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Elaine Moore

June

Mark Zuckerberg sports a pair of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses.

The big problem with Meta’s smart glasses

Sure, the tech-enabled eyewear touted by Mark Zuckerberg is stylish, but adding facial recognition may not prove as popular as some in Silicon Valley believe.

Throughout America, interest in the psychedelic component of magic mushrooms has reached a record high.

Why Sam Altman’s drug of choice is catching on

Magic mushrooms remain illegal in California, but you wouldn’t know that from the gatherings in San Francisco.

May

Understanding the way teenagers use technology is not just helpful for keeping an eye on what they get up to, it can be a form of divination too.

How this teenager uses AI will surprise you

Because they are less enmeshed in existing structures, teenagers tend to be more willing to play around with new technology – finding their own shortcuts and uses.

January

MrBeast, AKA Jimmy Donaldson, is one of YouTube’s most popular creators.

One hundred million fans cannot make you famous

Mass, cross-generational audiences have disappeared, and even MrBeast can’t find them.

October 2024

Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, likes to keep social media followers updated on the health of his sperm.

The sperm donor bros of big tech

Genetic largesse from some of Silicon Valley’s elite appears to be a mix of narcissism, altruism and dreams of immortality.

Original URL: https://www.afr.com/by/elaine-moore-p537pc