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Why AI agents that could book your vacation or pay your bills are the next frontier in artificial intelligence. Malorny/Getty Images Kelsey Piper is a senior writer at Future Perfect, Vox’s effective altruism-inspired section on the world’s biggest challenges. She…

Recent controversies surrounding Ronna McDaniel and Candace Owens show how the media struggles to handle the increasingly extreme right. Candace Owens on the set of her show Candace on April 12, 2022.Jason Davis/Getty Images Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent…

SBF vs. Bernie Madoff, Elizabeth Holmes, Allen Stanford, and Jeffrey Skilling. Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court on August 11, 2023, in New York City.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Nicole Narea covers politics…

Does Apple have a monopoly on smartphones? The Justice Department thinks so. Apple CEO Tim Cook takes a selfie with an attendee during an event on September 10, 2019, on Apple’s Cupertino, California campus.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nicole Narea covers politics…

Reddit could become the next meme stock — or flop. The subreddit r/wallstreetbets has thoughts on Reddit’s IPO.Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images Nicole Narea covers politics and society for Vox. She first joined Vox in 2019, and her work has…

More and more industries are adopting “dynamic pricing” — and consumers aren’t happy. The fast food chain Wendy’s recently came under fire for plans to charge fluctuating prices based on demand, but much of our economy already uses dynamic pricing.Getty…

Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is among those lining up to buy TikTok if Congress enacts a law that forces its Chinese owner to sell. Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton hold a 2017 sheet of…

Bitcoin’s surge is fueling crypto optimism. The price of bitcoin has hit a new all-time high.Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images Nicole Narea covers politics and society for Vox. She first joined Vox in 2019, and her work has also appeared…

We’re about to find out if the Supreme Court still believes in capitalism. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who signed one of the unconstitutional laws before the Supreme Court in the NetChoice cases.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Ian Millhiser is…

Sure, Elon Musk’s into ketamine and Peter Thiel has his doping Olympics, but drugs and tech are nothing new. Silicon Valley was an early leader in psychedelic research in the 1960s, helping shape an enduring narrative about the ties between…