The ‘Girl Games’ of the ’90s Were Fun and Feminist

Here’s a look back at some of the earliest games for girls—and the role women played in the game industry’s early days.

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Microsoft's Dream of Decentralized IDs Enters the Real World

The company will launch a public preview of its identification platform this spring—and has already tested it at the UK's National Health Service.

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Vaccine Passports Can Help the US Reopen—or Further Divide Us

Overly restrictive “yellow cards” could end up disproportionately excluding Black and Latinx citizens from jobs, schools, or even the neighborhood market.

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What Do TV’s Race Fantasies Actually Want to Say?

Shows like Bridgerton and Hollywood alter the past in the name of inclusion. It would benefit us more to write the world as it was, as it is.

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How #BringBackOurGirls Became an International Rallying Cry

In 2014, more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped. It hardly made global headlines—until a Twitter hashtag took off.

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Email and Slack Have Locked Us in a Productivity Paradox

From PCs to smartphones, office tech has always promised to make us more productive. But time and again, it's come with unexpected side effects.

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How Elon Musk Convinced Gwynne Shotwell to Join SpaceX

Ultimately, their management styles were similar: Don’t talk about doing things, just do things.

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While Jack Dorsey Mans the Monastery

The small but boisterous slice of Twitter that's preoccupied with politics imagines @jack, the author of our collective Twitter being, as all-powerful. He's not.

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The Best Podcasts for Your Smart, Bored Kid

These child-friendly stories will keep your little ones entertained and ease the stress of being stuck indoors.

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Valheim Is Changing How We Play Survival Games

The CEO behind the viral success discusses how it became the top-selling game on Steam—and the game's biggest weakness moving forward.

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2034, Part VI: Crossing the Red Line

“Eventually, the Americans would find them. But by then it would be too late.”

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As China Rises, the US Builds Toward a Bigger Role in AI

After decades of staying out of industrial policy, a Pentagon-appointed commission recommends more spending on research and support for US chip makers.

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Can Technology Open Spaceflight to Disabled Astronauts?

The European Space Agency wants to make sure its new astronaut class is more diverse. But it will take redesigned gear to make space accessible to everybody.

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What Did I Just Read? A Conversation With the Authors of '2034'

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis discuss their inspirations, personal experiences, and what keeps them up at night.

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Maquette Goes Big on Metaphor but Light on Real Emotion

The game follows the arc of a romance—and only when it ends can the puzzles go free.

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Instagram Live Now Hosts More People With ‘Rooms’

Instagram is finally giving creators their most requested feature—which the company hopes will make it a more dynamic destination for viewers.

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The Best Fitness Trackers and Watches for Everyone

Whether you're backcountry skiing or running around the backyard, we have an activity tracker for you.

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What Life Is Like Under Myanmar's Internet Shutdown

One couple living in Yangon explain the impact of the military coup's terrifying censorship measures.

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One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack - March 2021

Female journalists around the world are telling important stories, in spite of the danger of harassment or attack. This month focuses on their cases.

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Facebook's Oversight Board Must Uphold the Ban on Trump

It's not just about penalizing the former president. It's about protecting democracy—in the US and around the world.

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