Editors' Picks Articles

Jeff Rumage

Updated on July 20, 2026

Paramount has outbid Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Between antitrust concerns and Trump’s involvement, here’s what we know about the deal so far.

Jenny Lyons-Cunha

Updated on July 20, 2026

Marked as a national security threat, TikTok was banned by a court ruling, shut down and relaunched all in the span of a week. Now, a U.S. version of the app is managed by a newly formed entity who oversees data management and changes to its algorithm.

Jeff Rumage

Updated on July 16, 2026

Research on AI-related employment trends is notoriously contradictory, with conflicting findings often stemming from differences in data sets and uneven AI adoption, raising questions about how AI’s effect on the labor market should be measured.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on July 16, 2026

As concerns about the societal impacts of artificial intelligence and social media continue to rise, more people are starting to embrace a more analog way of life. Welcome to the post-tech era.

Richard D. Johnson

Updated on July 16, 2026

AI usage is surging, but we haven’t seen a productivity boost in macro-level economic data. Are the benefits just a mirage?

Ilman Shazhaev

Updated on July 16, 2026

AI infrastructure is still treated as a data-center story, but billions of underused GPUs already sit much closer to users. The next infrastructure boom relies on putting them to good use.

Brooke Becher

Updated on July 14, 2026

From Meta’s new AR glasses to OpenAI’s mystery device, Silicon Valley is racing to build the next AI-first heir to the smartphone. The winner could not only dominate the hardware market, but reshape our entire relationship with artificial intelligence.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on July 14, 2026

OpenAI and legendary tech designer Jony Ive are collaborating on a new, secretive AI-powered device. Here’s what we know about the project so far — and how it could revolutionize the way we use artificial intelligence forever.

Jeff Rumage

Updated on July 14, 2026

OpenAI got “distracted by side quests” and is now refocusing on enterprise tools that generate revenue. We take inventory of all of the company’s side projects, including the ones it’s recently abandoned.

Brooke Becher

Updated on July 14, 2026

In a post-Roe era, these companies revised their own policies to provide their employees with safe routes to reproductive healthcare.