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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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What a Sony and TCL partnership means for the future of TVs

It’s still over a year off, and might not even happen, but a Sony and TCL partnership has wide-spanning implications.

John Higgins
Minnesota wants to win a war of attrition

The governor’s call to film ICE is part of an attempt to protect states’ rights — but not like that.

Sarah Jeong
RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid could be a disaster for the environment

New US dietary guidelines promote more protein and beef tallow, potentially moving Americans further away from a low-carbon diet.

Justine Calma
What Apple and Google’s Gemini deal means for both companies

They’re putting up a united front against AI newcomers.

Hayden Field
Scenes from the anti-ICE march in New York City

Hundreds gathered to peacefully protest the killing of Renee Nicole Good.

Amelia Holowaty Krales and Hayden Field
America’s new era of energy imperialism is about more than oil 

Trump wants Venezuela’s oil, Greenland’s minerals, and above all — control.

Justine Calma
I played with the Lego Smart Brick

I get it now.

Sean Hollister
Grok is undressing children — can the law stop it?

Sexualized AI images violate consent and boundaries, but legal consequences can be elusive.

Hayden Field
Power bank feature creep is out of control 

Something has gone horribly wrong when your portable battery has a screensaver.

Thomas Ricker
I tested Nvidia’s Tesla Full Self-Driving competitor — Tesla should be worried

The chipmaker is making a big bet on self-driving cars. And it’s making quick progress too.

Andrew J. Hawkins
Lego’s Smart Bricks aren’t just an experiment — and they aren’t just for kids

Julia Goldin and Tom Donaldson explain what the sensor-packed Smart Play initiative means for Lego.

Sean Hollister
I went to the Stranger Things finale in theaters and the strangest thing happened

The secret to Netflix’s biggest hit wasn’t its love of the past, but how it spoke to the present.

Joshua Rivera
Meet the new tech laws of 2026

Coming into force this year: AI regulations galore, a teen social media lockdown, and “Taylor Swift” laws.

Adi Robertson
Net neutrality was back, until it wasn’t

The FCC is taking an ax to America’s broadband rules, even as some states are stepping up.

Stevie Bonifield
The year politics became brainrot

Political violence has become illegible, and increasingly, politics and language have too.

Sarah Jeong
Free speech’s great leap backwards

An era of digital authoritarianism has American free expression in a stranglehold.

Felipe De La Hoz
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Charles Pulliam-Moore
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Ash Parrish
I re-created Google’s cute Gemini ad with my own kid’s stuffie, and I wish I hadn’t

AI can help you make it look like a plush toy is traveling the world. But I’m not convinced that’s a great idea.

Allison Johnson
How Last Samurai Standing adds kinetic action to the Battle Royale formula

Junichi Okada talks about the new Netflix series and how his role as action planner touches nearly every part of it.

Geoffrey Bunting