Technology
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Pokopia, cosy games and the problem of escapism
‘Cosy games’ have grown in popularity in recent years but can they be more than mere escapism? Dr Stephanie Farnsworth investigates
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Cory Doctorow: AI bubbles, bosses and sci-fi
As The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI hits shelves, author Cory Doctorow explains the widely destructive promise of the AI bubble
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The political economy of the manosphere
The online industry feeding off the anger of young men hides a deeper structure of digital capitalism, writes Alison Phipps
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Behind the ‘intelligent’ chatbot
Angela Chukunzira, Tyler Finken and Finn Jetses highlight multinational resistance to AI’s social and ecological impact
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Algorithms vs the welfare state
Concerns about misleading AI and influencer ‘content’ on health, welfare and civil rights miss a wider issue, argues Sophia McHardy. They fill a human-made gap that risks becoming an austerity-shaped chasm
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Amazon and the cost of Christmas
Amazon’s Black Friday-January Sales consumerism juggernaut is uniting campaigners. Robbie Gillett charts the corporation’s varied crimes – and explains the necessary response
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The Mechanic and the Luddite – review
Jathan Sadowski’s book lays the groundwork for a more cohesive resistance against capitalist technology, writes Paula Lacey
