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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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Claude has been having a moment — can it keep it up?

“Now you’re just like, ‘Here’s the magic castle. Build it.’ And it gets done.”

Hayden Field
Waymo’s school bus problem isn’t going away

By trying to drive more assertively, Waymo appears to be adopting some dangerous human habits.

Mack DeGeurin
‘I was detained by federal agents in Minneapolis’

The story of a man who spent 10 hours in a freezing federal building while his friends and family feared for the worst.

Gaby Del Valle
Humans are infiltrating the social network for AI bots

Things got even weirder on Moltbook, the viral Reddit-style platform, over the weekend.

Hayden Field
The Model S changed everything

The luxury EV made Tesla the world’s most interesting car company — for a while.

Tamara Warren
A community organizer’s guide to Signal group chats

Key privacy settings and best practices.

Stevie Bonifield
ICE is afraid of children protesting

After ICE gassed a family-friendly protest in broad daylight, Portland is up in arms.

Sarah Jeong
Former Windows 8 boss recruited Epstein to help negotiate his messy Microsoft exit

The so-called Epstein files appear to show how Steven Sinofsky negotiated a $14 million payout from Microsoft.

Tom Warren
Shedding light on Iran’s longest internet blackout

Internet shutdowns, smuggled Starlink terminals, and state-sponsored AI slop.

Sarah Jeong
I don’t hate the robot barista like I thought I would

How much does a human touch matter when it comes to a latte? It depends.

Allison Johnson
The small film that answers the big questions

Director Hlynur Pálmason wanted to make a new family film. So in The Love That Remains, he featured some of his own.

Robyn Kanner
I used Claude to vibe-code my wildly overcomplicated smart home

After years of trying to switch to Home Assistant, Claude Code got me (mostly) there in one afternoon.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Beyond Meat’s protein soda might be its last chance and best hope

The ‘crisp and refreshing’ protein drink is a sign of a company running out of time to turn it around.

Dominic Preston
All rise for JudgeGPT

The legal system is flawed — could AI actually make it better?

Lauren Feiner
Why won’t anyone stop ICE from masking?

Doxxing is not a good reason to have faceless police.

Sarah Jeong
The state attorneys general are as mad as you are

The Democratic state AGs think they’re the only officials standing up to Trump. They are probably right.

Sarah Jeong