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Power User with Taylor Lorenz

Power User explores how technology and the internet are upending our lives and the world around us.

Episodes

Total: 76

From middle schoolers riffing on school lunch to kids interviewing political figures, podcasting is

From Ohio to North Dakota, thousands of people have suddenly gotten brand new newspapers delivered t

Since Trump took office, the official White House social media accounts have been posting a bit… dif

Ever since Ashton Hall's morning routine went viral last week, I've been dying to chat about it with

Over the past few weeks, Tesla has been crumbling. The company's stock, which was once considered in

Chair of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr has quietly positioned himself as one of

In 1964, the Supreme Court passed a landmark case called The New York Times v Sullivan, that establi

Have you been bombarded with non stop content about Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni? The Misogyny Slo

Have you been bombarded with non stop content about Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni? The Misogyny Slo

The 2000s were a formative decade for tech. From the dot com bubble to the rise of social media, to

Last week, it was revealed that Elon Musk had welcomed his 13th child into the world several months

No platform has had more of impact on what we listen to over the past decade than Spotify. This week

Over the past week, Elon Musk has been engaged in a near wholesale takeover of key areas of the U.S.

Clarkson Lawson was a prominent MAGA influencer on TikTok who amassed over 31 million likes on his v

 Family vlogs are a huge category of online content. At their best, they show real parenting and the

Remember Gamergate? Well… it's happening again. After writing an exposé about how a video game consu

Social media as we know it is in chaos. The landscape is becoming more decentralized and creators ar

2024 was wild! "Brain rot" was the Oxford word of the year. TikTok's days away from being banned. Th

Last week, TikTok lost its challenge to stop a ban or forced sale in the United States. WIRED senior

A moral panic about kids' social media and smartphone use in schools has been sweeping the country.