Startups and tech giants are trying to move from chatbots that offer help via text, to…
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The Small Company at the Center of ‘Gamergate 2.0’
Montreal-based Sweet Baby employs just 16 people. They now find themselves the targets of gaming’s latest…
Craig Wright Is Not Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Judge Declares
A surprisingly fast ruling at the end of a six-week trial in the UK High Court…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Targets a Generation of Politically Disaffected, Extremely Online Men
In a campaign that increasingly reflects a late-night TikTok scroll, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is gathering…
Regulators Need AI Expertise. They Can’t Afford It
The European AI Office and the UK government are trying to hire experts to study and…
Can Reddit—the Internet’s Greatest Authenticity Machine—Survive Its Own IPO?
When thousands of subreddits went dark in protest, it exposed the tension at the core of…
You Can Count on Pi
On Pi Day we answer the burning question: Is there any world in which pi does…
The ‘Emergency Powers’ Risk of a Second Trump Presidency
Every US president has the ability to invoke “emergency powers” that could give an authoritarian leader…
Keurig’s K-Rounds Are Compostable Coffee Pods, but They Only Work With Its New Alta Coffee Machine
The new K-Round coffee pods are made out of coffee and seaweed, but they’ll only work…
Climate Change Is Bad for Your Health, Wherever You Are
Rising temperatures are a threat regardless of where you live on the planet—they’re just dangerous in…