Science & Technology
AI’s emissions are about to skyrocket even further
Since 2018, carbon emissions from data centers in the US have tripled. For the 12 months ending August 2024, data centers were responsible for…
The Download: Society’s techlash, and Android XR
The internet loves a good neologism, especially if it can capture a purported vibe shift or explain a new trend. In 2013, the columnist Adrian…
How Silicon Valley is disrupting democracy
One thing the book is particularly effective at is deflating the myth that these entrepreneurs were somehow gifted seers of (and investors in)…