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Technology | VoxUncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us.Technology | VoxSkip to main contentThe homepageVoxVox logoExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceListenPodcastWatchVideoMenuThe homepageVoxVox logoNavigation DrawerLogin / Sign UpcloseCloseSearchVideoWatchPodcastListenCrosswordPlayExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceScienceTechnologyClimateHealthMoneyLifeFuture PerfectNewslettersBecome a MemberFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokTechnologyUncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us.InnovationInfluenceFuture of WorkSocial MediaBig TechTechnology & MediaTech policyPrivacy & SecurityPodcastThe rise of artificial intelligence, explainedThe AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?The battle over artificial intelligence is just beginning.By Bryan WalshPodcastThe rise of artificial intelligence, explainedThe AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?The battle over artificial intelligence is just beginning.By Bryan WalshTechnologyThe Elon Musk company you should be worried about right nowThe Trump administration appears to be giving Starlink, a division of SpaceX, preferential treatment.By Adam Clark EstesWorld PoliticsElon Musk’s extensive ties to China, explainedHis business empire needs the Chinese government — and that could warp American policy.By Joshua KeatingTechnologyThe rise of artificial intelligence, explainedUnderstand how ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, and DALL-E are transforming our world — from text and image generation to how we live and work.By Shira TarloThe latest in TechnologyFuture PerfectMar 15The Covid pandemic was catastrophic. But don’t overlook what went right.From mRNA vaccines to remote work, the technologies that blunted the worst of the pandemic.By Bryan WalshTechnologyMar 14The Facebook tell-all Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t want you to read, briefly explainedThe Meta CEO’s commitment to free expression doesn’t apply to embarrassing memoirs.By Adam Clark EstesFuture PerfectMar 14China’s new AI agent Manus calls its own shotsBut can the rest of us trust it?By Kelsey PiperPolicyMar 14Trump and Musk have huge conflicts of interest. Who’s policing them?The White House shouldn’t be a place for people to go enrich themselves.By Abdallah FayyadFuture PerfectMar 13AI is coming for the laptop classRemote work has surged. Is it about to all be automated away?By Dylan MatthewsFuture PerfectMar 8Humanity isn’t asteroid-proof yet. But we’re getting closer.How a new asteroid showed Earth’s planetary defense system at work.By Bryan WalshFuture PerfectMar 8Killing PEPFAR means killing millions of peopleAll to save 0.08 percent of the budget.By Kelsey PiperEven BetterMar 7Screen time reports won’t help you put your phone down. Here’s what can.Why you should make your phone boring.By Adam Clark EstesPoliticsMar 6Seven ways of looking at Elon MuskVox staffers share what they’ve learned that helps them understand this chaotic, mercurial man.By Vox StaffPoliticsMar 4Economic growth is slowing — so Trump wants to redefine “economic growth”The White House is promising to manipulate economic data.By Eric LevitzTrump 2.0, explainedFeb 28Elon Musk’s plans for mass government firings just hit a legal roadblockHere’s what’s next for federal workers.By Nicole NareaCultureFeb 28The strange repulsion of Instagram ReelsDid you just send me an Instagram Reel? Are you trying to kill me?By Alex Abad-SantosFuture PerfectFeb 28The AI that apparently wants Elon Musk to dieX wanted Grok to tell it straight. They didn’t like the result.By Kelsey PiperPoliticsFeb 28The Democrats are unpopular, rudderless — and on track for a comebackTrump and Musk are doing the Democrats’ job for them.By Eric LevitzTechnologyFeb 27Turn off your read receipts. They’re dangerous.These days, bad manners aren’t the only reason read receipts are a bad idea.By Adam Clark EstesPoliticsFeb 27The Trump revolution will be podcastedThe future of American politics is being hashed out on podcasts.By