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Technology Archive

Archives for June 2023

Technology
An Airbnb collapse won’t fix America’s housing shortageAn Airbnb collapse won’t fix America’s housing shortage
Technology

There’s more to the housing affordability crisis than Airbnb.

By Rani Molla
Money
Amazon, Walmart, and the price we pay for low pricesAmazon, Walmart, and the price we pay for low prices
Money

Amazon and Walmart are a little bit evil and make us a little bit evil, too.

By Emily Stewart
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
AI is supposedly the new nuclear weapons — but how similar are they, really?AI is supposedly the new nuclear weapons — but how similar are they, really?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

What the history of nuclear arms can — and can’t — tell us about the future of AI.

By Dylan Matthews
The ad industry is going all-in on AI
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

At Cannes Lions, the year’s biggest ad event, you couldn’t escape talk of ChatGPT or Midjourney, even at the yacht parties.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Pregnant or recently pregnant? A new law could make your job easier.Pregnant or recently pregnant? A new law could make your job easier.
Technology

From remote work to extended leave, you can now use the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to improve your work life.

By Rani Molla
Welcome to the era of the trans it-girl
Culture

Trans girls own the internet. Meet six you should be following.

By Rebecca Jennings
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Scared tech workers are scrambling to reinvent themselves as AI expertsScared tech workers are scrambling to reinvent themselves as AI experts
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

The AI specialist is the new “it” girl in tech.

By Rani Molla
Media
Jesse Watters, Fox News’s new Tucker Carlson, explainedJesse Watters, Fox News’s new Tucker Carlson, explained
Media

Can the smarmy “lightweight” fill Bill O’Reilly and Tucker Carlson’s shoes?

By Sara Morrison
Technology
The Titanic sub joins a long history of search and rescue media circusesThe Titanic sub joins a long history of search and rescue media circuses
Technology

Why are we so obsessed with watching trapped people face death?

By Matt Novak
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Black Mirror’s big AI episode has the wrong villainBlack Mirror’s big AI episode has the wrong villain
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Joan Is Awful — but AI is magic?

By Rebecca Ackermann
Technology
9 questions about the missing Titanic submersible, answered9 questions about the missing Titanic submersible, answered
Technology

The crew of the missing sub is dead, following a “catastrophic implosion,” the US Coast Guard said Thursday.

By Whizy Kim, Adam Clark Estes and 1 more
Technology
HBO shows are coming to Netflix. Here’s why that matters.HBO shows are coming to Netflix. Here’s why that matters.
Technology

Netflix set out to become HBO. Now it’s going to stream actual HBO shows. Goodbye, streaming wars?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The government is suing Amazon over how hard it is to cancel PrimeThe government is suing Amazon over how hard it is to cancel Prime
Technology

Just in time for Prime Day!

By Sara Morrison
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
How AI could spark the next pandemicHow AI could spark the next pandemic
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

New research highlights how language-generating AI models could make it easier to create dangerous germs.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
Silicon Valley’s vibe shiftSilicon Valley’s vibe shift
Technology
By Vox Staff