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April 28, 2017
Will Leitch
The Circle: A Complete Fiasco of a Movie
The film, inspired by Dave Eggers's novel, has a lot of things it wants to say about technology. But it hasn’t thought any of them through.
January 31, 2017
Clio Chang
Silicon Valley’s Uneasy Muslim Ban Dance
The industry has come out in opposition to Donald Trump’s executive order. Kind of.
November 16, 2016
Sarah Jones
Twitter’s Nazi problem just got a bit smaller.
May 26, 2016
Navneet Alang
Who’s Afraid of Artificial Intelligence?
AI will make our devices obsolete. What does that mean for human relationships to technology?
June 23, 2015
Paul Ford
Pax Google
How your friendly neighborhood search engine took over the world
December 26, 2014
Adam Nathaniel Peck
The Two Worst Technology Predictions of 2014
Unwrapping a Google Glass this Christmas? Bitcoins putting your children through college?
October 10, 2014
Bryan Appleyard
Google and Julian Assange Battle It Out on the Page
October 10, 2014
Molly Mirhashem
The "Physical Web" Could Change Your Life—and Track Your Every Move
September 2, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
The Nude Celebrity Photo Theft Should Scare You More Than the NSA Does
July 23, 2014
Josh Kovensky
Chief Happiness Officer Is the Latest, Creepiest Job in Corporate America
June 3, 2014
Alice Robb
Scientific Proof that Google Is Destroying Your Memory
We know we can depend on Google for information, so we don't bother remembering it
May 29, 2014
Ben Walsh
Self-Driving Cars Are Still Cars—Which Means They Won't Improve Your Commute
May 22, 2014
Liel Leibovitz
Google Gets It: Video Games Are A Spectator Sport
Why buying Twitch, the ESPN of gaming, for a $1 billion makes perfect sense.
May 21, 2014
Evgeny Morozov
Google Says We Have a "Right to Know," But Really Just Wants the Right to Profit From Your Personal Information
February 17, 2014
Jacob Silverman
14 Worst Case Scenarios Involving Google's Growing Robot Army
A threat assessment
February 14, 2014
Mike Konczal
The Silicon Valley Labor Scandals Prove Minimum Wage Hikes Don't Cost Jobs
January 22, 2014
Ben Crair
I Can See You Typing
The most awkward part of online chat
January 14, 2014
Hillary Kelly
Your Email Address Isn't Personal Information. Get Over It.
December 6, 2013
Bryan Appleyard
Is This the Death of Apple?
August 21, 2013
Marc Tracy
Google May Be About to Ruin the NFL for You

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