Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

Bradley Cooper’s turn as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro is just the latest role to stoke conversations about what Jewish representation means in Hollywood.

By Marjorie Ingall
Technology
Why a journaling app is the most interesting thing Apple has done this yearWhy a journaling app is the most interesting thing Apple has done this year
Technology

Finally, a way for your phone to know even more about your personal life.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Chatbot therapy is risky. It’s also not useless.Chatbot therapy is risky. It’s also not useless.
Technology

Getting AI to improve mental health outcomes is not as simple as firing up ChatGPT.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
We’re all addicted to cheap stuff — and Temu knows it
Money

How the new Chinese shopping site came from seemingly nowhere and is changing the way we shop.

By Whizy Kim
Money
Starbucks has lost $11 billion market value, and not because of boycottsStarbucks has lost $11 billion market value, and not because of boycotts
Money

Starbucks’s messy December, explained.

By Emily Stewart
Future Perfect
We’re still in a fight for survival when it comes to AI safetyWe’re still in a fight for survival when it comes to AI safety
Future Perfect

President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence was criticized by many for overreaching, but the danger from uncontrolled AI progress is real.

By Zvi Mowshowitz
Technology
Plagiarism doesn’t need AI to thrive onlinePlagiarism doesn’t need AI to thrive online
Technology

A YouTuber’s deep dive on plagiarism tries to make viewers care when creators steal content.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Future Perfect
Qubit by qubit, the quantum computers of tomorrow are coming into beingQubit by qubit, the quantum computers of tomorrow are coming into being
Future Perfect

The quantum computing industry has a road map to the future — but can it reach its destination?

By Bryan Walsh