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Our reporters investigate every significant event in the tech world. We speak to companies, witness events from the ground, and test products so you can get essential first-hand insights on the latest news.

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My baby deer plushie told me that Mitski’s dad was a CIA operative

Fawn Friends is a befuddling mix of AI companionship, fantasy lore, and social robots. AI Burt Reynolds is also involved.

Victoria Song
How Iran out-shitposted the White House

The truth favored the Iranian regime. AI slop carried its message better.

Sarah Jeong
Is the ‘Holy Grail of batteries’ finally ready to bless us with its presence?

Finnish startup Donut Lab claims it’s made a solid-state battery breakthrough. Whether you believe it or not, the technology does appear to be more than just hype.

Andrew J. Hawkins
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Brandon Widder and Sheena Vasani
I tested three Windows laptops in the MacBook Neo’s price range — there’s no contest

The cut corners of these Asus, Lenovo, and Acer laptops are glaringly obvious next to the Neo.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
The Miniature Wife was an exercise in visual trickery

VFX supervisor Ashley Bernes had to think big to make the show’s heroine feel small.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
The vibes are off at OpenAI

OpenAI is juggling public controversies, strategy shifts, and increasing competition.

Hayden Field
Sorry kid, drones are for war now

The DJI ban was just the beginning.

Sean Hollister
Suno is a music copyright nightmare

It makes it easy to flood streaming with AI Beyoncé ripoffs.

Terrence O'Brien
A folk musician became a target for AI fakes and a copyright troll

Murphy Campbell plays public domain ballads, but YouTube accepted the copyright claim anyway.

Terrence O'Brien
Really, you made this without AI? Prove it

Human creators want an ‘AI-free’ label, but can’t agree which one.

Jess Weatherbed
No Kings is taking back Americana

The right wing used to have a stranglehold on traditionally American iconography. Now the flag and the Constitution are symbols for the left.

Sarah Jeong
Art schools are being torn apart by AI

Institutions are teaching creatives to utilize AI, even if some students and faculty hate the technology.

Jess Weatherbed
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

J.K. Rowling has made it abundantly clear that she will continue using her fortune to harm transgender people.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Why OpenAI killed Sora

Too much compute, too much competition, and skeptical investors.

Hayden Field
Returning from a humanitarian aid trip to Cuba, Americans have phones seized at US airport

CBP agents at Miami International Airport briefly detained 20 activists, 18 of whom had their phones taken.

Gaby Del Valle
The photo mode consultant helping you take better video game screenshots

Ludovic ‘Shinobi’ Helme has worked on games ranging from Cyberpunk 2077 to Expedition 33.

Khee Hoon Chan
Judge sides with Anthropic to temporarily block the Pentagon’s ban

Judge Lin wrote that ‘punishing Anthropic … is classic illegal First Amendment retaliation.’

Hayden Field