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.

SHAPE SHIFTERS

Whether exercise is already part of your daily routine or you've just embarked on a sweat-based self-improvement plan, this collection of workout gear will help you level up.

Cloud Support: Are Mental Health Apps Helpful?

\"Everyone's so gung ho about therapy these days. I've been curious myself, but I'm not ready to commit to paying for it. A mental health app seems like it could be a decent stepping stone. But are they actually helpful?\" -Mindful Skeptic

SCALING UP

How one Scottish startup is using data as bait to lure the very analog seafood industry into the 21st century.

DRIP, BABY, DRIP

To produce pure hydrogen, just inject the right microbes into depleted oil wells. The technique could help fuel a zero-carbon future.

Juggling Act

Working from home makes it easier to secretly take on multiple full-time tech jobs. The extra cash is nice-but overlapping Zooms can be tricky.

The Rise and Fall of Alphabay, Part 2: Into the Trap

The stunning culmination of a worldwide quest to capture the dark web's biggest kingpin-and destroy the underworld economy he ruled.

Feed Me

Pitcher plants are beautiful, rare, and life-consuming-in every way. How one collector's obsession became a nightmare.

Inside Facebook's conscience

Mark Zuckerberg established the oversight board to investigate how Meta handles controversial posts. Two years in, the panel's members want to expand their mission and transform the way social platforms work.

A tweet before dying

The revolutionary internet is over, and we don't have much to show for it. A new start is out there, somewhere.

The Hibernator's Guide to the Galaxy

Scientists are on the verge of figuring out how to put humans in a state of suspended animation. It could be the key to colonizing Mars.

The Big Fight Over 403 Very Small Wasps

Earth is teeming with unknown species, and they're dying off faster than ever. Now biologists are in an urgent battle over an old question: how should humanity catalog life?

Meeting of Music Minds

MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Dear Cloud Support: "I'm a white person, and despite there being a range of skin tones available for emoji these days, I still just choose the original Simpsons-esque yellow. Is this insensitive to people of color?" -True Colors

I realize, True Colors, that this discussion has probably only complicated the dilemma you posed, rather than simplified it.

SEE NO EVIL

Companies pay millions to get their digital ads in front of humans. Shady networks show them to bots instead. And everyone is fine with this.

HIGH IMPACT

Photographer Neil Buckland captures the mosaic of minerals in meteorites.

The Digital Payments Mastermind

DIARY OF AN ENTREPRENEUR

ONCE MOORE

Rereading the most influential article of the 20th century.

Tara McGowan – Ms. Info

A former Democratic millions into Meta's ad operative is sinking networks to build a digital media machine for the left. Her strategy: Target potential voters with grabby local news stories, then get them to the polls.

Stay

The search for a pill that can help dogs, and eventually humans, live longer.

Fully Charged

EV companies are figuring out ways to turn a car's frame into a giant battery, making their vehicles cheaper, roomier, and able to go twice as far.

Nils Frahm – Stranger Thing

On his new album, German audio artist Nils Frahm adds a spooky instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin to his eclectic aural menagerie.