How We Misremember the Internet’s Origins
50 years after the first ARPANET message, pop culture still views connectivity as disconnected from the political worldview that produced it.
Silicon Valley
Picturing the Future
How a shadowy consortium controls the evolution of emoji
The Failed Political Promise of Silicon Valley
Tech was meant to help us transcend our most intractable problems. What went wrong?
The Very Small World of VC
The people who bet big on disruptive technologies have a lot in common.
Breaking Up Amazon Won’t Solve Its Climate Problem
The tech giant changed how Americans buy stuff. It will have to do so again—whether it wants to or not.
The Final Battle in Big Tech’s War to Dominate Your World
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google are fighting for unbroken control of American life.
What the Theranos Documentary Misses
Instead of examining Elizabeth Holmes’s personality, look at the people and systems that aided the company’s rise.
Google Is Struggling to Remake Itself for the #MeToo Era
New HR policies alone won't reform the company's culture.
The Battle for Silicon Valley’s Soul
How rank-and-file workers are changing the politics and culture of Big Tech.
The False Promise of Silicon Valley’s Quest to Save the World
Tech workers are using company mission statements to hold their CEOs accountable.
The Stark Political Divide Between Tech CEOs and Their Employees
Is Silicon Valley growing away from its liberal and libertarian origins?
What Would John Stuart Mill Do—to Fix Facebook?
Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, recently hired to manage the beleaguered tech giant's global affairs and communications, digs the liberal-utilitarian theorist.
Mommy and Data
“Femtech” companies are marketing themselves to women who are worried about having kids. Are these startups alleviating female anxieties or exploiting them?
Elon Musk and America’s Toxic Cult of the CEO
He could have been banished for securities fraud, but the government feared the consequences for Tesla's shareholders.
Silicon Valley and the Quest for a Utopian Workplace
How Google, Tesla, and other tech giants could fix the broken relationship between employers and their employees
Is Elon Musk Losing It?
An interview with The New York Times reveals a CEO who appears to be hanging by a thread.
Is Tesla for Real?
Elon Musk has seemingly done everything in his power to dampen enthusiasm for his company. And yet it keeps bouncing along.
MoviePass Played by Silicon Valley’s Insane Rules
The company's business model was unsustainable, but that's not why it's struggling. Just ask Uber, Amazon, or Netflix.
Silicon Valley’s “Flexibility” Fetish
How one seemingly benign concept has been used as cover for all kinds of self-serving proposals.
How Tech Is Remaking Fashion in Its Image
The ethos of Silicon Valley—scalability, homogeneity, and a subtle exclusivity—has crept into the clothes people wear.
