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  1. artificial intelligence
    Should We Be Scared of Buffalo Wild Wings?A Mrs. Davis investigation.
    By Rebecca Alter
  2. freedom
    Celebrities Love Losing Their Blue ChecksFinally, they are freed from the shackles of Twitter verification.
    By Danielle Cohen
  3. just asking questions
    What Keeps a Leading AI Scientist Up At NightArtificial intelligence legend Stuart Russell worries that programmers have already lost track of what their creations can do.
    By Benjamin Hart
  4. tech
    Unpacking the Recent Flood of TikTok BansThe app’s murky connection to China has alarmed a lot of politicians — and now the White House.
    By Danielle Cohen
  5. best in class
    The 9 Very Best Smart Home-Gym MachinesWe cycled, lifted, and sweated in our living rooms to find the best options for all types of exercisers.
    By Jeremy Rellosa
  6. our ai overlords
    5 Incredible, Frightening Things the New AI Chatbot Can DoGPT-4 is here.
    By Benjamin Hart
  7. twitter
    Twitter Continues to Deteriorate SlowlyAnother malfunction on Monday is the latest sign of the site’s unreliability under Elon Musk.
    By Benjamin Hart
  8. artificial intelligence
    AI Journalist Plagiarized More Than a High-School StudentSometimes robots commit very human errors.
    By Benjamin Hart
  9. Now’s the Time to Invest in Backup PowerWith Bluetti’s Black Friday deals on portable power systems and batteries.
  10. the law
    Celebrity Crypto Ambassadors Get Caught in the FTX CrashLarry David, Tom Brady, Giselle Bündchen, Stephen Curry, and others are named in a class-action lawsuit.
    By Zoe Guy
  11. science of us
    Why Are Kids So Sad?As American youths suffer from a mental-health crisis, the media asks the wrong questions.
    By Malcolm Harris
  12. celebrity
    Nicole Shanahan Denies Having an Affair With Elon MuskHer lawyer called the WSJ story an “outright lie.”
    By Danielle Cohen
  13. the internet
    The Anti-Instagram App Promising to Make Us Feel GoodBeReal wants to capitalize on our desire for authenticity on social media.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  14. book review
    In These Novels of Tech Dystopia, Memories Belong to the CloudJennifer Egan’s The Candy House and Vauhini Vara’s The Immortal King Rao are two very different books with a troubling shared prediction.
    By Mallika Rao
  15. business
    Is Elon Musk About to Bail on Twitter, or Just Negotiating in Public?The world’s richest man announced that his purchase of the company was “on hold” Friday morning, then clarified that he’s “still committed” to it.
    By Benjamin Hart
  16. elon musk
    11 Weird and Upsetting Facts About Elon MuskEven after a week of wall-to-wall Elon Musk news coverage, there’s still more to learn.
    By Eve Peyser
  17. pivot
    Why Elon Musk Might Still Walk Away From the Twitter DealPay attention to Tesla’s falling stock price.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  18. tech
    Twitter Employees Don’t Want to Work ‘for a Company That Is Owned by Elon Musk’Many of the people who make Twitter tick expressed concerns that the world’s richest man might not have their best interests in mind.
    By Matt Stieb
  19. twitter
    Maybe Elon Musk Just Wants Twitter All for HimselfThe world’s richest man isn’t joining the company’s board after all. But that doesn’t mean he’s out of the Twitter-disruption game.
    By Benjamin Hart
  20. elon musk
    Twitter’s Most Famous Troll Joins the BoardThe guy who tweeted a false pedophilia accusation will have considerable sway over the platform.
    By Benjamin Hart
  21. tech
    Twitter’s Most Famous Troll Is Now Its Biggest ShareholderThe extremely online Elon Musk recently bought 9.2 percent of the company, he revealed on Monday.
    By Benjamin Hart
  22. pivot
    Who Could Benefit From a Snarled Chinese Supply Chain?COVID lockdowns have again exposed the problem with relying on distant countries for parts.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  23. tech
    Space Delivery?No.
    By Clio Chang
  24. tech
    RT America Shuts Down Amid Russian State-Media BansRT America released a memo today announcing layoffs in New York, L.A., Miami, and D.C.
    By Rebecca Alter
  25. tv review
    Prepare to Give Yourself Over to SeveranceApple TV+’s immersive, Philip K. Dick–esque mystery-thriller is one of the best new series of 2022.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  26. choose your own dystopia
    MoviePass Is Back, and This Time, It’s DystopianAnything that scans your eyeballs to make sure you’re paying attention to an ad … can’t be good, right?
