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Technology
Why every website you used to love is getting worseWhy every website you used to love is getting worse
Podcast
Technology

The decay of Google, Amazon, and Facebook are part of a larger trend.

By Sean Illing
Culture
Why Instagram wants to be more like TVWhy Instagram wants to be more like TV
Culture

What TV can teach us about Instagram.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Social media is the worst place to be right nowSocial media is the worst place to be right now
Technology

Our unmoderated online reality bares its teeth.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Mark Zuckerberg’s unbelievably bleak AI visionMark Zuckerberg’s unbelievably bleak AI vision
Technology

We were promised flying cars. We got Instagram brain rot.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
Smartphones are getting fun againSmartphones are getting fun again
Technology

The flip phone returns with a few new tricks.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Your iPhone is about to get uglierYour iPhone is about to get uglier
Technology

And that’s not even Apple’s biggest problem right now

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Mark Zuckerberg’s surreal new AI app is the futureMark Zuckerberg’s surreal new AI app is the future
Technology

Like it or not, the billionaire gets to decide how half the world uses technology.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Google’s big problems, briefly explainedGoogle’s big problems, briefly explained
Technology

It looks like Big Tech’s reckoning is finally here.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
The Facebook tell-all Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t want you to read, briefly explainedThe Facebook tell-all Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t want you to read, briefly explained
Technology

The Meta CEO’s commitment to free expression doesn’t apply to embarrassing memoirs.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
China’s new AI agent Manus calls its own shotsChina’s new AI agent Manus calls its own shots
Future Perfect

But can the rest of us trust it?

By Kelsey Piper
Culture
The strange repulsion of Instagram ReelsThe strange repulsion of Instagram Reels
Culture

Did you just send me an Instagram Reel? Are you trying to kill me?

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
DeepSeek is bad for Silicon Valley. But it might be great for you.DeepSeek is bad for Silicon Valley. But it might be great for you.
Technology

The DeepSeek saga that’s transforming AI, explained

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.
Future Perfect

The real reason Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are supporting Trump.

By Sigal Samuel
Technology
What if the panic over teens and tech is totally wrong?What if the panic over teens and tech is totally wrong?
Technology

The collective freakout about the youth mental health crisis has reached a tipping point.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Instagram’s Teen Accounts aren’t really for teensInstagram’s Teen Accounts aren’t really for teens
Technology

What to know about Meta’s new restrictions on young people’s social media use.

By Ellen Ioanes
Artificial Intelligence
Why Nvidia triggered a stock market freakoutWhy Nvidia triggered a stock market freakout
Artificial Intelligence

What does Nvidia’s massive stock sell-off tell us about the economy?

By Ellen Ioanes
Technology
Misinformation is winning the war on misinformation Misinformation is winning the war on misinformation 
Technology

Online falsehoods are as bad as they‘ve ever been. Does anyone care?

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Technology
This article is OpenAI training dataThis article is OpenAI training data
Technology

AI is holding the internet hostage — and media is no exception.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
Congress’s online child safety bill, explainedCongress’s online child safety bill, explained
Technology

What is the Kids’ Online Safety Act, and why should you care about it?

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Technology
TikTok could avoid a ban with a sale. Finding a buyer won’t be easy.TikTok could avoid a ban with a sale. Finding a buyer won’t be easy.
Technology

Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is among those lining up to buy TikTok if Congress enacts a law that forces its Chinese owner to sell.

By Nicole Narea
Technology
What we’ve learned from 20 years of FacebookWhat we’ve learned from 20 years of Facebook
Technology

In two decades the behemoth social media platform has made a lot of money and brought in a lot of users — and made life worse for a lot of people.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Future Perfect
Should we make our most powerful AI models open source to all?Should we make our most powerful AI models open source to all?
Future Perfect

The debate over the safety of democratizing AI is missing the point.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
The new Meta whistleblower adds to an uneven year for online safety lawsThe new Meta whistleblower adds to an uneven year for online safety laws
Technology

Meta knows its platforms are harming children, whistleblower Arturo Béjar says. What now?

By Sara Morrison
The anatomy of a Facebook account heist
Technology

Hungry for money, hackers in Vietnam have hacked into thousands of Meta accounts.

By Amanda Florian
Technology
Meta is now blocking news in CanadaMeta is now blocking news in Canada
Technology

Canadian users of Facebook and Instagram will no longer be able to see or share news links because of a new law.

By Sara Morrison
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
How “windfall profits” from AI companies could fund a universal basic incomeHow “windfall profits” from AI companies could fund a universal basic income
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Companies like OpenAI and Google could make unthinkable profits from successful AI. Will they share the wealth?

By Dylan Matthews
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Why Meta is giving away its extremely powerful AI modelWhy Meta is giving away its extremely powerful AI model
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

The AI debate splitting the tech world, explained.

By Shirin Ghaffary
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
The tricky truth about how generative AI uses your dataThe tricky truth about how generative AI uses your data
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

AI systems train on your data. What can you do about it?

By Sara Morrison
Technology
The Biden administration is allowed to talk to social media platforms again — for nowThe Biden administration is allowed to talk to social media platforms again — for now
Technology

A court has temporarily stopped a judge’s order forbidding the White House from contacting social media companies from taking effect.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Tax prep companies let Google and Facebook sell ads off your dataTax prep companies let Google and Facebook sell ads off your data
Technology

A new congressional report about an internet privacy violation might actually lead to consequences.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Meta is finally having its moment with the Twitter alternative ThreadsMeta is finally having its moment with the Twitter alternative Threads
Technology

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

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
What you need to know about Threads, Instagram’s new Twitter killer appWhat you need to know about Threads, Instagram’s new Twitter killer app
Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter alternative is going live.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Silicon Valley’s vibe shiftSilicon Valley’s vibe shift
Technology
By Vox Staff
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
What will stop AI from flooding the internet with fake images?What will stop AI from flooding the internet with fake images?
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Google, Adobe, Microsoft, and other tech companies are trying new ways to label content made by AI.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Mark Zuckerberg says the hardest part of Meta’s “year of efficiency” is overMark Zuckerberg says the hardest part of Meta’s “year of efficiency” is over
Technology

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.

By Shirin Ghaffary
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Mark Zuckerberg’s not-so-secret plan to join the AI raceMark Zuckerberg’s not-so-secret plan to join the AI race
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Why Meta is cautiously following the hype.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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
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
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