Published inThe 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…May 24, 201912May 24, 201912
Published inThe AtlanticWho’s Really Buying Property in San Francisco?A lot of software developers, according to an unprecedented new analysisApr 22, 20194Apr 22, 20194
Published inThe 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.Mar 29, 20192Mar 29, 20192
Published inThe AtlanticThe People Who Hated the Web Even Before FacebookAs the World Wide Web turns 30, a look back at its early skepticsMar 15, 20191Mar 15, 20191
Published inThe AtlanticThe Limits of Extremely Online OrganizingThe remarkable #FuckFuckJerry has been as successful as a spontaneous campaign could beFeb 13, 20194Feb 13, 20194
Published inThe AtlanticAmerica’s Cold War With Chinese Tech Turns HotThe world’s two most powerful countries are fighting over the most important next-generation communications technologyJan 29, 20191Jan 29, 20191
Published inThe AtlanticHow a Feel-Good AI Story Went Wrong in FlintA machine-learning model showed promising results, but city officials and their engineering contractor abandoned itJan 3, 20197Jan 3, 20197
Published inThe AtlanticWhen Is a Meme a Foreign-Influence Operation?It’s disturbing how easily Internet Research Agency accounts blended into America’s online lifeDec 19, 20181Dec 19, 20181
Published inThe 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 conspiracyDec 12, 201822Dec 12, 201822
Published inThe 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 usNov 16, 201810Nov 16, 201810