Technology

Why DOJ’s Antitrust Case Against Apple Falls Flat

Green bubbles notwithstanding, Apple isn’t a monopolizing boogeyman.

The DOJ Sues Apple for Alleged Antitrust Violations

Is Apple’s “ecosystem” anti-competitive or good business?

The TikTok Ban’s Free Speech Dilemma

TikTok’s national security risks don’t invalidate free speech concerns.

Optimism in a Time of Doomsaying

American abundance, the Constitution, and today’s technological frontiers are all cause for celebration.

AI Energy Use, Explained

All we’re doing with artificial intelligence takes power—a lot of it.

The Clock TikToks Down

Could the latest congressional push to restrict the popular app succeed?

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The Gemini Debacle Is Just the Beginning

With tough questions about AI alignment up in the air, politics is getting in the way.

Standing Beside History, Yelling ‘Go!’

Part economic history, part techno-optimist manifesto, a new book envisions a conservative embrace of technology’s upsides. Can it happen?

Is the Cure to Male Loneliness … ‘Her’?

Spike Jonze’s AI romance remains a timely meditation on the wonders of and obstacles to intimacy.

A Great Year for Free Market Capitalism in Film

Five movies that captured the thrill and agony of markets, dynamism, risk, and competition.

Smells Like Teen Solitude

Smartphone and parenting trends have pushed off major life milestones.

Biden Is Losing the High-Tech War With China

A new executive order banning investing in certain technologies will barely dent China’s ambitions.

Are AI Experts Worried About Its Threat to Humanity?

Why some are concerned about the seemingly outlandish.

Yellen Seeks Economic Detente With China

‘We believe that the world is big enough for both of our countries to thrive.’

Biden’s ‘Internet for All’ Initiative, Explained

Is the White House’s $42 billion plan to ensure internet access for every family realistic?