The Digital Message

How technology quietly rewrites the way we communicate.

7 ways the upper middle class uses Instagram differently than everyone else, and what it quietly signals about status

Small businesses think they’re showing up — their customers disagree

Influencer marketing became an academic discipline while we weren’t paying attention

Scientists say X's algorithm doesn't just show you conservative content — it rewires who you follow so the shift becomes permanent

Scientists say X’s algorithm doesn’t just show you conservative content — it rewires who you follow so the shift becomes permanent

Researchers found that X's algorithm permanently shifts political opinions rightward — and turning it off doesn't reverse the damage

Researchers found that X’s algorithm permanently shifts political opinions rightward — and turning it off doesn’t reverse the damage

New research found that smartphones don't just distract us from connection. They create a feedback loop where the lonelier we feel, the more we scroll, and the more we scroll, the less capable of connection we become.

New research found that smartphones don’t just distract us from connection. They create a feedback loop where the lonelier we feel, the more we scroll, and the more we scroll, the less capable of connection we become.

10 fears about AI the middle class can’t stop talking about that the upper class has already moved past

That domain you want is available — just not to you

ChatGPT Health failed to recognize basic medical emergencies in testing, and experts are calling it 'unbelievably dangerous' for the millions already using AI for symptoms

ChatGPT Health failed to recognize basic medical emergencies in testing, and experts are calling it ‘unbelievably dangerous’ for the millions already using AI for symptoms

I took the same three supplements every morning for eight years because the internet told me to. My neurologist explained why two of them were working against each other the entire time.

I took the same three supplements every morning for eight years because the internet told me to. My neurologist explained why two of them were working against each other the entire time.