Can Using the Light Phone III Help Cure ‘Brain Rot’?
Dear readers, I have a confession: I am suffering from an ailment that the younger ones call “brain rot,” the inability to think deeply after too much scrolling on my…
Used Tesla Market Heats Up as Owners Sell to Protest Elon Musk
For the last several months, Ken Harvey has been cultivating a budding side business for his Honda and Mazda dealerships in Northern California: selling used Teslas. A few times a…
The White House Frames the Past by Erasing Parts of It
Soon after the new administration arrived, things began to go missing from the White House website. They weren’t just the partisan policy platforms that typically disappear during a presidential transition.…
Man Employs A.I. Avatar in Legal Appeal, and Judge Isn’t Amused
Jerome Dewald sat with his legs crossed and his hands folded in his lap in front of an appellate panel of New York State judges, ready to argue for a…
How Tariffs Are Hitting Digital Commerce Companies
This year was supposed to be a banner moment for digital commerce companies. Klarna, the digital payments giant, was gearing up for an initial public offering. So was Chime, the…
Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Rattling Even Meta
When President Trump announced sweeping tariffs this week, some of the biggest tech companies had obvious reasons for worry. Apple, Dell and Oracle — which rely on hardware and global…
Trump Extends Deadline for a TikTok Deal
President Trump on Friday granted TikTok another reprieve by announcing he would extend the deadline for when the popular app had to make a deal to be separated from its…
Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’
President Trump and Europe are clashing over tariffs, the war in Ukraine and the very purpose of the European Union’s existence. But they are also divided over free speech —…
E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk’s X
European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, for breaking a landmark law to combat illicit content and disinformation, said four people with knowledge…
Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots
On a recent morning, I knocked on the front door of a handsome two-story home in Redwood City, Calif. Within seconds, the door was opened by a faceless robot dressed…