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Vox’s coverage of the big players in tech and their monopoly on the industry.

You deserve a better browser than Google ChromeYou deserve a better browser than Google Chrome
Technology

The government’s effort to break up Google will take years. Why not ditch Chrome now?

By Adam Clark Estes
Should you feel guilty about using AI?Should you feel guilty about using AI?
Technology

Your AI-powered iPhone comes with a questionable carbon footprint.

By Adam Clark Estes
Inside OpenAI’s multibillion-dollar gambit to become a for-profit companyInside OpenAI’s multibillion-dollar gambit to become a for-profit company
Future Perfect

OpenAI’s transition isn’t what you think. The stakes are tens of billions of dollars — and the future of AI.

By Kelsey Piper
Your iPhone is probably a satellite phone. Here’s how it could help you.Your iPhone is probably a satellite phone. Here’s how it could help you.
TechnologyMember Exclusive

Cell towers in space are more capable than ever of helping people on the ground.

By Adam Clark Estes
What if the panic over teens and tech is totally wrong?What if the panic over teens and tech is totally wrong?
Technology

The collective freakout about the youth mental health crisis has reached a tipping point.

By Adam Clark Estes
Instagram’s Teen Accounts aren’t really for teensInstagram’s Teen Accounts aren’t really for teens
Technology

What to know about Meta’s new restrictions on young people’s social media use.

By Ellen Ioanes
The perfect escape from our online world
Future Perfect

Why the new luxury is flip phones and vinyl LPs

By Zoë Bernard
Apple’s new AI is magically mediocreApple’s new AI is magically mediocre
Technology

Apple Intelligence is not that scary, not that advanced, and definitely not finished.

By Adam Clark Estes
Why Nvidia triggered a stock market freakoutWhy Nvidia triggered a stock market freakout
Artificial Intelligence

What does Nvidia’s massive stock sell-off tell us about the economy?

By Ellen Ioanes
I’m an AI skeptic. But one critique misses the mark.I’m an AI skeptic. But one critique misses the mark.
Future Perfect

Are tech companies actually pushing AI down our throats?

By Kelsey Piper
Why your Amazon recommendations are getting a little too creepyWhy your Amazon recommendations are getting a little too creepy
Technology

The retail giant now uses your grocery purchases to recommend prescription drugs.

By Adam Clark Estes
The AI safety bill Big Tech hates has passed the California legislatureThe AI safety bill Big Tech hates has passed the California legislature
Future Perfect

Some tech leaders think SB 1047 will kill innovation. It won’t.

By Kelsey Piper
Mark Zuckerberg’s letter about Facebook censorship is not what it seemsMark Zuckerberg’s letter about Facebook censorship is not what it seems
Technology

This is not a win for free speech. It’s a political grenade.

By Adam Clark Estes
How AI’s booms and busts are a distractionHow AI’s booms and busts are a distraction
Future Perfect

However current companies do financially, the big AI safety challenges remain.

By Kelsey Piper
A historic ruling against Google could change the internet as we know itA historic ruling against Google could change the internet as we know it
Big Tech

A new era for search — and regulation of Big Tech — could be imminent.

By Nicole Narea
It’s practically impossible to run a big AI company ethicallyIt’s practically impossible to run a big AI company ethically
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Anthropic was supposed to be the good guy. It can’t be — unless government changes the incentives in the industry.

By Sigal Samuel
Our phones don’t have to make us feel miserableOur phones don’t have to make us feel miserable
Technology

What makes social media better for kids would make phones better for everyone.

By Adam Clark Estes
The hidden cost of your Prime Day purchasesThe hidden cost of your Prime Day purchases
Labor

For Amazon workers, the bevy of sales reinforces the human toll of “same-day delivery, lifetime of injury.”

By Sam Delgado
Prime Day isn’t just for Amazon anymorePrime Day isn’t just for Amazon anymore
Money

Is Amazon’s big made-up shopping holiday past its prime?

By Whizy Kim
Why I quit SpotifyWhy I quit Spotify
Technology

I dove into the scary world of streaming bundles, and now Dolly Parton talks to me while I walk.

