Adam Clark Estes
@adamclarkestes.com
Senior technology correspondent at Vox
I'm not convinced Apple's new call screening feature saves me any time but it does save a little bit of sanity www.vox.com/technology/4...
Apple is trying to make your phone usable as a phone again
You should turn on the new scam-busting iPhone feature right now.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm not convinced Apple's new call screening feature saves me any time but it does save a little bit of sanity www.vox.com/technology/4...
ChatGPT is great at sounding like a doctor — and sometimes good at diagnosing things your doctor missed — but ultimately it's tricky little text box to trust with your health www.vox.com/technology/4...
Your doctor might be using ChatGPT for a second opinion. Should you?
The do’s and don’ts of asking an AI for health advice.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
ChatGPT is great at sounding like a doctor — and sometimes good at diagnosing things your doctor missed — but ultimately it's tricky little text box to trust with your health www.vox.com/technology/4...
OK hear me out: Kids should get phones when they're 3 www.vox.com/even-better/...
This counterintuitive advice about kids and phones makes a lot of sense
The case for giving one to your 3-year-old is not as outlandish as it sounds.
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September 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
OK hear me out: Kids should get phones when they're 3 www.vox.com/even-better/...
Delta created a little dustup when it said it was personalizing airfares with AI. The situation is actually much worse when you zoom out. www.vox.com/technology/4...
Personalized prices sure sound like a bad idea
Companies are using your personal data to set prices. Here’s how to sidestep them.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Delta created a little dustup when it said it was personalizing airfares with AI. The situation is actually much worse when you zoom out. www.vox.com/technology/4...
Nobody doomsday preps like billionaire tech bros doomsday prep www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
July 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Nobody doomsday preps like billionaire tech bros doomsday prep www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
Despite rumors of its demise, the smartphone will continue to be your most important gadget for a very long while. www.vox.com/technology/4...
Revenge of the flip phone
The future of the smartphone looks a lot like its past.
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July 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Despite rumors of its demise, the smartphone will continue to be your most important gadget for a very long while. www.vox.com/technology/4...
July 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I suspected that the bottomless well of TikTok/Reels/Shorts that’s eating our attention might be bad. Turns out it’s very bad. www.vox.com/technology/4...
Little videos are cooking our brains
The future of the internet is a slop-filled infinite scroll. How do we reclaim our attention?
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July 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I suspected that the bottomless well of TikTok/Reels/Shorts that’s eating our attention might be bad. Turns out it’s very bad. www.vox.com/technology/4...
AI should make your job better, not make it disappear. www.vox.com/technology/4...
Don’t let AI steal your job
It’s okay to hate AI’s encroachment into work. Learn to use it anyway.
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July 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
AI should make your job better, not make it disappear. www.vox.com/technology/4...
Finally, you can get into an argument with a Google search techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/g...
Google's AI Mode can now have back-and-forth voice conversations | TechCrunch
Google is rolling out the ability for users to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with AI Mode.
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June 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Finally, you can get into an argument with a Google search techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/g...
“For a monthly fee starting at $125…” www.wired.com/story/taperi...
‘Uber for Getting Off Antidepressants’ Launches in the US
Outro, which is now available in seven states, wants to help people taper off antidepressants without experiencing debilitating side effects.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“For a monthly fee starting at $125…” www.wired.com/story/taperi...
"They consider themselves 'last responders.'" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Green-Wood Cemetery’s Living Dead
How the “forever business” is changing at New York City’s biggest graveyard.
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June 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"They consider themselves 'last responders.'" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
I spent the last six months wearing every health tracker I could find, from an Oura ring to a continuous glucose monitor. I did not expect to find myself toe-to-toe with RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement. www.vox.com/technology/4...
I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.
Do Apple Watches, Oura rings, and glucose monitors actually make us healthier?
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June 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I spent the last six months wearing every health tracker I could find, from an Oura ring to a continuous glucose monitor. I did not expect to find myself toe-to-toe with RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement. www.vox.com/technology/4...
I've been using Google's new AI Mode and I like it and it terrifies me www.vox.com/technology/4...
What is Google even for anymore?
Search as you know it is slowly crumbling.
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May 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I've been using Google's new AI Mode and I like it and it terrifies me www.vox.com/technology/4...
So do we put the last penny in a museum or just throw it in the trash with the rest of them? apnews.com/article/us-m...
Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out.
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May 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
So do we put the last penny in a museum or just throw it in the trash with the rest of them? apnews.com/article/us-m...
The thing you told your mom about not clicking ads on Facebook, tell her again www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fr...
May 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The thing you told your mom about not clicking ads on Facebook, tell her again www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fr...
What are we even doing any more? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
May 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What are we even doing any more? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Nobody said the future would be good for you www.vox.com/technology/4...
Mark Zuckerberg’s surreal new AI app is the future
Like it or not, the billionaire gets to decide how half the world uses technology.
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May 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Nobody said the future would be good for you www.vox.com/technology/4...
It's increasingly clear that we're being forced to live through a worse version of the 80s www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/s...
April 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It's increasingly clear that we're being forced to live through a worse version of the 80s www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/s...
Now is a really great time to buy a new toaster www.vox.com/technology/4...
April 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Now is a really great time to buy a new toaster www.vox.com/technology/4...
I'm starting to think Her was a documentary after all. Therapy/companionship, organizing your life, and finding purpose are now the top 3 uses of generative AI hbr.org/2025/04/how-...
April 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I'm starting to think Her was a documentary after all. Therapy/companionship, organizing your life, and finding purpose are now the top 3 uses of generative AI hbr.org/2025/04/how-...
Reposted by Adam Clark Estes
Doing your taxes is technical and boring. It’s perfect for AI chatbots. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/lo8wa9
A surprisingly useful tool for this year’s tax season
Doing your taxes is technical and boring. It’s perfect for AI chatbots.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Doing your taxes is technical and boring. It’s perfect for AI chatbots. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/lo8wa9
Just when you think our AI future can't get any darker… www.404media.co/i-tested-the...
I Tested The AI That Calls Your Elderly Parents If You Can't Be Bothered
inTouch says on its website "Busy life? You can’t call your parent every day—but we can." My own mum said she would feel terrible if her child used it.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Just when you think our AI future can't get any darker… www.404media.co/i-tested-the...
I did my taxes twice this year. Once for real and once to see if the AI would try to ruin my life. Pleased to report it did not but still— proceed with caution. www.vox.com/even-better/...
A surprisingly useful tool for this year’s tax season
Doing your taxes is technical and boring. It’s perfect for AI chatbots.
www.vox.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I did my taxes twice this year. Once for real and once to see if the AI would try to ruin my life. Pleased to report it did not but still— proceed with caution. www.vox.com/even-better/...