Artificial-intelligence startups, like the makers of the “smart” web browser Dia, are being acquired for vast sums. But it’s ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Google's Circle to Search tool just got a bit more useful, as it can now continuously translate text while scrolling. Until now, people had to restart the process every time the content on the screen ...

Earn by scrolling: New job turns social media habit into a profession In an unusual twist of the digital age, the once-dreaded habit of doomscrolling is now being turned into a full-time job.

For the past two years, a group of friends and I have gathered each Wednesday to discuss our progress on a famously grueling book, beginning with Infinite Jest and The Power Broker and continuing with ...

In the modern digital landscape, the habit of endless scrolling has become a pervasive challenge. It consumes time, diminishes focus, and often leaves you feeling unfulfilled. We’ve all been there: a ...

Isaac Gemal created WikiTok, an infinite scrolling Wikipedia, when a viral tweet triggered demand for its creation. He says he resisted adding algorithms to WikiTok to help people explore the internet ...

In July 2024, Diamond's powerful light enabled a team from the nearby Bodleian Libraries to scan a 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll. The scroll, one of three housed at the libraries, was studied on ...

“Superbloom,” by Nicholas Carr, and “The Sirens’ Call,” by the MSNBC host Chris Hayes, argue that we are ill equipped to handle the infinite scroll of the information age. Nonfiction “Superbloom,” by ...