How the FTC’s case against the e-commerce giant could change everything about how you shop.

How a cable TV law procedural became the internet’s favorite show

After years of post-pandemic turmoil, Instacart managed to do something rare in the gig economy - turn a profit.

What experts call linguistic self-censorship has not only taken over TikTok, but spread onto other platforms.

Facial recognition is coming for us all, and society probably isn’t ready for it.

Short-term rentals are getting blamed for a lack of affordable housing. Is that fair?

Spoiler alert: it’s a straight line.

Elizabeth Holmes went from optimistic founder, to convicted criminal.

At a time when lawmakers operate from wildly different standards of children’s “safety”, who can be trusted to regulate the internet?

And—surprise, surprise—Amazon isn’t doing nearly enough about it.

The U.S. claims that Google monopolized search. Google claims that competition is just “a click away.”

Slate’s parenting podcast on helping kids grow up in public.

Burger patties with earrings. Michael Jordan. And so much rapping.

Coco Krumme joins Slate Money to discuss the false promise of optimization.

Between COVID and now wildfire smoke, the case for improving school ventilation makes itself. So what’s the hold-up?

How wellness brands like Bloom are making green powders go viral on TikTok

A Silicon Valley start-up promised to modernize school transportation. Instead, it stranded thousands of students.

Bama Rush Tok has blow up, but there’s something very familiar about these girls…and what they’re promoting.

Tory Lanez was sentenced for shooting Megan, but he’s not the only “Toronto Mans” to do her dirty.

Jho Low stole billions and funded a Leonardo DiCaprio movie.

When it comes to natural disasters, getting the latest news via Twitter or Facebook is, well, disastrous.

Slate Money checks in on the status of work ahead of Labor Day

How TikTok’s e-commerce feature is ruining the app and small businesses

On this month’s episode of Future Tense Fiction, Janelle Shane discusses her short story “The Skeleton Crew.”

Personal posts, influencers, and cultural cachet, all in a surprising place.