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No Phone, No Social Safety Net: Welcome to the ‘Offline Club’

Going Analog

No Phone, No Social Safety Net: Welcome to the ‘Offline Club’

Joel Khalili

The Math on AI Agents Doesn’t Add Up

Backchannel

The Math on AI Agents Doesn’t Add Up

Steven Levy

Former USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What DOGE Broke

Backchannel

Former USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What DOGE Broke

Steven Levy

Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet

Saying Something

Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet

Lauren Goode

China’s Hottest App Is a Daily Test of Whether You’re Still Alive

Not Dead Yet

China’s Hottest App Is a Daily Test of Whether You’re Still Alive

Zeyi Yang

Silicon Valley Billionaires Panic Over California’s Proposed Wealth Tax

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Silicon Valley Billionaires Panic Over California’s Proposed Wealth Tax

Steven Levy

Steve Jobs’ Early Apple Items Are Going Up for Auction—Along With His Bow Ties

Cult Objects

Steve Jobs’ Early Apple Items Are Going Up for Auction—Along With His Bow Ties

Steven Levy

So Long, GPT-5. Hello, Qwen

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

So Long, GPT-5. Hello, Qwen

Will Knight

Introducing a New Chapter for Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley

Introducing a New Chapter for Uncanny Valley

Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, Brian Barrett, and Zoë Schiffer

6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026

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6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026

Paresh Dave

You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong

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You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong

Molly Taft

Here’s What You Should Know About Launching an AI Startup

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Here’s What You Should Know About Launching an AI Startup

Steven Levy

Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei Believes the Market Will Reward Safe AI

The Big Interview

Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei Believes the Market Will Reward Safe AI

Marah Eakin

AMD CEO Lisa Su Says Concerns About an AI Bubble Are Overblown

The Big Interview

AMD CEO Lisa Su Says Concerns About an AI Bubble Are Overblown

Angela Watercutter

There Is Only One AI Company. Welcome to the Blob

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There Is Only One AI Company. Welcome to the Blob

Steven Levy

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Plan to Make Mobile Voting Happen

Backchannel

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Plan to Make Mobile Voting Happen

Steven Levy

The Former Staffer Calling Out OpenAI’s Erotica Claims

The Big Interview

The Former Staffer Calling Out OpenAI’s Erotica Claims

Katie Drummond

Welcome to Big Tech's ‘Age of Extraction’

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Welcome to Big Tech's ‘Age of Extraction’

Steven Levy

Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted

School’s Out

Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted

Caroline Haskins

Kara Swisher Would Rather Work for Sam Altman Than Mark Zuckerberg

The Big Interview

Kara Swisher Would Rather Work for Sam Altman Than Mark Zuckerberg

Katie Drummond