Doomscrolling on Vibes, Meta’s new AI slop feed
Can the TikTok short video model work when nearly everyone involved is a bot?
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The rise of the robot recruiter
AI is taking over the hiring process, but is this making the job-search fairer?
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Misogyny in the metaverse
Advances in technology and artificial intelligence have created a brave new world – and women are hated here, too.
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The death of the Metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg appears to be quietly killing off his pet project, at the expense of billions of dollars. Why are…
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The restoration of the coffeehouse
How a centuries-old institution can save today’s faltering social media culture.
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Five ways the metaverse could transform British politics over the next five years
The metaverse will have a profound impact on our daily lives, personally and professionally.
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Inside the Twittering machine
Will Elon Musk turn Twitter from a dysfunctional social media platform into a new kind of digital dystopia?
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How long does Facebook have left?
The departure of senior executives and a major round of redundancies raise questions about the company's future.
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The decline of text-based social media
The switch from Twitter and Facebook to video platforms such as TikTok is changing the face of the internet.
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We deserve better than the Metaverse
Our culture is increasingly consumed by the whims of tech billionaires funnelling absurd amounts of cash into projects no one…
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Metaverse in retrograde
Mark Zuckerberg’s latest iteration of his virtual world has been derided as aesthetically primitive – but is that the point?
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Does the rise of the Metaverse mean the decline of cities?
Neighbourhoods depend on people looking out for each other, but the growth of virtual worlds threatens to undermine public oversight…
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If tech bros get their way, the future is going to be ugly
From weddings in the metaverse to dead-eyed celebrities discussing NFTs: the 2020s are showing us that new technology does not…
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