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Why Silicon Valley Loved Uber More Than Everyone Else

Uber 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, 2019

Why Silicon Valley Loved Uber More Than Everyone Else

May 24, 2019

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Who’s Really Buying Property in San Francisco?

A lot of software developers, according to an unprecedented new analysis

Apr 22, 2019

Who’s Really Buying Property in San Francisco?

Apr 22, 2019

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How 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, 2019

How Lyft’s Ride-Sharing Business Works (And Doesn’t)

Mar 29, 2019

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The People Who Hated the Web Even Before Facebook

As the World Wide Web turns 30, a look back at its early skeptics

Mar 15, 2019

The People Who Hated the Web Even Before Facebook

Mar 15, 2019

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The Limits of Extremely Online Organizing

The remarkable #FuckFuckJerry has been as successful as a spontaneous campaign could be

Feb 13, 2019

The Limits of Extremely Online Organizing

Feb 13, 2019

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America’s Cold War With Chinese Tech Turns Hot

The world’s two most powerful countries are fighting over the most important next-generation communications technology

Jan 29, 2019

America’s Cold War With Chinese Tech Turns Hot

Jan 29, 2019

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How a Feel-Good AI Story Went Wrong in Flint

A machine-learning model showed promising results, but city officials and their engineering contractor abandoned it

Jan 3, 2019

How a Feel-Good AI Story Went Wrong in Flint

Jan 3, 2019

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When Is a Meme a Foreign-Influence Operation?

It’s disturbing how easily Internet Research Agency accounts blended into America’s online life

Dec 19, 2018

When Is a Meme a Foreign-Influence Operation?

Dec 19, 2018

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What Google’s CEO Couldn’t Explain to Congress

Sundar Pichai struggled to explain the reality of his company’s power to a House committee convinced of a liberal conspiracy

Dec 12, 2018

What Google’s CEO Couldn’t Explain to Congress

Dec 12, 2018

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When the Tech Mythology Collapses

The industry’s fall from grace may feel unprecedented, but we have a model for what happens when a beloved industry fails us

Nov 16, 2018

When the Tech Mythology Collapses

Nov 16, 2018

Alexis C. Madrigal

Alexis C. Madrigal

Host of KQED’s Forum. Contributing writer, @TheAtlantic. Author of forthcoming book on containers, computers, coal, and collateralized debt obligations.

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