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Charlie Warzel

Charlie Warzel

The New York Times

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Sphere Is the Mind Killer

What it’s like to groove on Earth’s only LED moon In Las Vegas last Friday, I watched a Godzilla-sized puppy give a tongue bath to some 18,000...

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The TikTok Ban Is a Disaster, Even if You Support It

No one has a plan for the app. So: You’ve decided to force a multibillion-dollar technology company with ties to China to divest from its powerful...

25.04.2024 20

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Welcome to the Golden Age of User Hostility

They don’t make ’em like they used to! What happens when a smart TV becomes too smart for its own good? The answer, it seems, is more intrusive...

11.04.2024 10

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We’re All Just Fodder

What Kate Middleton proved about the internet It was always going to end this way. The truth about Kate Middleton’s absence is far less funny,...

23.03.2024 60

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It Is the Best and Worst of Times for Air Travel

Is flying less safe? Or are we just paying closer attention? Somewhere over Colorado this weekend, while I sat in row 21F, my plane began to buck,...

20.03.2024 4

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Kate Middleton and the End of Shared Reality

Nothing is true and everything is possible. If you’re looking for an image that perfectly showcases the confusion and chaos of a...

11.03.2024 3

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Please Upgrade to 1TB If You Want to See Your Baby Again

The cloud is holding my memories hostage. Here I was, going about my day and minding my own business, when a notification popped up on my phone that...

08.03.2024 8

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Kate Middleton Has Everyone Talking Like a Conspiracy Theorist

The princess of Wales has not been seen in weeks, and people can’t stop asking questions. Earlier this week, I woke up, checked my phone, and...

29.02.2024 5

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What Is Joe Biden Doing on TikTok?

Not even the president can bend the internet to his will. On Monday evening, Jon Stewart returned to the hosting chair of The Daily Show after nearly...

15.02.2024 10

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A Simple Theory for Why the Internet Is So Conspiratorial

Welcome to the era of “evidence maximalism.” On Friday afternoon, news broke that the beloved actor Carl Weathers had died peacefully in his sleep...

08.02.2024 7

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Plagiarism Is the Next ‘Fake News’

Something much simpler than generative AI is driving the new culture war. The 2024 culture wars have begun in earnest, coalescing around the...

11.01.2024 3

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A Second Life for My Beloved Dog

A simple iPhone feature unexpectedly changed how I grieved. Peggy was my first dog—the dog I waited 28 patient years for. I finally met her on...

05.01.2024 20

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The Year We Embraced Our Destruction

In 2023, fears about AI run amok commingled with memes about an allegedly deadly lemonade. The sounds came out of my mouth with an unexpected urgency....

29.12.2023 10

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Nobody Knows What’s Happening Online Anymore

Why you’ve probably never heard of the most popular Netflix show in the world You are currently logged on to the largest version of the internet...

18.12.2023 4

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Please Stop Paying George Santos for Clout

Politicians should not be influencers. This holiday season, why not give that special someone something truly timeless: a recording of a disgraced...

12.12.2023 7

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One Year In, ChatGPT’s Legacy Is Clear

The technology is less important than the ideas it represents. ChatGPT is one year old today, and it’s accomplished a lot in its first trip around...

01.12.2023 10

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The Money Always Wins

Whether he lands at Microsoft or successfully retakes the throne at OpenAI, one thing is certain about Sam Altman’s future. It’s been four full...

22.11.2023 20

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Sphere and Loathing in Las Vegas

My night in front of the world’s largest LED screen The moment I first laid eyes on the Sphere, from a cramped window seat on approach over the Las...

14.11.2023 4

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Social Media Broke Up With News. So Did Readers.

The truth about Big Tech’s relationship with journalism is much more complicated than it appears. Over the past decade, Silicon Valley has learned...

03.11.2023 2

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AI Photos Will Mess With Your Memories

The smartphone camera roll is a digital diary. What happens when the images inside are more perfect than real? There is a commercial following me...

20.10.2023 10

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The Global Town Square Is in Ruins

The Israel-Hamas war reveals how broken our online media environment really is. Social media has, once again, become the window through which the...

12.10.2023 2

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This Is What It Feels Like When Big Tech Wins

High-profile lawsuits against Google and Amazon have revealed Silicon Valley’s vise grip on our lives. Living online means never quite understanding...

07.10.2023 5

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The Tragedy of Google Search

With a landmark antitrust trial underway, a giant of the modern web is buckling under its own weight. What is Google Search in 2023? A site that...

22.09.2023 30

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What Is Privacy?

In 2023, that’s a complicated question with a complicated answer. We are all shedding data like skin cells. Almost everything we do with, or simply...

12.09.2023 10

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Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate

What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it? The first question plaguing omnivorous, content-hungry humans with a spare...

08.09.2023 80

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