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Is A.I. Eating the Labor Market? + The Latest on the Pentagon, OpenClaw and Alpha School
Feb 27, 2026 · 1h 1m
“I think the mere fact that the markets can move so much, based on almost nothing, underscores how high anxiety is right now.”
The Pentagon vs. Anthropic + An A.I. Agent Slandered Me + Hot Mess Express
Feb 20, 2026 · 1h 4m
This would be an unprecedented escalation against a U.S. company.
‘Something Big Is Happening’ + A.I. Rocks the Romance Novel Industry + One Good Thing
Feb 13, 2026 · 1h 1m
“I do think we are reaching an inflection point in people's feelings and senses about AI and where it's going.”
Elon Musk’s Mega-Merger + We Test Google’s Project Genie + What’s Next for Moltbook Creator
Feb 6, 2026 · 1h 4m
“A very valuable and profitable company in SpaceX has acquired a cash furnace named xAI.”
Moltbook Mania Explained
Feb 4, 2026 · 28 min
Is this the year the internet changes forever?
Tech Grapples With ICE + Casey Tries Clawdbot, a Risky New A.I. Assistant + HatGPT
Jan 30, 2026 · 1h 11m
In Minneapolis, it has become a battle of phone versus phone.
Will ChatGPT Ads Change OpenAI? + Amanda Askell Explains Claude's New Constitution
Jan 23, 2026 · 1h 14m
“The question is not are these first couple of ads that we're seeing from OpenAI going to be good or not? It's whether two or three years from now, ChatGPT is being steered toward ad-friendly topics.”
Jonathan Haidt Strikes Again + What You Vibecoded + An Update on the Forkiverse
Jan 16, 2026 · 1h 14m
“If we can’t win on social media, then we definitely can’t win on A.I.,” says Haidt.
Can We Build a Better Social Network?
Jan 13, 2026 · 41 min
A “Hard Fork” and “Search Engine” collaboration.
Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey Busts a Reddit Hoax
Jan 9, 2026 · 1h 16m
“This is a story about how a tool can be used to try to affect politics and in particular to minimize women, denigrate them and push them out of the conversation.”
Our 2026 Tech Resolutions + We Answer Your Questions
Jan 2, 2026 · 59 min
“When we came into the studio last year to record our resolutions, I had the best of intentions.”
The Wirecutter Show: Tips for Using A.I. Smartly With Kevin Roose
Dec 30, 2025 · 35 min
If you’ve ever wondered what chatbots are good for and how best to use them, this episode is for you.
Where Is All the A.I.-Driven Scientific Progress?
Dec 26, 2025 · 39 min
A tech C.E.O. explains why A.I. probably won’t cure diseases anytime soon. Hint: You still need humans.
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin’ Xmas Song
Dec 19, 2025 · 1h 4m
“We were roadkill,” says Colin Angle, former chief executive of iRobot, maker of the robot vacuum.
Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
Dec 12, 2025 · 1h 10m
“I'm told that Australian teens, in preparation for this ban, have been exchanging phone numbers with each other.”
OpenAI Calls a ‘Code Red’ + Which Model Should I Use? + The Hard Fork Review of Slop
Dec 5, 2025 · 59 min
“For OpenAI to realize its ambitions, it is not going to be enough for them to make a model that is as good as Gemini 3. They need to be able to leapfrog it again.”
Hard Fork’s 50 Most Iconic Technologies of 2025
Nov 28, 2025 · 1h 16m
“You can't tell the story of 2025 without these icons.”
The Interview: How Wikipedia Is Responding to the Culture Wars
Nov 25, 2025 · 46 min
Attacks against the site are piling up. Its co-founder says, Trust the process.
We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
Nov 21, 2025 · 40 min
This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents?
Google's Gemini 3 Is Here: A Special Early Look
Nov 18, 2025 · 27 min
Maybe more than other model releases, this one seems to have the attention of Google’s competitors. Will it put the company at the top of the A.I. leaderboard?