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Technology Archive

Archives for April 2023

Technology
What is Bluesky, and why is everyone on Twitter talking about it?What is Bluesky, and why is everyone on Twitter talking about it?
Technology

The invite-only, decentralized new social network, explained.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
An Amazon union just won a $30 an hour contractAn Amazon union just won a $30 an hour contract
Technology

What happens next depends on Amazon, the workers, and the interpretation of outdated US labor law.

By Rani Molla
Future Perfect
What could actually kill us all?What could actually kill us all?
Future Perfect

Nuclear war, AGI, and the importance of understanding what makes an existential risk.

By Kelsey Piper
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
What gets lost in the AI debate: It can be really funWhat gets lost in the AI debate: It can be really fun
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

The viral fake Drake and The Weeknd song tells us a lot about the future of AI.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Media
No, seriously, why did Fox News fire Tucker Carlson?No, seriously, why did Fox News fire Tucker Carlson?
Media

Something doesn’t add up.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The problem with Apple’s big banking pushThe problem with Apple’s big banking push
Technology

Borrowing money is just a few taps away on an iPhone. What could go wrong?

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Twitter’s old blue checks are finally goneTwitter’s old blue checks are finally gone
Technology

The ridiculous but important Twitter check mark fiasco, explained.

By Sara Morrison
Video
How TikTok dances trained an AI to seeHow TikTok dances trained an AI to see
Play
Video

And remember the Mannequin Challenge? Yep, they used that too.

By Phil Edwards
Technology
Elon’s blue check disaster is getting worseElon’s blue check disaster is getting worse
Technology

Celebrities are refusing to pay, and the trolls keep trolling.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Space
Why SpaceX doesn’t see its rocket explosion as a failureWhy SpaceX doesn’t see its rocket explosion as a failure
Space

Experts also viewed the test as a valuable way to see what works — and what doesn’t.

By Li Zhou
Technology
Tech companies are finally firing tech workersTech companies are finally firing tech workers
Technology

Software engineers made up the biggest portion of tech layoffs in 2023.

By Rani Molla
Money
When did mass layoffs become so normal?When did mass layoffs become so normal?
Money

A brief history of engineered job insecurity in America.

By Whizy Kim
Technology
In a leaked Q&A, Mark Zuckerberg tells employees “we’re in a different world”In a leaked Q&A, Mark Zuckerberg tells employees “we’re in a different world”
Technology

The tech CEO addressed tough questions from employees a day after mass layoffs.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
RIP, BuzzFeed News. Who’s next?RIP, BuzzFeed News. Who’s next?
Technology

BuzzFeed used to be worth $1.6 billion; now it’s down to $100 million. Its peers aren’t looking so hot, either.

By Peter Kafka
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Americans think AI is someone else’s problemAmericans think AI is someone else’s problem
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

AI is coming to the workplace, but most people think it won’t affect them much.

By Rani Molla