Are designers to blame for our tech dystopia? It’s complicated

Addictive apps. Persuasive features. Deceptive patterns. Is Big Tech’s ‘defective design’ really a design problem? A ...

Why You Might Already Own SpaceX Shares, Siri’s AI Makeover, and Knicks Owner’s Surveillance Machine

Today on “Uncanny Valley,” we take an early look at the SpaceX IPO and why you might find yourself among the investors without even realizing it.
Android Police

After a decade, YouTube Music users can finally sort playlists the way they want

Chandra Steele has been writing about tech for the entirety of her journalism career. She loves making tough topics easy to understand. Before joining Android Police, Chandra was senior features ...
The Hollywood Reporter

SXSW London Presents New Music in Unorthodox Settings at a Time “Algorithms Are Flattening the Way We Experience Culture”

"You can get away from those screens and experience real music cultures, distinct diasporic cultures alongside each other" and hear "what's next," says head of music Adem Holness about the second ...

AI is helping gas stations collude to raise California fuel prices, lawsuit says

A federal lawsuit accuses gas station operators in California of using AI-powered software to illegally collude and raise prices ...
Android Police

For the first time, I can tell YouTube what I want to watch instead of the other way around

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...