Christian PazTrump 2.0, explainedFeb 27Elon Musk’s big mistake with the IRS, explained in 3 chartsThis DOGE cut could actually cost the government money.By Nicole NareaTrump 2.0, explainedFeb 26Will the backlash to Elon Musk hurt Republicans?Polls show DOGE’s federal government purge is politically polarizing.By Nicole NareaTrump 2.0, explainedFeb 25Elon Musk promised to send checks from all the DOGE savings. Is that for real?Don’t bank on it.By Nicole NareaPoliticsFeb 24Elon Musk’s worldview is eerily similar to his authoritarian granddad’sJoseph Haldeman wanted a dictatorship of engineers. DOGE would have made him proud.By Eric LevitzSupreme CourtFeb 24The Supreme Court hears a challenge to a DEI rule that genuinely needs to goAmes v. Ohio should be an easy — and potentially unanimously decided — case, assuming the Court doesn’t overreach.By Ian MillhiserFuture PerfectFeb 22Trump wants America to shine on AI. DOGE is blundering it.It’s a vital moment for AI policy. DOGE’s mass firings could trash vital expertise.By Kelsey PiperFuture PerfectFeb 21Is AI really thinking and reasoning — or just pretending to?The best answer — AI has “jagged intelligence” — lies in between hype and skepticism.By Sigal SamuelTechnologyFeb 20How to fight back in the war against spam textsRemember: You’re smarter than the scammers.By Adam Clark EstesFuture PerfectFeb 19Meta’s brain-to-text tech is here. We are not remotely ready.Why we should start caring about the right to brain privacy now.By Celia FordThe LogoffFeb 18The fight over everyone’s private tax data, explainedElon Musk’s group is pushing to access the IRS’ most sensitive information.By Patrick ReisFuture PerfectFeb 14Why Elon Musk offered to buy the OpenAI nonprofitOpenAI’s conversion to for-profit is sketchy. Musk’s $97 billion offer shows why.By Kelsey PiperPoliticsFeb 14The key question for Democrats hoping to take down TrumpWhat should the main Democratic message to Americans be right now?By Christian PazDonald TrumpFeb 14This didn’t start with DOGEElon Musk is using the anti-teacher playbook against the entire civil workforce.By Rachel CohenElon MuskFeb 13The lawsuit seeking to kick Elon Musk out of government, explainedThe lawsuit asks a very simple question: Who appointed Musk, and what, exactly, does he do?By Ian MillhiserTechnologyFeb 13AI wants to Google for youThe more agency we give AI assistants, the scarier they get.By Adam Clark EstesPoliticsFeb 7The blatant lie behind Elon Musk’s power grabDOGE isn’t about fixing America’s debt problem.By Eric LevitzPoliticsFeb 6A setback for Elon Musk’s plan to gut the federal workforceThe Logoff explains why yet another Trump ploy got frozen.By Patrick ReisElon MuskFeb 6What a wild conspiracy theory about Politico tells us about how Trump governsTwitter is real life now.By Christian PazTechnologyFeb 6You’re charging your phone wrong. It’s not your fault.Lithium-ion battery technology is imperfect, but it’s not going anywhere.By Adam Clark EstesTrump AdministrationFeb 6The anti-Trump opposition might finally be waking upDemocrats and anti-Trump activists are finally finding their footing. It just took Elon Musk to get them there.By Christian PazTrump 2.0, explainedFeb 5Elon Musk’s secretive government IT takeover, explainedMusk’s growing influence over the government’s digital infrastructure raises concerns about privacy and overreach.By Nicole NareaPoliticsFeb 5America’s constitutional crisis could come to a head in four monthsHow Donald Trump and Elon Musk could use a debt ceiling breach to usurp Congress’s power.By Eric LevitzFuture PerfectFeb 4The worst thing Trump has done so farTens of thousands of people will die if Trump’s war on USAID continues.By Dylan MatthewsEven BetterFeb 3Should you let ChatGPT write your grandma’s obituary?The people turning to generative AI for their most sensitive messages.By Allie VolpePaginationPage 1 of 15NextMost PopularA new Supreme Court case seeks to revive one of the most dangerous ideas from the Great DepressionThis is why Kamala Harris really lostMeasles is back — and more dangerous than you think. 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