MagazineZuckerberg’s pigeons. The research behind social media addictionDopamine fuelled Michelangelo and Napoleon; now it keeps us glued to our screens and produces the devastating effect of cognitive flattening, with the predictable consequence of increased suggestibility and a decline in fundamental critical and judgemental abilities.byCarmelo Zaffora5 SEP 26
summer with esterZuck got cold feet and played it safe, just like the real tech tycoonsMeta’s founder panicked and is paying far more than 18 billion: the upheaval is total, and his big toy might no longer workbyEster Viola28 AUG 26
editorialConcerns regarding the Meta trialAddictions and design. Why it’s better to fix a product than to ban itbyRedazione20 AUG 26
summer with esterFrom rising star to villain: the rise and fall of Mark ZuckerbergIn October, Meta’s founder will once again take centre stage in a film, sixteen years on from "The Social Network". From brilliant promise to a massive court rulingbyEster Viola8 AUG 26
new fronts and unexpected alliancesZuckerberg vs Amodei. The new divide in the American AI sector is between openness and regulationThe dispute centres on technological sovereignty. On the one hand, Nvidia and Meta are defending the free circulation of model weights; on the other, OpenAI and Anthropic are calling on the government to support an international effort to acquire the tools needed to deliberately slow down the pace of automated AI developmentbyFilippo Lubrano30 JUL 26