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February 23, 2021
Jacob Silverman
Facebook Just Successfully Bullied the Sovereign Nation of Australia
The government wanted tech giants to share ad profits with media outlets. Mark Zuckerberg retaliated—and it worked. Is the U.S. next?
February 18, 2021
Jacob Silverman
Facebook Is a Global Mafia
The tech giant’s war on the Australian government shows that Mark Zuckerberg thinks he’s not only above the law, but powerful enough to bend it to his will.
November 25, 2020
Jacob Silverman
Do You Know Your Microsoft Productivity Score?
Don’t ignore that Excel spreadsheet or PowerPoint presentation! The company’s 365 software now rates worker performance.
September 21, 2020
Jacob Silverman
Trump’s Misguided, Jingoistic War Against TikTok
The real enemy of privacy isn’t China. It’s Big Tech.
August 4, 2020
Jacob Silverman
TikTok and America’s Bleak Techno-Nationalism
The app’s acquisition might be good for Microsoft. But what about the rest of us?
May 28, 2020
Jacob Silverman
The End of the Backlash to Big Tech
Only a few months ago, Silicon Valley was the subject of intense criticism in Washington and beyond. Then the pandemic struck.
May 14, 2020
Magazine
Dean Baker
Building an Economy That Works Again
A practical blueprint for reform in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown
February 7, 2019
Magazine
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The Battle for Silicon Valley’s Soul
How rank-and-file workers are changing the politics and culture of Big Tech.
March 23, 2018
Matt Ford
Congress may have just nixed a Supreme Court case on digital privacy.
February 28, 2018
Matt Ford
The Court and the Cloud
The Supreme Court wrestles with how to apply U.S. laws to international tech companies.
February 12, 2018
Magazine
Moira Weigel
Information Wants to Be Chinese
How investment from the People’s Republic is dividing Washington and Silicon Valley
February 9, 2018
Matt Ford
Should Foreign Countries Be Allowed to Snoop on Data on American Soil?
A new, bipartisan bill could undercut digital-privacy protections in the U.S.
June 16, 2016
Navneet Alang
You Can Never Hide From Your Boss
What Microsoft's purchase of LinkedIn heralds for the future of work.
June 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
One of the lamest companies in tech bought one of the other lamest companies in tech.
May 26, 2016
Navneet Alang
Who’s Afraid of Artificial Intelligence?
AI will make our devices obsolete. What does that mean for human relationships to technology?
May 3, 2016
Navneet Alang
Bots Will Tear Us Apart
The bot revolution is nearly here. What will it look like?
March 25, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
Tay Exposes the Fairy Tales We Tell Ourselves About Racists
Microsoft's aborted bot offers a window into the minds of Donald Trump's fiercest supporters.
February 23, 2016
Clio Chang
Bill Gates confirms that he is, in fact, a P.C.
November 6, 2015
Dana Goldstein
Good Intentions
Bill Gates is here to change the world—will he make money doing it?
July 21, 2014
The New Republic Staff
This Dinner Party Explains How Engineers And Lobbyists See The World Differently
POLITICO’s Mike Allen sheds light on the evolving relationship between the valley and the swamp
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