My uncanny AI valentines
Phoebe Callas, 30, is not real, but she was an AI companion I went on a speed date with.
Hopping over a pile of dirty snow, I arrived on a frigid February evening at a wine bar in midtown, a pur...
A powerful tool of resistance is already in your hands
In an eyewitness video analyzed frame by frame by The New York Times, Alex Pretti raises one hand and holds a phone in the other. Federal agents tackle him, and one appears to find and remove a...
Returning stolen artifacts becomes a thrilling heist in Relooted
Colonialism is not merely about occupying nations. It's a project of mass violence, part of which involves total erasure and the widespread theft of some of the most culturally significant arti...
An Emergency Guide for Salvaging Ski Season
Here’s a cold dose of reality: This year’s ski season in the American West has been pretty bleak.
Many of the reliable powder stashes of Utah, Colorado and California have struggled with record-l...
Ring’s Flock breakup doesn’t fix its real problem
The most striking thing about Ring's statement that it had parted ways with Flock Safety is what the home security company didn't say. There was no mention of the public backlash around ties to...
