Latest articles Friday March 26, 2021

1. Featured Story: Pandemic pain is fueling robo-realism

   Financial Times columnist Sarah O’Connor recently wrote the type of humility-driven reflection I wish pervaded tech coverage. She begins “Why I was wrong to be optimistic about robots” with an about-face confession that won’t surprise anyone steeped in political economy, but nevertheless is a refreshingly honest dose of fourth estate realism.

   By Evan Selinger

1. This has been the year of digital grieving

   When we die, most of us alive today will be survived by the echo of our online platforms. For those we leave behind, it will be a semi-indelible comfort, an aching reminder, and at times an ever-unfolding chore. Often, it will be all of these things at once.

   By Lindsay Wallace

   From the Culture desk