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Rebecca Heilweil
Former Reporter, Recode by Vox
Rebecca Heilweil covered emerging technology, artificial intelligence, and, sometimes, the supply chain. Usually, this means writing about some form of machine. During her time at Vox, she’s written about batteries, air conditioners, computer chips, and spaceships. She has previously written for Slate, NBC, and Fortune, and appeared on Today Explained and Marketplace.
Latest articles by Rebecca Heilweil
![Why Teslas keep catching on fire](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24358165/glennharvey_2023_01_07_vox_tesla_final.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
EVs catch fire far less often than gas-powered cars, but firefighters still need to adapt.
![The FAA is struggling. Who can save it?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24370165/GettyImages_1454490456.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The FAA is struggling. Who can save it?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24370165/GettyImages_1454490456.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The Federal Aviation Administration needs some tech support.
![5 unintended consequences of the EV revolution](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24353306/GettyImages_1354071692.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.650390625%2C0%2C66.69921875%2C100&w=2400)
![5 unintended consequences of the EV revolution](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24353306/GettyImages_1354071692.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.024402147388969%2C100%2C99.951195705222&w=2400)
EVs are going to change our cars — and how we drive.
![Elon Musk’s Starlink is only the beginning](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24349457/GettyImages_1228923231.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.952380952381%2C0%2C68.095238095238%2C100&w=2400)
![Elon Musk’s Starlink is only the beginning](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24349457/GettyImages_1228923231.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.048951048951%2C100%2C97.902097902098&w=2400)
Satellite internet is going mainstream. So are its challenges.
![What is generative AI, and why is it suddenly everywhere?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24336251/GettyImages_1245391800.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.698842788597%2C0%2C62.602314422806%2C100&w=2400)
![What is generative AI, and why is it suddenly everywhere?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24336251/GettyImages_1245391800.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=3.0482641828959%2C0%2C93.903471634208%2C100&w=2400)
Between ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion, AI suddenly feels mainstream.
![The year EVs outgrew Tesla](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24309606/GettyImages_1236625749.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The year EVs outgrew Tesla](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24309606/GettyImages_1236625749.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The transition to electric vehicles hit several milestones in 2022.
![NASA’s latest moon mission is the dawn of a new space age](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24283639/1245546222.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
The Orion capsule splashed down on Sunday, wrapping up the historic Artemis 1 mission.
![AI is finally good at stuff, and that’s a problem](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24273853/GettyImages_1367281424__1_.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![AI is finally good at stuff, and that’s a problem](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24273853/GettyImages_1367281424__1_.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Here’s why you’ve been hearing so much about ChatGPT.
![Elon Musk has Twitter and Tesla problems](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24223796/GettyImages_493893234.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.293006636039%2C0%2C71.413986727922%2C100&w=2400)
![Elon Musk has Twitter and Tesla problems](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24223796/GettyImages_493893234.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.3238027162259%2C100%2C93.352394567548&w=2400)
Issues at Tesla are piling up while its boss is distracted by his new company.
![The White House’s plan to colonize the moon, briefly explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24220070/artemisbasecamp.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![The White House’s plan to colonize the moon, briefly explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24220070/artemisbasecamp.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Putting humans on the moon is more political than you might think.