Hard Fork’s 100 Most Iconic Technologies

“I just love imagining all of the angry emails we’re going to get from people who are like, ‘Why did you put the fulcrum on this list?’”

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Trump’s Next Online Speech Cop + Doctors vs. ChatGPT + Hard Fork Crimes Division

“I feel very strongly that the First Amendment is under the most direct threat that any of us will ever really experience.”
Tech - The New York Times - November 22
‘We don’t go to Ravenholm’: the story behind Half-Life 2’s most iconic level

On the 20th anniversary of the seminal game, we look back at the extraordinary moment where sci-fi dystopia turned into tense and terrifying body horror. At the start of Valve’s Half-Life 2, the ...
World - The Guardian - November 15
How Technology and Loneliness are Interlinked

Technology and loneliness are interlinked, researchers have found, stoked by the ways we interact with social media, text messaging and binge-watching.
Tech - The New York Times - November 10
The New Hatred of Technology

Tech critics are more sophisticated than ever. They’re still wrong.
Tech - Wired - November 15
Grandma with chunky sunglasses becomes unlikely fashion icon

A Zambian woman in her 80s is adored for modelling in striking and playful fashion photographs.
Top stories - BBC News - November 16
Tariffs are hard work

The uncertainty surrounding Trump’s trade policies
World - Financial Times - November 12
Tucker Carlson credits demons for the invention of nuclear technology

Ex-Fox News host makes bizarre claim on Steve Bannon’s podcast, days after saying a demon attacked him in his sleep. Demons that Tucker Carlson claimed attacked him as he slept were also ...
World - The Guardian - November 4
EU to demand technology transfers from Chinese companies

New requirements will apply to batteries but could be expanded to other green sectors
World - Financial Times - November 19