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Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire
Today on Decoder, I’m talking to Ryan Mac, a technology reporter at The New York Times and coauthor of the excellent book Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, which came out in 2024. I...
Let us filter AI slop, you cowards
Nobody should be subjected to seeing shrimp Jesus all over their social feeds. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images It's almost impossible to avoid seeing AI-generated content online,...
Let us filter AI slop, you cowards
Nobody should be subjected to seeing shrimp Jesus all over their social feeds. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images It's almost impossible to avoid seeing AI-generated content online,...
AI leaders call for tougher protections against AI-aided bioweapons
Some of the AI industry's biggest rivals have put their many, many grievances aside for a common cause: making it harder for people to use their technology to develop biological weapons. In an open...
AI leaders call for tougher protections against AI-aided bioweapons
Some of the AI industry's biggest rivals have put their many, many grievances aside for a common cause: making it harder for people to use their technology to develop biological weapons. In an open...
This Google Photos update has saved your digital photo frame
Now you don’t have to manually add new photos of loved ones to your grandma’s Aura frame. | Image: Aura Aura's digital photo frames will continue to automatically sync with your Google Photos...
Yes, the Oura Ring 5 is noticeably smaller
From top to bottom: Oura Ring 5, Oura Ring 4 in ceramic, Oura Ring 4 regular, and Oura Ring Gen 3. This is not an Oura Ring 5 review. That's coming later, once I've had enough time to really test...
What’s fueling AI companies’ IPO rush
Elon Musk speaks during a video interview in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 18, 2026. | Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images Welcome to the era of the big three. We’re not talking rappers here — although...
A new investigation reveals why you can’t take meat companies at their word
This is a familiar pattern to animal protection groups: They investigate a farm or meat producer, the company apologizes and promises to change, yet follow-up investigations reveal continued abuse...
How the war in Iran could end affordable air travel
Since the Iran war led to the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, about 20 percent of global oil supply has been choked off, sending prices sky high, especially for jet fuel. So far, the war may...