Chris Stokel-Walker

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Elon Musk’s New Twitter Superpower Is Dangerous

Musk has also restricted the use of his Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine and made statements that have been interpreted as supporting Russia’s claims to Ukrainian territory. Musk’s other company, Tesla, relies...

Twitter’s API Crackdown Will Hit More Than Just Bots

On February 13, Twitter is expected to end free access to its API, or application programming interface, the backend access that lets people build bots to automatically post and respond to tweets...

The Generative AI Race Has a Dirty Secret

In early February, first Google, then Microsoft, announced major overhauls to their search engines. Both tech giants have spent big on building or buying generative AI tools, which use large language models...

Boeing’s 747 Should Have Been Retired Years Ago

The 1,574th and final 747, which rolled off Boeing’s production line in Everett, Washington, on January 31, is destined for a life shipping goods around the world on behalf of the New...

Big Tech Is Really Bad at Firing People

“It’s personally embarrassing for myself to have to explain to friends and family members why I’m getting fired,” says one former Meta employee, who was fired as part of the company’s layoffs in...

The Collapse of the UK’s Electric Vehicle Champion

Britishvolt was meant to be the UK’s answer to Tesla. By 2024, it was supposed to be producing hundreds of thousands of lithium-ion batteries a year for the British automotive sector, and...

San Francisco Has Reversed Its Killer Robot Plan

A week is a long time in politics—particularly when considering whether it’s okay to grant robots the right to kill humans on the streets of San Francisco.In late November, the city’s board...

They Wanted a Baby, Then Twitter Fired Them

Jane—not her real name—has wanted a baby for years. The Twitter employee, whose identity has been protected because she is unable to speak to the press under the terms of her contract,...

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