How a viral girl group is using global influences to smash Billboard charts and get stuck in our heads

Is a gun only you can shoot really safer than a regular firearm?

How the internet’s pop star is attacking and losing her fandom

COVID infections are up this summer - again. But it's hard to tell just how bad it is.

Elon Musk’s most recent scandal may upend the way we think of an electric future.

With his scouting days long over, a Slate producer enlists his dad for one last merit badge.

AI-generated covers of Spongebob Squarepants singing R&B oldies might be a harbinger of something darker.

Three officials say UFOs aren’t just real; in the military, they’re an open secret.

What happens to those offices when employees don’t “return to work?”

In the July episode of Future Tense Fiction, Andrew Silverman discusses his short story “Furgen.”

What does the UPS union agreement mean for other shipping companies?

Why PinkyDoll, Trad Wives and Girl Dinners are blowing up online

The government's starting to focus on regulating A.I. But have they learned from previous efforts to keep an eye on the tech industry?

Russell’s disappearance took social media by storm. But something about it felt fishy.

Rounds of layoffs have disproportionately affected women in tech—including those on maternity leave.

How a cyberattack threatened the future of fanfiction

The electric grid is the only thing making parts of America habitable this summer. It desperately needs a makeover.

Controversy over (another) ill-fated influencer trip sparked off discussion around sustainability and hyper-consumption.

The paltry wages of the streaming economy made these strikes inevitable.

U.S. infrastructure doesn't prioritize the lives of pedestrians. Why?

Bob Iger, two worker strikes, and the challenges of streaming

And what the simultaneous strikes mean for the awards.

It's not just Hollywood—UPS workers may soon be striking too.

Plus the two actors riling up relationship Twitter

Marina Nitze on busting through government red tape.