After a Year in Exile, Parler Is Back on the Web. But Why?
Parler is back, baby. After a year-long hiatus from the web, the conservative social media site has returned to the internet, and this time its new owners are promising it…
Billionaire Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Is Buying Up Hawaii
While normal, middle-class Americans struggle to buy starter homes or even just afford rent, American billionaires are busy buying up huge tracts of land all over the world for nebulous…
Elon Musk’s ‘Anti-Woke’ AI Is Here, Snowflakes Need Not Apply
Elon Musk’s snarky, anti-woke chatbot, Grok, started rolling out to X Premium Plus users on Thursday. X users who paid $16 a month, or $22 via the app, for a…
‘Race Records’ to AI Drake: How Tech Produced Key Moments in Hip-Hop
This story is part of our new Hip-Hop: ’73 Till Infinity series, a celebration of the genre’s 50th anniversary. Stepping into Afrofuturism Off English “There could not be hip-hop without…
Streaming Platform Dropout Is Resuming Production
Image: Dropout The ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have made it so that Hollywood productions are largely ground to a halt, and other arms of the entertainment industry are similarly…
Twitter Sues Hate Speech Researchers Days After It Unbanned Kanye West
X, formerly known as Twitter, sued the Center For Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) on Monday, arguing that the nonprofit “embarked on a scare campaign to drive away advertisers from the…
The Tech That Shaped Hip-Hop
Dr. Andy Hildebrand, the creator of Auto-Tune accepts his technical Grammy in 2023.Photo: Kevork Djansezian (Getty Images) Auto-Tune, a digital production tool intended to correct pitch on vocals and instruments,…
Twitter Threatens to Sue Hate Speech Researchers as It Unbans Kanye West
Elon Musk’s lawyer sent a letter threatening to sue a hate speech research group in late July, accusing the organization of making “false and misleading claims” about Twitter in order…
Kim Kardashian issues rare statement on Kanye West’s mental health
Following his surprise campaign announcement for the 2020 election, Kanye West has been drumming up controversy with statements on race and politics. But West has also been speaking out about…
Elon Musk endorsing Kanye, then reconsidering, is the world’s shortest love story
It only lasted for three days. When Kanye West announced his candidacy to become President of the United States on July 5, Elon Musk was quick to proclaim his “full…