    By Rebecca Alter
  27. pivot
    Meta’s Virtual-Reality Arm Is a ‘Flaming Bag of Sh*t’The company is running into several problems at once, as evidenced by its plummeting stock price.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  28. aviation
    5G Will Not Make Your Plane Fall Out of the SkyWhy did U.S. airlines fly into a panic over this?
    By Jeff Wise
  29. extremely online
    Here’s What a Metaverse Rave Is Like, I GuessIn fairness, I couldn’t figure out how to make my avatar dance either.
    By Mia Mercado
  30. offers you can’t refuse
    A Way-Too-Long 2021 Holiday Shopping List for Your Streaming SetupMassive markdowns, here we come.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  31. power
    Elizabeth Holmes Says Ramesh Balwani Abused HerThe Theranos founder testified that her former boyfriend and business partner manipulated and sexually assaulted her.
    By Danielle Cohen
  32. better know a billionaire
    7 Weird and Utterly Fascinating Facts About Mark ZuckerbergSome things to know as Zuckerberg launches us into the metaverse — from his affinity for spear throwing to the time he used a “laser gun” on a goat.
    By Eve Peyser
  33. how i get it done
    How Raya’s Secret Weapon Gets It DoneIfeoma Ojukwu, VP of global membership for the private dating app, dedicated her career to building communities IRL. Now, she’s doing it online.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  34. technical difficulties
    So Facebook and Instagram Are Still Down?May we suggest … going outside?
    By Danielle Cohen
  35. facebook
    Whistleblower Claims Facebook Decision on Misinformation Fueled Capitol RiotFormer Facebook employee Frances Haugen says a financially motivated decision to disarm protections against misinformation helped lead to the attack.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. finsta
    Senator Asks Hall of Fame Terrible Tech QuestionAren’t there any young people on Richard Blumenthal’s staff?
    By Benjamin Hart
  37. tech
    How Miami Seduced Silicon ValleyAwash in coders, crypto, and capital, the city is loving — and beginning to shape — its newest industry.
    By Benjamin Wallace
  38. deal of the day
    These Airpod Dupes Are the Cheapest We’ve Ever Seen Them“The charge lasts a long time. They’re also perfect for the gym, and they stay in even when I’m doing cardio circuits.”
    By The Editors
  39. casting
    Hank Azaria to Play Apple CEO Tim Cook in Super PumpedShowtime’s new drama about the rise of Uber.
    By Zoe Haylock
  40. back to the office
    The Great Office-Opening Rollback Has BegunAs tech companies once again pave the way, it feels like March 2020 again.
    By Alissa Walker
  41. the algorithm
    So This Is How TikTok Knows So Much About YouA new report from The Wall Street Journal looks into the app’s much-discussed algorithm.
    By Mia Mercado
  42. pivot
    The Internet Emerged Stronger Than Ever From the PandemicIt was one element of American infrastructure that worked very well.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  43. restaurants
    Restaurants May Finally Get Relief From Grubhub and Uber’s Automatic Sign-upsDelivery services routinely add restaurants to their apps without asking them. Legislators want to make that illegal.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  44. the internet
    Internet Outage Hits Major Websites WorldwideSites including Amazon, CNN, the New York Times, Reddit, and the U.K. government went dark on Tuesday morning, and are still coming back online.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. twitter
    You Can Now Pay Twitter for Your AddictionA new subscription service for people who can’t get enough scrolling.
    By Benjamin Hart
  46. how i get it done
    From Drake’s Entourage to Tech CEOCourtne Smith is an entrepreneur you should know.
    By Devine Blacksher
  47. cryptocurrencies
    The Mysterious Influencer Stock Market Worth $1 BillionThe idea behind BitClout is to create a crypto marketplace for shares in public reputation. But why all the shady tactics?
    By Jen Wieczner
  48. technology
    Europe’s Quest to Fix the InternetThe European Union’s new plan to rein in big tech could force gargantuan companies to behave fairly and reshape the internet around the globe.
    By Vincent Bevins
  49. platform wars
    Why Deplatforming Might Be Useless — Or Worse — in Combating Right-Wing ViolenceThe science isn’t clear yet — but there might be a moderating effect to more public forums like Facebook and Twitter
    By Jesse Singal
  50. capitol riot
    READ: Zuckerberg Says Facebook Will Block Trump ‘Indefinitely’“We believe the risks of allowing the president to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great,” Zuckerberg said.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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