How platforms are changing our politics
Two new studies on how social network incentives are having an outsized effect

Two new studies on how social network incentives are having an outsized effect
A startling statistic from Google’s antitrust trial raises fears that a long-predicted decline has now begun
In winning a $167 million judgment against NSO Group, the company has struck a significant blow against illegal surveillance
The company is dropping an effort to separate itself from its nonprofit parent — but courts may still be skeptical of its new plan
Meta's CEO has some surprising takes on "healthy" bot companions, loneliness as a market opportunity, and that whole benchmark cheating controversy