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Analysis

Sometimes the news can be complicated and nuanced, which is why our experts go deeper into the most important developments and trends in the tech world to help you understand how they might evolve through analysis, explainers, critical takes, and expert points of view.

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Sean Hollister
Instead of taking the internet away from kids, let’s build a better one

Would a Big Tech tax for kid-focused nonprofit platforms be complicated? Sure. Where we’re headed is worse.

Adi Robertson
The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself

Readers are scrambling to develop ways to detect whether generative AI was used to write fanworks. The results are questionable.

Jess Weatherbed
After a great start, DC’s new cinematic universe is already slowing down

Supergirl’s less-than-stellar debut is a reminder that the DCU is fighting an uphill battle.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Inside the room where the smart home industry is still betting on Matter

At the CSA’s inaugural Unify conference, the mood was optimistic but realistic. Matter hasn’t delivered on its promise — but I left convinced that it still can.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Anthropic’s Mythos mess is only getting worse

The White House standoff could have dire implications for the US AI industry.

Hayden Field
EverQuest Legends is a powerful nostalgia machine

Take me home, Commonlands roads

TC Sottek
Can anyone look cool wearing Snap’s $2,000 glasses?

Short answer: Of course not.

Victoria Song
Pour one out for Roku City

Under Lachlan Murdoch’s leadership, Roku will become a doorway to all things Fox.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
X-Men ’97 has what Masters of the Universe is missing

The two projects highlight how it takes more than nostalgia to reinvigorate a franchise.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
My first 24 hours with Siri AI on the Mac

Siri is better, but its limitations are much more obvious on a Mac than an iPhone.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Apple’s AI promises are finally, almost, sort of here

The company is going all in on AI agents, but how will its years-late promises compete in today’s AI market?

Hayden Field
Apple dials down Liquid Glass, and the Mac looks way better for it

Initial impressions of macOS Golden Gate’s design refinements show promise, but there’s still lots to come.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Let us filter AI slop, you cowards

Online platforms could prove whether AI labels work by giving us a filter option, but then they’d have to face reality.

Jess Weatherbed
Microsoft and OpenAI broke up — now they’re ready to fight

‘We have to prove that we can do everything that we need to from the ground up,’ said AI chief Mustafa Suleyman.

Hayden Field and Tom Warren
This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton

Nvidia’s RTX Spark ‘superchip’ shows promise for Windows laptops. But it also comes at the worst time.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Xbox and PlayStation have a lot to prove

The game industry is in turmoil, but Summer Game Fest could be a place for the big console makers to show strength.

Andrew Webster
Marathon’s second season is a chance for Bungie to turn things around

In the volatile world of live-service shooters, the game needs to stop wasting players’ time.

Nick Statt
The SpaceX IPO is great for Elon Musk and terrible for you

The biggest public offering ever is financial nihilism’s final form.

Elizabeth Lopatto