By Adam Clark Estes
What, if anything, is AI search good for?What, if anything, is AI search good for?
Technology

Humans are still better than robots at finding correct answers online. Good.

By Adam Clark Estes
Two ways to go wrong in predicting AITwo ways to go wrong in predicting AI
Future Perfect

Why exponential growth can lead us to underestimate some technologies and overestimate others.

By Kelsey Piper
Is Nvidia stock overvalued? It depends on the future of AI.Is Nvidia stock overvalued? It depends on the future of AI.
Business & Finance

It has been a wild few days for Nvidia stock. But the hype isn’t dying down anytime soon.

By Nicole Narea
Misinformation is winning the war on misinformation Misinformation is winning the war on misinformation 
Technology

Online falsehoods are as bad as they‘ve ever been. Does anyone care?

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Apple’s convincing case that AI doesn’t have to be scaryApple’s convincing case that AI doesn’t have to be scary
Technology

Apple Intelligence wants to be the cool dad of artificial intelligence.

By Adam Clark Estes
Biden’s overlooked campaign to protect Americans from Big BusinessBiden’s overlooked campaign to protect Americans from Big Business
Politics

Many Americans are focused on inflation, but from Big Tech to junk fees, Biden is advancing a pro-consumer agenda.

By Nicole Narea
OpenAI insiders are demanding a “right to warn” the public OpenAI insiders are demanding a “right to warn” the public 
Future Perfect

“I’m scared. I’d be crazy not to be,” one former employee tells Vox.

By Sigal Samuel
Is TikTok breaking young voters’ brains?
TikTok

TikTok has made itself into a hub for Gen Z political expression. But as Zoomers change politics, how is the app changing them?

By Christian Paz
This article is OpenAI training dataThis article is OpenAI training data
Technology

AI is holding the internet hostage — and media is no exception.

By Bryan Walsh
Congress’s online child safety bill, explainedCongress’s online child safety bill, explained
Technology

What is the Kids’ Online Safety Act, and why should you care about it?

By A.W. Ohlheiser
You searched Google. The AI hallucinated an answer. Who’s legally responsible?You searched Google. The AI hallucinated an answer. Who’s legally responsible?
Technology

Platforms like Google have been protected from liability, but generative AI could put that at risk.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Is TikTok breaking young voters’ brains?
TikTok

TikTok has made itself into a hub for Gen Z political expression. But as Zoomers change politics, how is the app changing them?

By Christian Paz
AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.
Future Perfect

Why AI agents that could book your vacation or pay your bills are the next frontier in artificial intelligence.

By Kelsey Piper
Apple is facing a new antitrust lawsuit that could dethrone the iPhoneApple is facing a new antitrust lawsuit that could dethrone the iPhone
Technology

Does Apple have a monopoly on smartphones? The Justice Department thinks so.

By Nicole Narea
Reddit is going public. Will its unruly user base revolt?Reddit is going public. Will its unruly user base revolt?
Business & Finance

Reddit could become the next meme stock — or flop.

By Nicole Narea
This AI says it has feelings. It’s wrong. Right?This AI says it has feelings. It’s wrong. Right?
Future Perfect

At what point can we believe that an AI model has reached consciousness?

By Kelsey Piper
TikTok could avoid a ban with a sale. Finding a buyer won’t be easy.TikTok could avoid a ban with a sale. Finding a buyer won’t be easy.
Technology

Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is among those lining up to buy TikTok if Congress enacts a law that forces its Chinese owner to sell.

By Nicole Narea
How Nvidia beat everyone else in the AI raceHow Nvidia beat everyone else in the AI race
Money

The company you might not have heard of is now worth $2 trillion — more than Google or Amazon.

By Whizy Kim
Why Lyft and Uber drivers did their largest strike everWhy Lyft and Uber drivers did their largest strike ever
Politics

The protests spotlight gig workers’ lack of basic labor protections.

By Li Zhou
A brief history of Silicon Valley’s fascination with drugsA brief history of Silicon Valley’s fascination with drugs
Big Tech

Sure, Elon Musk’s into ketamine and Peter Thiel has his doping Olympics, but drugs and tech are nothing new.

By Whizy Kim