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What Silicon Valley Buys to Spoil Its Pets

Penny Lane, a Boykin spaniel living in the East Bay, is a bolter. It comes naturally to her: The Boykin, which is the state dog of South Carolina, was bred to fetch game during a hunt. “We live in...

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Annie Goldsmith

The Big Read

AI Isn’t the Enemy for Some Schools Anymore—Flaky Startups Are

Could AI actually make life easier for teachers? Some schools are seeking to answer that question by using the technology to help with the most tedious aspects of their jobs. But doubts about AI run deep in education.

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Paris Martineau

The Top 5

What Tech Moguls Should Wear for Fall Conference Season: The Summer’s Red-Hot Power Color

White for summer is nothing new, but 2024 embraced the hue at a whole new level. From sandals to sun hats and everything in between, shades of white dominated the most stylish wardrobes over the...

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Antonina Jedrzejczak

The Big Read

The Aging Videogame That Fuels Fake Wars

Arma 3, a cult-favorite computer game with hyperrealistic military action, has become an unending font of misinformation. Its creators won’t change a thing.

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Simon Parkin

Media and Entertainment

HBO’s Surprise Sunday Night Wager

Konrad Kay and Mickey Down were out at a party near the end of 2023 when they received word from HBO that their show, “Industry,” would move from its home on Monday evenings to the television...

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Josh Duboff

The Big Read

Welcome to Fakesville: Inside an AI Nightmare That Tore Apart a School

Our monthslong reporting into racist audio that went viral at Pikesville High shows the enormous damage a digital fake can wrought—and how easy it is to make one. Even more unsettling: Similar events could happen anywhere, and they almost certainly will.

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David Kushner

THC Drinks Are a Fizzy Market. They Taste Pretty Good, Too

Jake Bullock, a former Bain consultant in San Francisco turned cannabis entrepreneur, has bet tens of millions in venture capital on his bold vision for making drinks that get you just a little bit...

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Ryan Sutton

The Firebrand Investor Who Can Explain Trump’s Rise in Tech

Joe Lonsdale thinks he knows why MAGA seems to hold greater sway than ever in Silicon Valley.

What Silicon Valley Buys to Spoil Its Pets

AI Isn’t the Enemy for Some Schools Anymore—Flaky Startups Are

Could AI actually make life easier for teachers? Some schools are seeking to answer that question by using the technology to help with the most tedious aspects of their jobs. But doubts about AI run deep in education.

What Tech Moguls Should Wear for Fall Conference Season: The Summer’s Red-Hot Power Color

The Aging Videogame That Fuels Fake Wars

Arma 3, a cult-favorite computer game with hyperrealistic military action, has become an unending font of misinformation. Its creators won’t change a thing.

HBO’s Surprise Sunday Night Wager

Welcome to Fakesville: Inside an AI Nightmare That Tore Apart a School

Our monthslong reporting into racist audio that went viral at Pikesville High shows the enormous damage a digital fake can wrought—and how easy it is to make one. Even more unsettling: Similar events could happen anywhere, and they almost certainly will.

THC Drinks Are a Fizzy Market. They Taste Pretty Good, Too