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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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Why can’t ChatGPT tell time?Why can’t ChatGPT tell time?
Elissa Welle
Architecting the year’s best family drama

Speaking with director Joachim Trier about his awards season darling Sentimental Value

Robyn Kanner
The VPN panic is only getting startedThe VPN panic is only getting started
Dominic Preston
First there was nothing, then there was Hoto and Fanttik

How two Chinese tool brands are becoming household names.

Sean Hollister
Our favorite ways to survive ThanksgivingOur favorite ways to survive Thanksgiving
Barbara Krasnoff
Rian Johnson doesn’t have a plan for Knives Out

The director of Wake Up Dead Man talks about the direction of the series, and why each one is ‘a reaction to the present moment.’

Andrew Webster
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake

Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. AI companies are ignoring it.

Benjamin Riley
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’

Indie devs are using anti-gen-AI statements to make their games stand out.

Ash Parrish
Gemini 3 is almost as good as Google says it is

We put Google’s ‘most intelligent’ AI model to the test.

Emma Roth
No, typing an AI prompt is not ‘really active’ music creation

Honestly, that’s insulting.

Terrence O'Brien
I’m officially done with YouTube KidsI’m officially done with YouTube Kids
Allison Johnson
Camera support could be the boost Matter needs

The 1.5 spec fills a huge gap in the standards’ promise of universal smart home compatibility.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Screw it, I’m installing Linux

I don’t like where Windows is going. Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable. Time to give it a shot.

Nathan Edwards
AI, my unexpected daily travel companion

Gemini and ChatGPT are so good that I’m now an accomplice to Google Zero.

Thomas Ricker
Fortnite is getting Unity gamesFortnite is getting Unity games
Jay Peters
Talking to Windows’ Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent

Copilot’s limitations are ever-present, and it can lead you astray on even the basics.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Steam Machine and Steam Frame: your questions answered

Valve’s big hardware push: you asked, we answered.

Sean Hollister and Jay Peters
How Jeffrey Epstein used SEO to bury news about his crimes

Documents released by the House Oversight Committee shed light on Epstein’s day-to-day, largely via email — including his preoccupation with his Google presence.

Mia Sato
Your online reservations are telling restaurants all about you

OpenTable is sharing your dining habits, both good and bad.

Dominic Preston
Even the lawmakers behind the TikTok ban have no idea what’s going on

Lawmakers who passed the bill that should have banned TikTok by now are staying quiet about how it’s played out.

Lauren Feiner
Meet CoreWeave, the AI industry’s ticking time bomb

Tick… tick…

Elizabeth Lopatto
How to find music you will love without the algorithm

Stop letting your streaming service take the reins and start listening with intention.

Terrence O'Brien
The Steam Machine feels like the TV gaming PC I’ve always wanted

I’ve been looking for a better way to play Steam games on my TV, and the Steam Machine checks all my boxes.

Jay Peters
Meta must rein in scammers — or face consequencesMeta must rein in scammers — or face consequences
Lana Swartz and Alice Marwick
Who is buying VR and XR headsets anyway?

Ready Player None.

Victoria Song