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Margaret Atwood Announces ‘The Testaments,’ a Sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
The new book is set to release in September 2019.
Dystopia Watch: Your Employers Want to Microchip You
The UK's biggest employer organisation is: worried.
This Week's Waypoints Is About Repression, Nature, and Escape
The struggle to relate to one another, and to our world.
I Don't Care if This Robot Dog Can Dance, It Will Still Kill Us All
Don't let its cute new moves fool you.
Exploring the Uncanny, Sci-Fi Dystopias of Simon Stålenhag
To celebrate the release of his third book, 'The Electric State,' we spoke with the Swedish painter about the fear of technology, the rise of fascism, the power of art, and (of course) robots.
Cities Are for Rich People Now and Wooing Amazon Only Makes It Worse
Local officials across America are trying to attract the mega-corporation's new headquarters. That is not going to help your rent.
Google Says Its AI That Makes Phone Calls Isn't Good Enough to Be Dangerous
At a product demonstration, executives did their best to assuage fears about the unsettling new technology.
What It's Really Like Working for Elon Musk During Tesla Layoffs
It's not actually scary because it's all part of changing the world—and the boss knows what he's doing, right?
Google Duplex Puts AI Into a Social Uncanny Valley
Google Assistant can now make phone calls, but the people answering the phones at small businesses can't yet form a relationship with an AI agent.
Get Ready for an Even Darker Dystopia on Season Two of 'Handmaid's Tale'
"It's hard to tell a story about a terrible world without being a little terrible."