Influence

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


Reed O’Connor is one of the most unapologetic Republican partisans in the entire federal judiciary.


Europe’s probe into harmful content on X about the Israel-Hamas war tests a new law that could reshape the internet.


The FCC is cracking down on space litterbugs, starting with Dish Network.


In Walter Isaacson’s buzzy new biography, Elon Musk emerges as a callous, chaos-loving man without empathy.

The billionaire’s heroic image is built on media praise, breathless fans, and … romance novel tropes.


Maybe they’re not?


The world’s richest man is overseeing a chaotic reign at the company.


Elon Musk is moving one step closer to his grand plan for a super app.


Get something you didn’t need on Prime Day? You’re not alone.


With 100 million users, Mark Zuckerberg is already winning his fight against Elon Musk — at least in the cage match that is social media.


Microsoft is facing a US antitrust suit. Again.


After laying off nearly 10,600 people in recent months, the CEO said “this has been a particularly thrashy period” in a leaked Q&A.


The glitchy Ron DeSantis interview is the latest milestone in Twitter’s shift to the right.


Musk’s week of conspiracy theories, explained.


Yaccarino is a seasoned ad executive who could restore the company’s trust with advertisers. But Musk is still in control.




Why Meta is cautiously following the hype.

All the ways Saudi Arabia’s cash powers tech startups and venture capital.


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


The ridiculous but important Twitter check mark fiasco, explained.


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


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

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


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


Elon Musk wants to fill your Twitter feed with paid accounts being watched over by a crypto meme.

Elon Musk is still the problem.


Microsoft and Google are rolling out AI features to write your memos and emails for you. But they’re far from perfect.


But layoffs that last months are worse, as Mark Zuckerberg may soon find out.


Concerning!


What Peter Thiel gets wrong about existential risk.


Links aren’t working on Twitter due to an “internal change” that had “some unintended consequences.”


You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. Now Meta and Twitter want your money, too.


Though the company’s stock jumped, it’s still facing big challenges from Apple, TikTok, and younger users.


The former president and promoter of the “big lie” is Facebook’s problem again.


A jury found the Tesla CEO not liable in a shareholder lawsuit, but the case revealed a lot about Musk’s refusal to back down.


What can Napster tell us about the future?

Facebook, Google, and Amazon are trying to get their groove back.


The software stalwart’s big investment in AI could make it cutting-edge again.


The reported $10 billion investment in OpenAI will keep the hottest AI company on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.