Five Things Sunday Edition
Oh well, another Sunday. Whatever you’ve planned to do — read these five things first!
Free Speech Is Not the Same As Free Reach — www.wired.com
Bad faith politicking about the way search algorithms work makes it harder for tech companies to solve the real problems.
The Future of Privacy: Disinformation — www.theinformation.com
Interesting idea.
How Trump’s ‘Fake News’ Attacks Affect Teens — www.theatlantic.com
Young people can see the president’s tweets as jokes, but they still often share his negative feelings about the press.
The rise of giant consumer startups that said no to investor money — www.recode.net
A new breed of entrepreneurs is creating huge consumer brands — like MVMT and Tuft & Needle — without venture capital, and laughing all the way to the bank.
Universal Basic Income and the Future of Pointless Work — newrepublic.com
Many jobs are pointless. Others are being automated away. In the future, who will still work for a paycheck?
