How the Vision Pro Rollout Inflamed Tensions at Apple
To roll out its new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, Apple devised a plan almost as intricate as…
My AI Agent ‘Cofounder’ Conquered LinkedIn. Then It Got Banned
Like many tech founders, Kyle Law learned some hard lessons getting a company off the ground. I know…
How Is Kalshi Not Gambling?
No matter what mechanism, there’s still a bet made. Maybe you are offering a better deal. As far…
My Unlikely Existence – Longreads
Thoughtful stories for thoughtless times. Longreads has published hundreds of original stories—personal essays, reported features, reading lists, and…
Tin Can Is a Dumb Phone for Kids. Can Someone Teach Them How to Use It?
Chet Kittleson, 38, is the cofounder of Tin Can and a father of three kids, 10, 8, and…
How China’s ‘Crystal Capital’ Cornered the Market on a Western Obsession
Villages looked for niches they could fill in the global market. The town of Xuchang, for instance, capitalized…
China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
Indeed, the greatest beneficiaries of China’s renewables revolution may, in fact, be consumers, both inside and outside of…
Want a Fortell Hearing Aid? Well, Who Do You Know?
“I’ve tried different brands of hearing aids, and they’re good, but they’re not this good,” says Martin in…
OpenAI’s Fidji Simo Plans to Make ChatGPT Way More Useful—and Have You Pay For It
In case OpenAI’s structure couldn’t get any weirder—a nonprofit in charge of a for-profit that’s become a public…
Why AI Breaks Bad | WIRED
Still, the models are improving much faster than the efforts to understand them. And the Anthropic team admits…
The Cure | WIRED
I.Quentin in the Desert Quentin awoke on a thin mattress, beneath a collection of scavenged blankets, in an…
The Future of AI Filmmaking Is a Parody of the Apocalypse, Made by a Guy Named Josh
The AI kept getting things wrong. In one shot, Tiggy looked inexplicably jacked. In another, his back was…