Why every website you used to love is getting worse
TikTok and airlines have something in common with your search engine, your grocery app, and (increasingly) your car: They start ...
Tag: Tech policy
We’re swimming in AI slop. Here’s how to tell the difference.
If your feed isn’t already filled with AI-generated video slop, it’s only a matter of time.Meta and OpenAI will make ...
Why TikTok is so influential — and why that’s particularly worrisome now
TikTok is not just the most downloaded app in the world; it’s the most powerful information platform on the planet.The ...
What is the worst-case scenario for AI? California lawmakers want to know.
When it comes to AI, as California goes, so goes the nation. The biggest state in the US by population ...
What drove the tech right’s — and Elon Musk’s — big, failed bet on Trump
I live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I don’t know anyone who says they voted for ...
Will the courts break up Google? The tech giant’s big problems, briefly explained.
Google just lost a huge antitrust case. A federal judge in Virginia ruled on Thursday that the search giant illegally ...
AI can use your computer now. Should it?
The first time I heard about AI agents, I thought they could monitor your computer use, anticipate your needs, and ...
Is TikTok getting banned? What Trump’s election means for its fate.
An appeals court may soon decide TikTok’s fate, weeks before an American ban on the social media platform could go ...
You deserve a better browser than Google Chrome
The Department of Justice asked a judge this week to break up Google. Chrome? Sell it off. Android? Same. Paying ...
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