A call to action for tech

 Tech is uniting against Trump. From 127 tech firms teaming up against Trump’s immigration ban, to…

Every feed app should steal Pinterest’s “More Like This” button

 ‬This is the best new social app feature in a long time. Twitter should copy it.…

Hope and rapture on West Broadway

 We were just outside the Marriott on the edge of downtown when the conference doors opened.…

The Mercury Effect

 Facebook hosted a murder. But for all the talk about content moderation, machine learning, flag-monitoring algorithms,…

Stop blaming the tech industry for the world’s problems

 Everything we do is terrible, says the trope. We’re oppressive. We’re exploitative. We’re sexist, racist, classist.…

Is monetizing federal land the way to pay for basic income?

 Like the Titanic, capitalism is sinking, but few passengers are wondering yet if there are enough…

Waiting for the new new thing

 The smartphone wars are over, and everybody won. Life without our phones is almost unthinkable. I…

Pros and cons of “Oath: A Verizon Company”

 Corporate identities! We love ’em. But boy is it hard to come up with good ones.…