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Apple wants you to believe it will save your life — and maybe the world
But only if you buy an iPhone and Apple Watch
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Why the US is struggling to break up Big Tech
The domestic harms don't outweigh the global benefits of Silicon Valley's power
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Roundup: The final days of the writers strike?
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Elon Musk wants to relive his start-up days. He’s repeating the same mistakes.
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The ChatGPT revolution is another tech fantasy
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Apple's Vision Pro headset deserves to be ridiculed
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Why Silicon Valley is bringing eugenics back
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The media's failure on Elon Musk
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Dissecting the AI hype

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Generative AI closes off a better future
Ursula Le Guin said we must be able to imagine freedom. AI traps us in the past.
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Don't look into the Orb
Worldcoin is an exploitative crypto project with a new coat of AI paint
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The ChatGPT revolution is another tech fantasy
Generative AI will enrich investors and be deployed against everyone else
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The truth about Elon Musk

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The media's failure on Elon Musk
After building him up, they need to tear him down
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Why Silicon Valley is bringing eugenics back
Elon Musk is the most prominent face of the effort to protect tech's privilege
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Elon Musk wants to relive his start-up days. He’s repeating the same mistakes.
What PayPal’s history teaches us about Elon Musk’s management of Twitter
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What’s driving the Hollywood strikes

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Debating the future of transportation

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The erosion of social media

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