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The people who ruined the internet

SEO experts got very rich filling the web full of garbage. But are they to blame, or is Google?

Nov 1|

The EV transition trips over its own cord

EV sales are skyrocketing, more than 100 models are on sale, and charging infrastructure is getting better. So why does everything seem so precarious all of a sudden?

Andrew J. Hawkins

Nov 1|

Elon Musk’s ‘everything app’ plan for X, in his own words

During an employee all-hands, Musk said that Twitter became X to replace YouTube, LinkedIn, FaceTime, dating apps, and even your bank.

Alex Heath

Oct 31|

Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t ask where the $8 billion went

His employees told him he ‘should stop asking questions because it was distracting.’

Elizabeth Lopatto

Oct 31|

Apple ‘Scary Fast’ Mac launch event: the 4 biggest announcements

Apple’s Mac-heavy product launch event gave us our first look at the M3-equipped iMac and MacBook Pro models.

Emma Roth

Oct 31|

The best robot vacuum for me is the one I hacked

Robot Vacuums can be privacy nightmares. That is unless you run Valetudo.

Chris Person

Oct 31|

Goodbye, Touch Bar, you held incredible promise

The Touch Bar was meant to be the future of computing, but a lack of interest from developers and Apple itself turned it into a mere proof of concept.

Alex Cranz

Oct 31|

Silent Hill: Ascension is a streaming show with the frills of a multiplayer game

The interactive series premieres on October 31st at 9PM ET.

Andrew Webster

Oct 31|

AI is on a collision course with music — Reservoir’s Golnar Khosrowshahi thinks there’s a way through

The publisher behind the songwriting copyrights to some of the most popular music ever recorded doesn’t think AI spells doom for the industry.

Nilay Patel

Oct 31|

Apple’s new high-end MacBook Pro comes in black with up to 128GB of RAM

The M3 Pro and M3 Max models ditch space gray for a darker tone and include some serious GPU upgrades on the inside.

Chris Welch

Oct 31|

Sam Bankman-Fried doesn’t recall

Bankman-Fried gets a shot at his side of the FTX story — then promptly shreds his own credibility with the jury.

Elizabeth Lopatto

Oct 31|

Invincible season 2 is a thoughtful step toward a bigger universe

The second season of Amazon’s Invincible series feels plugged right into Hollywood’s current obsession with multiverses, but it’s taking notes directly from its classic comic’s source material.

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Oct 30|

Your guide to the internet’s most (and least) important moments

Plus, in this week’s Installer: a new Leica camera, Apple Journal, better browsers, and all the sci-fi you’ll ever need.

David Pierce

Oct 29|

That’s one pricey subscription

Netflix is at an all-time high. Disney is cracking down on password sharing. And Apple TV Plus has doubled its prices. Will the streaming squeeze ever end?

Emma Roth

Oct 28|

The jury finally hears from Sam Bankman-Fried

He was an introvert!

Elizabeth Lopatto

Oct 28|

If you can’t motivate yourself to exercise, try this app

I’ve been using Future Personal Training for over six months, and it’s made me excited about fitness for the first time in years.

Monica Chin

Oct 27|

Elon Musk’s Twitter, one year later

It’s been a year of personal grudges, harebrained rebrands, and jolting policy shifts. And those aren’t even the worst parts.

Jay Peters

Oct 27|

Japan’s automakers are keeping sports cars alive in the EV era

The Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo saw the debut of five different electrified sports cars, ranging from production-intent coupes to outrageous concept supercars.

Daniel Golson

Oct 27|

What to expect from Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ Mac event

Apple is playing Halloween tricks with this surprise event that will likely include new MacBooks and an iMac — here’s what to expect.

Umar Shakir

and Wes Davis

Oct 27|

Elon Musk gives X employees one year to replace your bank

‘You won’t need a bank account... it would blow my mind if we don’t have that rolled out by the end of next year.’

Jacob Kastrenakes

and Alex Heath

Oct 27|

Inside X’s first all-hands meeting

Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino addressed X employees together for the first time since renaming the company.

Alex Heath

Oct 27|

The restaurant nearest Google

Thai Food Near Me, Dentist Near Me, Notary Near Me, Plumber Near Me — businesses across the country picked names meant to outsmart Google Search. Does it actually work?

Mia Sato

Oct 26|

The best entertainment of 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon is a devastating snapshot of America’s truth laid bare

Scorsese’s latest demands — not asks — us to witness the horrors the US has wrought upon the Osage Nation and understand some of what it means for Indigenous people to survive in this country today.

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Oct 25|

The obsessive tormentor who made professors’ lives miserable

Erika Hayasaki

Oct 25|

Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig on balancing free speech with protecting democracy

After 30 years teaching law, the internet policy legend is as worried as you’d think about AI and TikTok — and he has surprising thoughts about balancing free speech with protecting democracy.

Nilay Patel

Oct 24|