FAST FORWARD
The Chatbot Search Wars Have Begun
THE FIX IS IN
Your Tech Stuff Is Getting Slightly More Repairable
MADE IN THE USA
THE OUT-OF-CONTROL SPREAD OF CROWD-CONTROL TECH
Broken bones. Eye trauma. Brain injuries. How America’s sketchy “less-lethal” weapons industry exports its insidious brand of violence around the world
My Strange Day With Bing’s New AI Chatbot
AARIAN MARSHALL
The Twitch Sei Show Proves AI Shouldn’t Write Comedy
JOEL STEIN
50 Great Valentine’s Day Deals on Smartwatches, Phones, and More
Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed
BUSINESS
Boeing’s 747 Should Have Been Retired Years Ago
The last jumbo jet was delivered in January, but it has been obsolete for decades.
CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER
IDEAS
The End of Grading
How the irrational mathematics of measuring, ranking, and rating distort the value of stuff, work, people—everything.
KC COLE
BUSINESS
My Strange Day With Bing’s New AI Chatbot
Microsoft’s chatty search interface was impressive. But it also served up glitches, ethical dilemmas—and talk of a mysterious “Sydney.”
AARIAN MARSHAL
BUSINESS
The Generative AI Race Has a Dirty Secret
Integrating large language models into search engines could mean a fivefold increase in computing power and huge carbon emissions.
CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER
MADE IN THE USA
THE OUT-OF-CONTROL SPREAD OF CROWD-CONTROL TECH
WIL SANDS
Samsung’s New $200 Smartphone Is Phenomenal
The 10 Best Games on PlayStation Plus
This Mini Treadmill Is a Couch Potato’s Dream
Apple’s HomePod Can Hear You. You Might Not Want To Hear It
The Political Theater Behind the Bipartisan Data Privacy Push
The End of the Zoom Boom
Tech Volunteers Rush to Save Turkey’s Earthquake Survivors
The Twitch Seinfeld Show Proves AI Shouldn’t Write Comedy
The 19 Best Shows on Hulu Right Now
Raphael Saadiq Found the Perfect Sound for Marvel’s New Show
The Best Vibrators
Review: Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1
16 Good N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks to Buy Right Now
Tech Is Changing What it Means to Have a Dominant Hand
The End of Grading
Health Care Bias Is Dangerous. But So Are ‘Fairness’ Algorithms
Tech Is Changing What it Means to Have a Dominant Hand
This Fake Skin Fools Mosquitoes—to Fight the Diseases They Spread
The Antibiotic Resistance Crisis Has a Troubling Twist
Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed
Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That
How the US Can Stop Data Brokers’ Worst Practices—Right Now
The Chatbot Search Wars Have Begun
How to Detect AI-Generated Text, According to Researchers
ChatGPT Has Been Sucked Into India’s Culture Wars
Covid Can Boost Your Response to Flu Vaccines—if You’re a Man
A Crucial Group of Covid Drugs Has Stopped Working
ChatGPT Has Been Sucked Into India’s Culture Wars
How the Artists of Destiny 2 Gave Life to Its Big, Bad Enemy
What Creepy Video Game Sounds Do to Your Brain
The Last of Us’ Original Joel Was Skeptical of the Show
STAR POWER
A BOLD PLAN TO BEAM SOLAR ENERGY DOWN FROM SPAC
The European Space Agency is exploring a unique way to dramatically cut carbon emissions by tapping sunlight closer to the source.
A Looming El Niño Could Dry the Amazon
A Looming El Niño Could Dry the Amazon
What Would Earth’s Temperature Be
Growers fear a perfect storm for
KURT SCHNEIDER: THE CHESSMASTER WHO TURNED INTO THE KING OF YOUTUBE MUSIC
This is your average coming-of-age story about a chessmaster who became the Rick Rubin for a new generation.
Neurosurgeon Answers Brain Surgery Questions From Twitter
English Teacher Grades Homework By ChatGPT
