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The infinite scroll has no purpose other than keeping your attention. But that doesn’t mean it’s val

Is Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion offer to buy OpenAI genuine—or an irresistible opportunity to troll Sam

Using Github, you can watch as government websites are brought into compliance with Donald Trump’s e

Elon Musk is supposed to be running several companies and a new government department—so why is he a

You can’t doubt the enthusiasm of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. You can question

The artificial intelligence industry was thrown for a loop when the Chinese start-up DeepSeek rolled

Tapped by Trump for the role of health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presents himself as someone

Artificial intelligence is coming to a doctor’s office near you—if it isn’t already there, working i

Choice seats for Donald Trump’s second inauguration were filled with tech founders and CEOs, signali

The Department of Government Efficiency was made to Elon Musk’s specifications, right down to its me

Looking for up-to-the-minute updates on where the fires are, LA residents have been turning to the a

Misinformation, disinformation, politics—Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is not going to shield users from th

How the FCC and its incoming head, Brenden Carr, could enact Trump’s top policy goal: punishing anyo

Will a First Amendment defense keep TikTok running in America? Guest: Emily Baker White, tech report

Cryptocurrency spent generously on this last election cycle, and now they’ve got their top pick in t

On Christmas Eve a fracas erupted on X, when Elon Musk posted in favor of H1-B visas for specialized

Between a third and half of American schoolchildren have a form of “mental health monitoring” softwa

“Fecal microbial transplants” treat someone’s unhealthy gut with poop from someone else’s healthy gu

One influencer working for Amazon sued another influencer who works for Amazon for creating content

Reports of flocks of drones, flying overhead nightly, are coming in from New Jersey down to Maryland