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How soapy micro dramas became Hollywood’s next big bet

Studios specializing in vertical video production are slowly but surely shaking up the entertainment industry.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Counting Renaissance butts in Rome with the Meta Ray-Ban Display

Traveling with the Meta Ray-Ban Display was a better experience than using it in my day-to-day life.

Victoria Song
Where have all the TV cameras gone?Where have all the TV cameras gone?
Janko Roettgers
Let’s talk about PluribusLet’s talk about Pluribus
Andrew Webster
The algorithm failed music

Music recommendation algorithms were supposed to help us cut through the noise, but they just served us up slop.

Terrence O'Brien
Lost in AI translation

When traveling, AI translators are still more cumbersome than the universal language of pointing fingers and Googling.

Victoria Song
Election night at Kalshi HQElection night at Kalshi HQ
Alex Heath
Why Trump hijacked the .gov domain

Donald Trump’s vicious, meme-driven ethos has started seeping into the US government’s official internet presence.

Tina Nguyen
The great tariff shakedown

We’re all paying for Donald Trump’s erratic policies.

Mia Sato
Microsoft’s agent platform playMicrosoft’s agent platform play
Alex Heath
The next legal frontier is your face and AI

Things are getting weird.

Adi Robertson
The AI sexting era has arrived

What could go wrong?

Hayden Field
These AI glasses promised to make me smarter, and all I got was Clippy for my face

Plus a sore neck, a peeved spouse, and ethical quandaries.

Victoria Song
I just reviewed the Xbox Ally and answered your burning questions

I think I got them all!

Sean Hollister
Meta is building a smart TV — in VRMeta is building a smart TV — in VR
Janko Roettgers
Welcome to the ‘papers, please’ internet

Porn is increasingly age-gated. Social media is next.

Adi Robertson
We’re all about to be in wearable hell

I signed up for wearable maximalism, but with each passing day, I feel more cyborg than human.

Victoria Song
Meta wants its metaverse everywhereMeta wants its metaverse everywhere
Janko Roettgers
Can tap-to-pay save public transportation?

More cities are adopting OMNY-like open-loop payment systems for transit. Can it keep transit from slipping into a death spiral?

Andrew J. Hawkins
Tales from the AI hiring frenzyTales from the AI hiring frenzy
Alex Heath
With a Friend like this, who needs enemies?

AI companionship has its supporters, but getting negged by a glowing AirTag on a shoestring isn’t friendship.

Victoria Song