Adam Clark Estes

I can't stop thinking about how the new thing is using apps that use apps for you — all in the name of using fewer apps www.vox.com/advice/50654...

There's brutalism and then there's BRUTALISM www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/r...

Nearly 70 percent of Gen Z thinks AI will wreck their brains. About the same number use it weekly. www.vox.com/advice/50482...

It will come as a surprise to no one that middle schools are using AI for companionship and they're lonelier than ever www.vox.com/technology/5...

I'm looking for disenchanted — as well as enchanted — AI users. If you think AI is making you dumber, if you think AI is making you smarter, if you're not sure but you still can't stop using AI, I'd love to talk to you. forms.gle/t5rjx9Yb4zfw...

Check out this wonderful Instagram hack that brings back your old algorithm-free timeline. www.vox.com/advice/50324...

I'd never quite understood why cars from the 70s seemed so bad, other than that a lot of stuff from the 70s seemed so bad. I never expected that the new iPhone would help me figure it out. www.vox.com/technology/5...

I spent a lot of timing thinking about ways to spy on my parents this week. And now I can't stop wondering how my kids will spy on me and how I really hope they ask first! www.vox.com/life/500898/...

It's time to start working on the family history gallery wall you've always dreamed of www.vox.com/advice/49998...

I can't stop thinking about this dead simple piece of advice: Stop trying to recover from consuming information by consuming more information www.vox.com/life/498932/...

The Palantir chore coat got its own Styles piece back in April: “It’s about people who love Palantir and are aligned with our mission.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/s...

Thanks I hate it www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/t...

Apple's new plan to lease iPhones is ultimately a reminder that we don't own anything in the digital world. Even if you do own the hardware, you're just licensing the software that makes it work. www.vox.com/technology/4...

Gen Z rallied behind ephemeral messages on Snapchat while Gen Alpha is secretly recording dates using Granola then uploading the transcripts to Claude to review their performance www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...

Don’t get mad but I think AI can be really helpful when it comes to taxes, especially this year. I do not, however, think you should ever ever give your W2 info to ChatGPT. www.vox.com/life/480317/...

I always suspected that compostable plastics weren't really compostable. While that's not exactly true, it's not false either. www.vox.com/life/479565/...

The new Atlantic cover story has everything: the second Industrial Revolution, zingers, Steve Bannon www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

I'm not convinced Apple's new call screening feature saves me any time but it does save a little bit of sanity www.vox.com/technology/4...

ChatGPT is great at sounding like a doctor — and sometimes good at diagnosing things your doctor missed — but ultimately it's tricky little text box to trust with your health www.vox.com/technology/4...

OK hear me out: Kids should get phones when they're 3 www.vox.com/even-better/...

Delta created a little dustup when it said it was personalizing airfares with AI. The situation is actually much worse when you zoom out. www.vox.com/technology/4...

Nobody doomsday preps like billionaire tech bros doomsday prep www.wired.com/story/mark-z...

Despite rumors of its demise, the smartphone will continue to be your most important gadget for a very long while. www.vox.com/technology/4...

Yikes www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

I suspected that the bottomless well of TikTok/Reels/Shorts that’s eating our attention might be bad. Turns out it’s very bad. www.vox.com/technology/4...

AI should make your job better, not make it disappear. www.vox.com/technology/4...

Finally, you can get into an argument with a Google search techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/g...

“For a monthly fee starting at $125…” www.wired.com/story/taperi...

"They consider themselves 'last responders.'" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

So do we put the last penny in a museum or just throw it in the trash with the rest of them? apnews.com/article/us-m...

The thing you told your mom about not clicking ads on Facebook, tell her again www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fr...

What are we even doing any more? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Nobody said the future would be good for you www.vox.com/technology/4...

It's increasingly clear that we're being forced to live through a worse version of the 80s www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/s...

Now is a really great time to buy a new toaster www.vox.com/technology/4...

I'm starting to think Her was a documentary after all. Therapy/companionship, organizing your life, and finding purpose are now the top 3 uses of generative AI hbr.org/2025/04/how-...

Doing your taxes is technical and boring. It’s perfect for AI chatbots. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/lo8wa9

Just when you think our AI future can't get any darker… www.404media.co/i-tested-the...

I did my taxes twice this year. Once for real and once to see if the AI would try to ruin my life. Pleased to report it did not but still— proceed with caution. www.vox.com/even-better/...

It's almost as if someone is trying to ruin this spring

Whoopsie! www.theverge.com/cryptocurren...