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.
Technology
Amazon Shoots Its Hostages
The tech giant cancelled its deal with New York City as a warning to communities across the country.
The New Yorker Running for President of Nigeria
Chike Ukaegbu is the youngest presidential candidate in Nigerian history. His campaign is being run by an improbable and eccentric cast.
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.
Big Tech’s Unholy Alliance With the Pentagon
Why Google and other firms still cling to their military contracts
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?
Facebook Remade the Internet in Its Hideous Image
The social network turned 15 this week. The next 15 years look to be even worse.
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?
Big Tech’s Reckoning May Be Imminent After All
Tuesday's Google hearing suggested there's growing support for European-style regulation of Silicon Valley's monopolies.
The Biggest Threat in the Postal Report Is to Rural Americans, Not Amazon
The Trump task force's recommendations would undermine the agency's mission to bind the country together.
The Punctured Myth of Sheryl Sandberg
The "Lean In" author and Facebook executive is just another corporate warrior.
Amazon Scammed America’s Hurting Cities
Their new headquarters was never destined for anywhere but the country's most prosperous metropolitan areas.
Mind Games
How campaigns are using marketing, manipulation, and "psychographic targeting" to win elections—and weaken democracy
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.
The Rise of West Coast Democrats
How a different type of American liberalism could lead the party to victory
The Tesla Paradox
The electric car company can't succeed without Elon Musk. But can it succeed with him?
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
