‘Something Big Is Happening’ + A.I. Rocks the Romance Novel Industry + One Good Thing

By:Kevin Roose · Casey Newton · Whitney Jones · Rachel Cohn · Vjeran Pavic · Katie McMurran · Dan Powell · Elisheba Ittoop · Marion Lozano · Rowan Niemisto and Alyssa Moxley

13 February 2026 at 07:00

“I do think we are reaching an inflection point in people’s feelings and senses about A.I. and where it’s going.”

Elon Musk’s Mega-Merger + We Test Google’s Project Genie + What’s Next for Moltbook Creator

NYT: Technology

By:Kevin Roose · Casey Newton · Rachel Cohn · Whitney Jones · Vjeran Pavic · Katie McMurran · Dan Powell · Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto

6 February 2026 at 07:00

“A very valuable and profitable company in SpaceX has acquired a cash furnace named xAI.”

Moltbook Mania Explained

NYT: Technology

By:Kevin Roose · Casey Newton · Whitney Jones · Rachel Cohn · Vjeran Pavic · Katie McMurran · Dan Powell and Alyssa Moxley

4 February 2026 at 07:00

Is this the year the internet changes forever?

Tech Grapples With ICE + Casey Tries Clawdbot, a Risky New A.I. Assistant + HatGPT

NYT: Technology

By:Kevin Roose · Casey Newton · Rachel Cohn · Whitney Jones · Vjeran Pavic · Chris Wood · Dan Powell · Elisheba Ittoop and Rowan Niemisto

30 January 2026 at 07:00

In Minneapolis, it has become a battle of phone versus phone.

Will ChatGPT Ads Change OpenAI? + Amanda Askell Explains Claude’s New Constitution

NYT: Technology

By:Kevin Roose · Casey Newton · Whitney Jones · Rachel Cohn · Vjeran Pavic · Chris Wood · Dan Powell · Marion Lozano · Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong

23 January 2026 at 07:00

“The question is not are these first couple of ads that we’re seeing from OpenAI going to be good or not? It’s whether two or three years from now, ChatGPT is being steered toward ad-friendly topics.”

Jonathan Haidt Strikes Again + What You Vibecoded + An Update on the Forkiverse

NYT: Technology

By:Kevin Roose · Casey Newton · Rachel Cohn · Whitney Jones · Vjeran Pavic · Katie McMurran · Dan Powell · Leah Shaw Dameron and Alyssa Moxley

16 January 2026 at 07:00

“If we can’t win on social media, then we definitely can’t win on A.I.,” says Haidt.

Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey Busts a Reddit Hoax

NYT: Technology

By:Kevin Roose · Casey Newton · Whitney Jones · Rachel Cohn · Vjeran Pavic · Katie McMurran · Dan Powell · Marion Lozano and Diane Wong

9 January 2026 at 11:47

“This is a story about how a tool can be used to try to affect politics and in particular to minimize women, denigrate them and push them out of the conversation.”