Adam Clark Estes
@adamclarkestes.com
Senior technology correspondent at Vox
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/...
How to spy on your aging parents — ethically
It’s possible to harness technology while respecting an older person’s privacy and autonomy.
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It's time to start working on the family history gallery wall you've always dreamed of www.vox.com/advice/49998...
The unbridled joy of printing your favorite photos
Your favorite memories deserve to exist IRL.
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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/...
How to rebuild your broken attention span
You’re taking breaks wrong.
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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...
Palantir Is Making a French Chore Coat. Yes, That Palantir.
The data analysis company is selling a version of the jacket that it says will show its commitment to “re-industrializing America.”
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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...
The iPhone lease is too good to be true
Apple partnered with Klarna to let you lease a new iPhone. But should you?
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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/...
How to use AI for your taxes — and how not to use it
Don’t let ChatGPT do your taxes. But do let it help.
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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/...
How plant-based marketing took over everything — even diapers
Cautious consumerism isn’t a bad thing, but there’s a lot we don’t know about these products.
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The new Atlantic cover story has everything: the second Industrial Revolution, zingers, Steve Bannon www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs
Does anyone have a plan for what happens next?
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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...
Apple is trying to make your phone usable as a phone again
You should turn on the new scam-busting iPhone feature right now.
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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...
Your doctor might be using ChatGPT for a second opinion. Should you?
The do’s and don’ts of asking an AI for health advice.
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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...
Personalized prices sure sound like a bad idea
Companies are using your personal data to set prices. Here’s how to sidestep them.
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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...
Revenge of the flip phone
The future of the smartphone looks a lot like its past.
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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...
Little videos are cooking our brains
The future of the internet is a slop-filled infinite scroll. How do we reclaim our attention?
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AI should make your job better, not make it disappear. www.vox.com/technology/4...
Don’t let AI steal your job
It’s okay to hate AI’s encroachment into work. Learn to use it anyway.
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Finally, you can get into an argument with a Google search techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/g...
Google's AI Mode can now have back-and-forth voice conversations | TechCrunch
Google is rolling out the ability for users to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with AI Mode.
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I spent the last six months wearing every health tracker I could find, from an Oura ring to a continuous glucose monitor. I did not expect to find myself toe-to-toe with RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement. www.vox.com/technology/4...
I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.
Do Apple Watches, Oura rings, and glucose monitors actually make us healthier?
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I've been using Google's new AI Mode and I like it and it terrifies me www.vox.com/technology/4...
What is Google even for anymore?
Search as you know it is slowly crumbling.
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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...
Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out.
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The thing you told your mom about not clicking ads on Facebook, tell her again www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fr...
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...
