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SAVE THE METAVERSE!

The internet is already ruined, but there's still a chance for the virtual universe to follow a different path.

THE GREAT COMPRESSION

Before my father passed away, I promised him I would digitally archive his papers. It became a meditation on loss-and lossiness.

Can We Slow Down Aging?

Twinn Health uses MRI scanning and Al to gain personalised insights into a patient's health and detect preventable disease early

Who Watches the Watchers?

A tiny security blog went up against China's biggest surveillance camera companies and ignited a new battle in the US-China tech war.

ChatGPT Has Entered the Classroom

The Al chatbot has stoked fears of an educational apocalypse. Some teachers see it as a sorely needed reboot.

"Turn Your Own Wrenches"

Six years ago, I moved my family into a 50-year-old RV-not just to see America, but to test my belief that anything worth fixing can be fixed.

JOY RIDE

Warmer weather and longer days make spring the best season for biking. It's also the perfect time to upgrade your steed, whether you're an electric enthusiast or an oldschool pedal pusher.

GENERATIVE AI'S DIRTY SECRET

Fortifying search engines with ChatGPT-grade smarts could require a fivefold increase in computing power, with the carbon emissions to match.

MARGARET ATWOOD, OPTIMIST

The literary legend on her new story collection, ChatGPT, dystopias, and why she's hopeful about the future.

HOME KEY

Forget crypto, VR, AI. When it comes to empowering humans, new tech has nothing on the well-tempered clavier.

THERE IS NO CURE

New drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic may help people lose weight, but what we really need is a treatment for fatphobia.

BACK TO THE ANALOG FUTURE

COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN DIGITAL FOR HALF A CENTURY, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO RESURRECT THE CLUNKERS OF YESTERYEAR?

PLUME AND DOOM

IN THE ARCTIC, THAWING PERMAFROST IS UNLEASHING CLOUDS OF PLANET-HEATING METHANE. SCIENTISTS RELY ON AN ARSENAL OF TECH TO GET A HANDLE ON JUST HOW NASTY THE PROBLEM IS.

I SAW THE FACE OF GOD IN A CHIP FACTORY

INSIDE TSMC, THE MYSTERIOUS TAIWANESE COMPANY AT THE CENTER OF THE GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.

much ado about buy nothing

How an idealistic community for exchanging free stuff tried to break away from Facebook, and ended up breaking apart.

THE FENTANYL KING

With no future in Iraq, a former translator for the US military emigrated to Texas to start a new life. He ended up becoming one of the biggest drug dealers on the dark web.

THE SPACEPORT AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

A TINY VILLAGE IN SCOTLAND IS BETTING ITS FUTURE ON ROCKET LAUNCHES. BUT THE SCHEME MAY THREATEN THE FRAGILE LANDSCAPEAND THE AMBITIONS OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST POWERFUL LANDOWNER.

DEPTН CHARGE

Companies are gearing up to MINE the SEAFLOOR, targeting rocks rich with metals that are essential to our EV-powered future. THE BIG QUESTION: How much OCEAN are we willing to SACRIFICE?

THIS is a PHILOSOPHER on DRUGS

I WAS AT THE LOWEST POINT IN MY LIFE. I NEEDED A MIND-ALTERING JOLT.

THE GREENEST TECH

A Paris startup is genetically modifying houseplants to scrub toxins from the air in homes and businesses, but it may take a jungle's worth to make a difference.

THE HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS OF THE METAVERSE

Virtual landowners have found a way to put their investments to work-by porting the class system to the cloud.

STREAM COME TRUE

If a famous influencer you wish to be, you must answer these questions three.

NO, I CAN'T LET YOU HAVE THIS

The easy gratification of little viral lies is costing us more than it's worth.

Engines of Wow

Generative AI can now make better art than most humans.Soon it will transform how we design just about everything.

The Time is Right for Porn

Let Twitter be the site it’s always been.

Winging It

Amazon got into the air cargo business to guarantee fast delivery» But when a risk-taking tech giant tries to commandeer a risk-averse industry, not everything goes smoothly

Pedro Pascal – "I'm Not a Tough Guy."

Pedro pascal cares about you. He's also self-conscious about caring about you. This is exactly what makes him great.

CRYPTO KEEPER

iPod mastermind Tony Fadell made Ledger's new hardware wallet - a tiny vault for digital cash-flashy and fun. Plus, with this gadget you'll never get FTX'd.

Decoding THE Carbon Bomb

Since 2015, Exxon has discovered 11 billion barrels of oil off the coast of Guyana. Now one lawyer is going up against the petroleum behemoth-and her own country-in a bid to stop the drilling before disaster strikes.

MAX LEVCHIN'S WAR ON CREDIT CARDS

The PayPal cofounder on why his \"buy now, pay later\" company Affirm is a healthier way to borrow, what caused the techlash, and Elon Musk's Twitter.