Tech policy


This is a good thing.


Grok’s sexualized imagery is entirely predictable — and preventable.


China hawks were no match for the world’s most valuable company.


Why has Jensen Huang, co-founder of Nvidia, the hardware of the AI boom, buddied up with Trump?


What could go wrong when Black Friday shopping meets an affordability crisis?


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


What TV can teach us about Instagram.


AI-generated video slop is filling feeds. It’s time to learn how we can tell if something is real.


OpenAI still isn’t doing enough to protect young people.


It depends on who you ask.


Many used to worry about China’s power over the app — but American control is troubling, too.


AI wants to fix your money problems. What could go wrong?


Companies can harvest everything from your location to your search history to determine how much you pay.


The tech right saw in Trump what they wanted to see, but it wasn’t actually there


Rapid changes from AI may be coming far faster than you imagine.


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


The more agency we give AI assistants, the scarier they get.


Apple is poised to pay $95 million to users, but denies Siri was eavesdropping on purpose.


Laws in Australia, Florida, and elsewhere could end up backfiring.


TikTok faces an impending court decision this week. But the fight might not end there.


The government’s effort to break up Google will take years. Why not ditch Chrome now?


Trump shunned Project 2025. He’s picking its authors for Cabinet positions anyway.


SB 1047 would have been a landmark in AI safety. Gavin Newsom’s veto is a major setback in the fight against AI risk


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


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


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


Some tech leaders think SB 1047 will kill innovation. It won’t.


This is not a win for free speech. It’s a political grenade.


An early warning system could help fix the dangerous information gap between Big Tech and the US.


A new era for search — and regulation of Big Tech — could be imminent.


Anthropic was supposed to be the good guy. It can’t be — unless government changes the incentives in the industry.


The semiconductor manufacturer announced huge job cuts and a dividend pause after losing out on AI.


What makes social media better for kids would make phones better for everyone.


How a bit of bad code could bring down the whole world.


Many Americans are focused on inflation, but from Big Tech to junk fees, Biden is advancing a pro-consumer agenda.


A new book examines the “Invisible Rulers” who manipulate your attention online.


“I’m scared. I’d be crazy not to be,” one former employee tells Vox.


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


The government filed a lawsuit to break up Ticketmaster’s parent company.


The potential TikTok ban is now law. What happens next?