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Turns Out, You Own Nothing
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Silicon Valley Conservatives Are Stepping Out of the Shadows
That stigma no longer seems to apply. There may not necessarily be more who lean right, but you no longer…
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Tim Wu, Biden’s Anti-Big Tech Adviser, Has Been Living the Dream
Wu even suggests that we’ve turned a corner in stemming Big Tech’s dominance. “Ten years ago or whenever, they were…
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Instagram Proves When You’ve Lost the Kardashians, You’re Screwed
Hello, friends. My name is Kate Knibbs, and I’m a senior writer at WIRED covering culture and media. I’ll be…
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The Supreme Court Accidentally Spurred a Data Privacy Push
Hi, folks. The winner of the week is Reed Hastings, who lost a million subscribers but saw Netflix’s stock skyrocket…
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Even Twitter Thinks Elon Musk’s Tweets Are Out of Control
Hi, folks. If inflation makes everything more expensive, why are stock prices falling? Asking for a 401(k). The Plain View…
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How Hemingway Gradually—Then Suddenly—Defined the Zeitgeist
Hemingway’s phrase always had a broad appeal. It anticipated some aspects of complex systems theory, popularized as the Tipping Point.…
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Shopify Goes Soul-Searching | WIRED
Hey, folks. Ready for a wet, hot summer? Better keep the Paxlovid handy. The Plain View When I spoke to…
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The Soul of a New Machine Learning System
Hi, folks. Interesting that congressional hearings about January 6 are drawing NFL-style audiences. Can’t wait for the Peyton and Eli…
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Big Tech Has Become a Creature of the Swamp
Last October, on the day whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before her committee, Senator Amy Klobuchar gave a candid, if depressing,…
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