Gallery: Architects Discover Emoji, and Guess What They Aren't All Happy About It

a certain kind of person writes in all lowercase now. why?

A plan to funnel the heat given off by data centers into nearby homes has run aground in Germany. Across Europe, policymakers are weighing AI ambitions against climate objectives.

Jessica Hische knew working for Meta might upset some people. But she didn’t anticipate just how angry they would get.

Around 80 pages on WhatsApp’s website exposed instructions that were designed for its chatbot, including “WHAT NOT TO SAY.” Meta says a bug caused the issue.

The comedian sees being online as similar to visiting the zoo. “I don’t need to interact with that,” he says. “It’s just a thing that I enjoy, and then I walk away.”

This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss where Elon Musk’s PAC is spending millions, the latest ideology Trump claims is dangerous, and the backlash against the designer behind Muse’s logo.

To save endangered languages, tech companies like Apple are working with Indigenous communities to meet the next generation where they type.

Online spaces are captured by oligarchs and saturated with slop—and they’re exacerbating humanity’s worst impulses. It’s time to start over.

Paris Marx, author of Hyperscale, has been tracking global data center development for years. The US has a lot to learn from what’s happened everywhere from Ireland to New Zealand.

The second iteration of the viral Friend AI necklace is louder and less interesting.

Meta got hit this week with its biggest fine yet, the latest in a mounting pile of court-ordered payments.

Human beings struggle with emergency communication. Chatbots can help—if people take them seriously.