9 November 2022
Cyberpunk, once a hi-tech picture of the future, now feels passe. A new adaption of sci-fi novel The Peripheral gives a fresh perspective on how tech could transform humanity, says Annalee Newitz
12 October 2022
Apps that create images based on text can deliver amazing results, but there are problems with the data sets some are trained on and the lack of compensation for artists, says Annalee Newitz
14 September 2022
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and their ilk were meant to let us chat freely in a digital public square, but the firms running social media are just as corporate as old media, says Annalee Newitz
17 August 2022
Campsite coding Deerpunk costumes, tacos delivered by drones and a game called "Beerocracy" featured at this year's ToorCamp for hackers – it was a blast, writes Annalee Newitz
2 March 2022
There's plenty of excitement about a new, decentralised version of the internet. It is largely still a fantasy, but scammers are using it to lure in unsuspecting victims, writes Annalee Newitz
2 February 2022
The recent case of a driverless car that tried to escape its handlers might make us laugh, but it also warns us about what could happen when AI is given a "body", writes Annalee Newitz
