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Our reporters investigate every significant event in the tech world. We speak to companies, witness events from the ground, and test products so you can get essential first-hand insights on the latest news.

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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
The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space

It’s either a gilded pathway to the stars or a financial black hole.

Georgina Torbet
Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want

Inventing the future requires a future people want.

Elizabeth Lopatto
Age verification is a mess but we’re doing it anyway

The push for online child safety is forcing platforms to adopt a narrow set of privacy-encroaching age verification options.

Emma Roth
Werner Herzog is in IMAX, on AI, and over 3D

The director made one of the greatest 3D films of all time. He explains why he’ll never do that again.

Kevin Nguyen
Read OpenAI’s latest internal memo about beating the competition — including Anthropic

“The market is as competitive as I have ever seen it,” wrote Denise Dresser, OpenAI’s chief revenue officer.

Hayden Field
The Strait of Hormuz blockade is causing a slow-moving food crisis

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is choking off the world’s supply of fertilizer feedstock, triggering concerns about rising food prices and shortages.

Abigail Bassett
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
How Iran out-shitposted the White House

The truth favored the Iranian regime. AI slop carried its message better.

Sarah Jeong
Is the ‘Holy Grail of batteries’ finally ready to bless us with its presence?

Finnish startup Donut Lab claims it’s made a solid-state battery breakthrough. Whether you believe it or not, the technology does appear to be more than just hype.

Andrew J. Hawkins
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Brandon Widder and Sheena Vasani
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 Miniature Wife was an exercise in visual trickery

VFX supervisor Ashley Bernes had to think big to make the show’s heroine feel small.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
The vibes are off at OpenAI

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

Hayden Field
Sorry kid, drones are for war now

The DJI ban was just the beginning.

Sean Hollister
Suno is a music copyright nightmare

It makes it easy to flood streaming with AI Beyoncé ripoffs.

Terrence O'Brien