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Sometimes the news can be complicated and nuanced, which is why our experts go deeper into the most important developments and trends in the tech world to help you understand how they might evolve through analysis, explainers, critical takes, and expert points of view.

First vacuums — then the world

Dreame plans to build everything from hypercars and hair dryers to China’s Elon Musk. It’ll either win big or go down in flames.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
The Mac is in good hands in Apple’s post-Cook era

After promoting Johny Srouji, I expect Apple to continue focusing on what makes its recent Macs so great: the chips.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
John Ternus’ first big problem is AI

Does Tim Cook’s newly announced successor have what it takes to regain the company’s lost ground in the AI race?

Hayden Field
Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want

Inventing the future requires a future people want.

Elizabeth Lopatto
My baby deer plushie told me that Mitski’s dad was a CIA operative

Fawn Friends is a befuddling mix of AI companionship, fantasy lore, and social robots. AI Burt Reynolds is also involved.

Victoria Song
I tested three Windows laptops in the MacBook Neo’s price range — there’s no contest

The cut corners of these Asus, Lenovo, and Acer laptops are glaringly obvious next to the Neo.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
The vibes are off at OpenAI

OpenAI is juggling public controversies, strategy shifts, and increasing competition.

Hayden Field
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

J.K. Rowling has made it abundantly clear that she will continue using her fortune to harm transgender people.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Why OpenAI killed Sora

Too much compute, too much competition, and skeptical investors.

Hayden Field
Judge sides with Anthropic to temporarily block the Pentagon’s ban

Judge Lin wrote that ‘punishing Anthropic … is classic illegal First Amendment retaliation.’

Hayden Field
Weird Nintendo never went awayWeird Nintendo never went away
Andrew Webster
Ikea tried to build a smart home for everyone — here’s why it’s not working yet

The company’s new line of affordable gadgets was supposed to prove Matter’s promise. Instead, it exposed just how far interoperability still has to go.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
PC makers are not ready for the MacBook Neo

Apple’s new affordable MacBook should have the Windows world rethinking things.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Bespoke AI models are the next big thing in filmmaking

Ben Affleck’s AI startup, recently purchased by Netflix for around $600 million, has a different approach to gen AI.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Marathon is in a sprintMarathon is in a sprint
Andrew Webster
How the experts figure out what’s real in the age of deepfakes

Our trust in online images and videos is being eroded by AI, misinformation, and video game clips.

Jess Weatherbed
Why is SpaceX going public?

“I am hesitant to foist being public on SpaceX, especially given the long term nature of our mission.”

Elizabeth Lopatto
How OpenAI caved to the Pentagon on AI surveillance

The law doesn’t say what Sam Altman claims it does.

Hayden Field