With the rise of AI models and automated bots, we find out whether there is any weight to the idea that the internet is now mostly dominated by machines or if it’s still a human hangout. When you ...

With over seven years of experience as a freelance technology writer and reporter, Tim Keary has a range of experience breaking down complex technologies into simple and accessible content. His work ...

Thirty years ago, the baby web was just starting to go mainstream, but you could already see a pixelated vision of the world to come. In 1994, the modern Internet (which was almost always capitalized ...

Maybe we just ditch the algorithms. Maybe we just ditch the algorithms. is a reporter who writes about tech, money, and human behavior. She joined The Verge in 2014 as science editor. Previously, she ...

Ever been spammed by bot content when you’re trying to browse news stories on X, or stumbled across creepy AI-generated photos‘ on Facebook that lack context but still have thousands of likes? If so, ...

How can you really know who on the internet is real and who is not? That is the basis of what is known as the dead internet theory, a "joke-cum-conspiracy that says if you're reading these words ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...