Land of the Giants

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Land of the Giants

Elon Saves Humanity

A little over a year ago, Elon Musk made the world’s most expensive impulse purchase. His reasons...

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Havoc On the Platform, and Off

Twitter employees had always imagined the platform would be used for social good. Their idea was...

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A Million Different Twitters

Twitter was created by its users, who invented features like the retweet and hashtag. These...

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What We All Got Wrong About Twitter

Twitter began life as an accident. In the beginning, even its founders weren’t sure what it was:...

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The Twitter Fantasy

A year ago, in what was essentially the world’s most expensive impulse purchase, Elon Musk bought...

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The Global Race for EV Adoption

Tesla has spurred the EV revolution around the world, most notably in China. So why is the US so...

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The Self-Driving Experiment

Seven years ago, Elon Musk stood on stage and said he “would consider autonomous driving to be...

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The Human Cost of Ultra Hardcore

“Please prepare yourself for a level of intensity that is greater than anything most of you have...

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Tesla vs. The Competition

A few years ago Tesla owned roughly 80% of the EV market. But now, the company’s share is down to...

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How Tesla Became the Elon Musk Co.

Not many people can name the original founders of Tesla. So how did two guys who wanted to build...

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The Electric Car Goes Mainstream

Before Teslas were everywhere, they were playthings for the rich and famous. Building its...

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‘The Tesla Shock Wave’ Has Arrived

About a decade ago, Tesla did something extraordinary: it started making electric cars people...

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From Story of the Week: 10 Straight Years on Tinder

Here’s a special episode of another podcast, Story of the Week. Each week, journalist Joel Stein...

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AI to IRL: The Future of Dating

Looking ahead, where is dating headed? Is it leaning into artificial intelligence or dating chat...

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Can Niche Dating Apps Save Us?

Welcome to the wide world of niche dating apps. There's an app for almost every group -- Muslims,...

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Bumble, the Girlboss of Dating Apps

Bumble is the second most downloaded dating app in the U.S., behind Tinder. Dubbed the "feminist...

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The Secret Algorithms That Control Your Love Life

Dating app execs don’t like to explain how their matchmaking algorithms work– they’ll claim it’s...

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The Hidden Hand Behind Your Swipes

Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, The League. If you’ve ever wondered why using these different dating apps...

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Tinder Changed the Game

When Tinder launched in 2012, it changed dating culture and our expectations around dating...

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Dating Games

This season, The Verge and New York Magazine's The Cut trace the evolution of the multi-billion...

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