Matt Muir
26 March 2026
Meta lost in court, but they’ll still get you in the end
The decision against the social media giant in a US court is hugely symbolic, and a victory for campaigners who say Facebook’s products are addictive. But don’t hold your breath waiting for change. There’s a very long way to go
Read the full article20 March 2026
The Star Citizen question: can you make a decent game for a billion bucks?
It’s been in development for 16 years, yet players keep falling through the floor into the infinite void of space. After all that money, will there be a decent game at the end of it?
Read the full article06 March 2026
Apple’s new computer is a gateway drug
I have resisted the lure of Apple. But now they have released a cheap laptop computer, I might finally be joining their cult. And yes, it is a cult
Read the full article05 March 2026
Did White House insiders bet on the Iran war?
Prediction markets are a way of betting on the future. But have members of the Trump administration been using them to profit from secret military knowledge?
Read the full article04 March 2026
We’re living in a data nightmare
The interesting, the weird, the curious and the brilliant all exist. Our algorithms just don't want us to find it
Read the full article25 February 2026
It’s time to end the smartphone panic
Alarm over the spread of AI, social media addiction and kids having phones in schools overlooks one small detail – they’re the most important technological advance since the printing press
Read the full article11 February 2026
How long will it be before AI starts using us?
Elon Musk is getting excited about a new social media platform for AI systems. For once – unusually – he might not be completely in the wrong
Read the full article28 January 2026
Don’t ban kids from social media – the real problem are the over-60s
If you’re looking for the age-group that’s become dangerously radicalised, and has spread disinformation and populist hate online, the culprit is not the under-16s. It’s their grandparents
Read the full article14 January 2026
Twitter: the website that makes you sick
X has been terminally polluted by Elon Musk to the point of making us nauseous
Read the full article24 December 2025
The great Roblox panic
Millions of children around the world use the platform for games. But the evidence is beginning to reveal a much darker side to Roblox
Read the full article17 December 2025
The year of the non-browning banana
25 hopeful stories from technology in 2025
Read the full article06 December 2025
NFTs: a warning from history
The last time the world got over-excited about a new technology, people lost a lot of money - and ended up looking pretty stupid. The AI bubble risks being just the same
Read the full article29 November 2025
When X marks the spot: Twitter maps its users
A lot of those ranting MAGA Twitter accounts aren’t based in the US - but the reason for that isn’t what you think
Read the full article26 November 2025
AI: What is it good for?
The latest models are incredibly powerful, but flawed and inconsistent. Here’s what they’re useful for – and what you really shouldn’t trust them with
Read the full article22 November 2025
Grand Theft Auto VI: the biggest game in history
The release of GTA6 has been delayed again. It’s not surprising the developers want to get it right – it might just create a whole new online universe
Read the full article15 November 2025
Return of the glassholes
Smart glasses were ridiculed into extinction back in 2015. Now they’re back - and this time things could be very different
Read the full article05 November 2025
The rise of the robot eulogisers
When it comes to celebrating the dead, can AI do the job as well as a loved one?
Read the full article11 October 2025
Reality was fun while it lasted
Welcome to Sora, the AI video platform so powerful it risks throwing the entire internet, and all its users, into confusion
Read the full article16 September 2025
Charlie Kirk: A death on the internet
It is now impossible to keep up with major live events online. And when the truth does start to emerge, don’t always assume you’ll find it in the mainstream press
Read the full article03 September 2025
What happens when AI meets fashion?
One design house used an AI model for its latest campaign. The photographer Rankin says everyone’s at it
Read the full article03 September 2025
Welcome to Jesus’s inbox
One man set up an email address for the son of God. What kind of emails does He receive?
Read the full article27 August 2025
Meet AI’s silver medallists
The march of artificial intelligence is powering rapid advances in robotics, as could be seen at the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games
Read the full article13 August 2025
Making an everything machine
What happens when you put AI and the internet together? We’re about to find out
Read the full article06 August 2025
Meet the electric byte orchestra
London’s Laptop Orchestra is reinventing classical music by teaching computers to play
Read the full article30 July 2025
Welcome to the future of dating
A whole new wave of apps offers a whole new world of opportunity
Read the full article16 July 2025
Social media is dead – you just haven’t noticed
A brief, species-wide experiment in trying to connect everyone together is coming to an end
Read the full article09 July 2025
A better internet is out there
There is gold in a mountain of dross – if you know where to look
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