They Made D4vd a Star. Now They Want Him Convicted of Murder
…Members debated their favorite tracks (Safiyya’s was “Sleep Well,” a lo-fi R&B love song), compared merch, and shared tour dates they planned to attend. Safiyya was so active in…
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Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
…Zoë, was she right that you don't care at all? Zoë Schiffer: I care a medium—I don't understand why I'm being picked as the person that doesn't…
He Started a Social Network Alone. Then 5 Million People Signed Up
…It changed my perspective on how I see life, how I see career, how I see people, and it dropped a lot of the masks around me. At that moment I felt…
AI Agents Plunged the Tech World Into Chaos. Here’s Exactly How That Happened
…There’s a similar dynamic today, possibly with even more at stake. “It’s hard to explain how much of a sea change this is,” says Thomas Reardon, a former executive at…
What Should Be in Your Bug-Out Bag, When the Disaster Comes?
That’s why it’s important to make plans well in advance and put together gear for an emergency kit, say experts on disaster preparedness—and to stock up on the essentials…
Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain
…As AI rapidly changes the way people learn, how companies run, and how workers contemplate their worth, I wondered how it was informing Duolingo’s own inner workings, plans for expansion, and…
Opposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your Life
…He was intent on becoming an English teacher, but his plans changed after he discovered the internet. He spent much of college toying with the text-based web browser Lynx and the…
What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin
…He would order something off the menu at a restaurant and then ask the waiter to change it and then a few minutes later ask to change it back. No decision felt…
McLaren CEO Zak Brown Still Gets FOMO About Racing Cars
…We talked about the early-career hustles that led him to McLaren, how he deals with obsessive fans—the good ones and the bad ones—and the meticulous, tech-infused, and very…
How Turkey Hacked the Hair Transplant Industry
…That is why we treat every single strand of hair with the same value and care as we would a kidney or a heart.” Over time, the hair-transplant industry has grown…