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Technology Archive

Archives for April 2023

Technology
Meta’s lingering layoffs enter their next phaseMeta’s lingering layoffs enter their next phase
Technology

The company started notifying laid-off employees early Wednesday morning in the second recent round of mass cuts.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Fox News won. Dominion won. The rest of us lost.Fox News won. Dominion won. The rest of us lost.
Technology

Rupert Murdoch’s company doesn’t like paying the $787 million settlement. But now it’s back to business as usual.

By Peter Kafka
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Can AI kill the greenscreen?Can AI kill the greenscreen?
Play
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Can a color really beat the AI revolution? For now, it looks like it can.

By Phil Edwards
Is Twitter finally dying?
Technology

Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal.

By Shirin Ghaffary
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Finally, a realistic roadmap for getting AI companies in checkFinally, a realistic roadmap for getting AI companies in check
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

It’s time for AI regulators to move fast and break things.

By Sigal Samuel
Climate
The EPA’s new plan to cut car pollution has an SUV problemThe EPA’s new plan to cut car pollution has an SUV problem
Climate

The regulations would be a cinder block on the gas pedal for EVs.

By Umair Irfan
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Can AI create a convincing Wes Anderson film? (Not really!)Can AI create a convincing Wes Anderson film? (Not really!)
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

If Balenciaga Harry Potter is the future of entertainment, could Wes Anderson Lord of the Rings be its next chapter? (Spoiler: No!)

By Rebecca Jennings
Technology
Microsoft’s current AI dominance is thrilling the company’s diehard fansMicrosoft’s current AI dominance is thrilling the company’s diehard fans
Technology

They stayed true through Zunes, Windows Phones, and the original Bing. Now Microsoft’s fans are enjoying its big AI moment.

By Sara Morrison
AI is flooding the workplace, and workers love it
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Who’s afraid of ChatGPT? Not these workers.

By Rani Molla
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
What happens when ChatGPT starts to feed on its own writing?What happens when ChatGPT starts to feed on its own writing?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

AI chatbots won’t destroy human originality. But they may homogenize our lives and flatten our reality.

By Sigal Samuel
Technology
Tesla’s cameras are reportedly spying on customers, but it’s not just a Tesla problemTesla’s cameras are reportedly spying on customers, but it’s not just a Tesla problem
Technology

Tesla employees watching drivers through their cameras is a glimpse of our privacy-free connected car future.

By Sara Morrison
Money
Your phone is ruining your vacationYour phone is ruining your vacation
Money

When in Rome — or Cabo or Tokyo — put down your phone.

By Emily Stewart
Future Perfect
Why we’re scared of AI and not scared enough of bio risksWhy we’re scared of AI and not scared enough of bio risks
Future Perfect

What we choose to panic about has less to do with the facts and more to do with chance.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
Trump is no longer the social media kingTrump is no longer the social media king
Technology

Why the former president’s arrest was a whimper, not a roar, on Twitter, a platform designed for these moments.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Video
Why AI art struggles with handsWhy AI art struggles with hands
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Video

And how can it get better?

By Phil Edwards