You already know Meta’s new AI voice assistants

Dame Judi Dench, comedians Awkwafina and Keegan-Michael Key and wrestler-turned-actor John Cena have signed deals to humanize chatbots.

The U.S. is investing in fiber internet. Here’s what makes it run.

We tour a North Carolina plant where melted glass is pulled into the hair-like strands that power fiber-optic cable.

The challenges of archiving the internet

Cultural and historical content on the internet can be preserved, but technical barriers and getting people to care can get in the way.

How undersea internet cables connect the global economy

Undersea internet cables play a massive role in connecting the global economy. But there are few rules protecting them.

After federal investment, supply chain jams and labor shortages still hinder tribal broadband access

In Oklahoma's Osage Nation, the construction of a 200-mile fiber network is underway, but supply chain jams and labor shortages abound.

The Internet Archive lawsuit highlights the tricky economics of e-books and libraries

Public libraries have to pay more for e-books than physical copies, while academic libraries say that journal subscription prices are rising.

The Internet Archive lawsuit highlights the tricky economics of e-books and libraries

Public libraries have to pay more for e-books than physical copies, while academic libraries say that journal subscription prices are rising.

Did telecoms overreport their broadband coverage in underserved areas?

The federal infrastructure law provided $40 billion to bring internet access to every American. But some communities still have none.

A theory of how internet platforms die

Activist-journalist Cory Doctorow argues that e-commerce and social media platforms evolve and implode in three stages. He’d like to see “more emphasis on making them less destructive when they give in to their worst impulses.”