Facing the looming threat of A.I. as a competitor, some publishers are considering an alternative to the internet’s all-powerful algorithms. By John Markoff Reporting from Palo Alto, Calif. A tech ...

A few years back, I tested a toaster with a fancy touchscreen, a computer brain, a whopping price tag, and a surprising inability to make good toast. One particular disappointment was how the bottom ...

Dead Internet Theory originated on the fringes of the internet as a mix of conspiracy and satire about the rise of automation and digital manipulation. The theory suggests that most activity online is ...

In 2001, social theorist bell hooks warned about the dangers of a loveless zeitgeist. In “All About Love: New Visions,” she lamented “the lack of an ongoing public discussion … about the practice of ...