Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online
Clearview is not the first company to automate the process of trawling publicly available information. Other intelligence platforms sold to…
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Vari Electric Standing Desk Review (2026): Form and Value
In my job as a product reviewer, I have learned to fear large boxes. Each one that arrives, whether an…
Book Excerpt: Emily St. John Mandel’s ‘Exit Party’ Imagines a Future Where a Spy Could Disappear
True diligence is following the improbable path. I read the sentence in a detective novel in childhood, when I was…
Everything New You Can Do With Siri AI
Siri made its debut on the iPhone in 2011, five years ahead of Google Assistant and 11 years before ChatGPT…
OpenAI Wants to Know if an AI Industry Slowdown Would Even Be Legal
OpenAI has asked members of Congress in recent weeks for clear guidance about whether orchestrating an industry-wide slowdown on frontier…
August 2026 Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded: Copernicus Data
August was the planet’s hottest month ever recorded, capping a remarkably grim summer of heat records. With El Niño strengthening—and…
Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?
Leah Feiger: I do like the nostalgic touch. I miss my Motorola Razr. I miss it every single day. Perhaps…
‘Killmonger Locs’ Are Everywhere in Video Games. This Artist Is Sick of It
When the life-simulation game Paralives was released in early access, Danielle Udogaranya’s hand ached at the thought of making new…
Which iPhone 18 Model Should You Buy?
With a fresh folding form factor, the new iPhone Duo is Apple’s most radical redesign in years. It lands alongside…
Charlie Kirk Was Shot a Year Ago. The Conspiracy Theories Are More Rampant Than Ever
In the days after the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point cofounder Charlie Kirk, the online reaction was a…