Alexis C. MadrigalinThe AtlanticWhy Silicon Valley Loved Uber More Than Everyone ElseUber was the most valuable private company in history, but the public market has not been as enthusiastic. The reason why explains a lot…·7 min read·May 24, 2019--12--12
Alexis C. MadrigalinThe AtlanticWho’s Really Buying Property in San Francisco?A lot of software developers, according to an unprecedented new analysis·9 min read·Apr 22, 2019--4--4
Alexis C. MadrigalinThe AtlanticHow Lyft’s Ride-Sharing Business Works (And Doesn’t)Thanks to its IPO, Lyft — which lost $978 million in 2018 — is now worth a very large sum of money. Here’s why.·4 min read·Mar 29, 2019--2--2
Alexis C. MadrigalinThe AtlanticThe People Who Hated the Web Even Before FacebookAs the World Wide Web turns 30, a look back at its early skeptics·10 min read·Mar 15, 2019--1--1
Alexis C. MadrigalinThe AtlanticThe Limits of Extremely Online OrganizingThe remarkable #FuckFuckJerry has been as successful as a spontaneous campaign could be·4 min read·Feb 13, 2019--4--4
Alexis C. MadrigalinThe AtlanticAmerica’s Cold War With Chinese Tech Turns HotThe world’s two most powerful countries are fighting over the most important next-generation communications technology·3 min read·Jan 29, 2019--1--1
Alexis C. MadrigalinThe AtlanticHow a Feel-Good AI Story Went Wrong in FlintA machine-learning model showed promising results, but city officials and their engineering contractor abandoned it·14 min read·Jan 3, 2019--7--7
Alexis C. MadrigalinThe AtlanticWhen Is a Meme a Foreign-Influence Operation?It’s disturbing how easily Internet Research Agency accounts blended into America’s online life·5 min read·Dec 19, 2018--1--1
Alexis C. MadrigalinThe AtlanticWhat Google’s CEO Couldn’t Explain to CongressSundar Pichai struggled to explain the reality of his company’s power to a House committee convinced of a liberal conspiracy·6 min read·Dec 12, 2018--22--22
Alexis C. MadrigalinThe AtlanticWhen the Tech Mythology CollapsesThe industry’s fall from grace may feel unprecedented, but we have a model for what happens when a beloved industry fails us·4 min read·Nov 16, 2018--10--10