How Peter Molyneux's $54 Million Crypto Game Collapsed in Weeks
Legacy promised play-to-earn riches. Instead, players lost fortunes on a broken economic system that died before it really lived.
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Spotify's Fitness Bet Is a Calculated Gamble on User Data
Spotify launches fitness content hub with Peloton, betting 70% of Premium users will stick around as the app gets busier.
NYT Mini Crossword April 27: These Two-Letter Answers Hide a Clever Pattern
Solve today's NYT Mini Crossword with our answers and hints. Plus, what that repeating letter really means.
Stanford's Book Deal Problem: Can a Cautionary Tale Ever Stay Cautionary?
Theo Baker's new book critiques Stanford's startup culture. But will it change anything, or just glamorize the problem further?
She Spent $30,000 to Resurrect Her Dead Husband as a Hologram. Was It Worth It?
Pam Cronrath turned her late husband into a life-size hologram for his memorial. Now we're asking harder questions about grief, technology, and what comes next.
Tesla's Hardware Problem Just Got Real (And Expensive)
Elon Musk admits millions of Tesla owners need upgrades for future self-driving. The cost could reshape the company's spending plans.
Anthropic's AI Agents Just Made Real Deals With Real Money. Here's What Went Wrong.
Anthropic ran an experiment where AI agents negotiated a marketplace. The results raise uncomfortable questions about invisible inequality.
Anthropic's AI Agents Just Proved They're Better Negotiators Than Humans
Anthropic ran an experiment where AI agents made real deals for real money. The results are both impressive and deeply unsettling.
When a Hologram Says 'I Love You': The Uncomfortable Future of Digital Grief
A widow's promise led to Bill's hologram at his memorial. Now tech experts are asking hard questions about who this technology really serves.
HBO Max's Film Library Just Got Better (And Weirder)
Oscar winners, cult classics, and some truly bizarre choices—here's what's actually worth watching on HBO Max right now.
Three Focus Apps That Actually Work (And Which One Wins)
We tested Focus Friend, Forest, and Focus Traveller to see which distraction-blocking app actually helps you stay on task.
Pronto's $200M Valuation Shows the Giddy Logic of India's On-Demand Economy
An Indian house-help startup just doubled its valuation in weeks. What does that tell us about where venture money is flowing?
