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The Economist Who Hated Democracy

James McGill Buchanan may be the most influential conservative economic thinker you’ve never heard of. His belief that liberty (in the…

Jun 30, 2017

The Economist Who Hated Democracy

Jun 30, 2017

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Facebook Learns That the Censor’s Job Is Never Done

Facebook is hitting the two billion user mark right about now. It’s also in the process of becoming one of the world’s largest censors, as…

Jun 30, 2017

Facebook Learns That the Censor’s Job Is Never Done

Jun 30, 2017

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The Horseman of the Digital Apocalypse Is A Virus Named Petya

That virus that shut down networks around the world this week, the one that’s been dubbed Petya, isn’t propagating like crazy anymore. But…

Jun 30, 2017

The Horseman of the Digital Apocalypse Is A Virus Named Petya

Jun 30, 2017

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What’s In a Conference Room Name?

Large corporations’ enthusiasm for giving conference rooms offbeat names can no longer be considered a mere fad. The practice has been…

Jun 28, 2017

What’s In a Conference Room Name?

Jun 28, 2017

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We’ve Got To Stop Crashing Like This

Ransomware attacks — in which virally propagated malware spreads from computer to computer, locking up owners’ data until a ransom is paid…

Jun 28, 2017

We’ve Got To Stop Crashing Like This

Jun 28, 2017

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EU to Google: Your Product Listings Are Self-Serving. Pay Up.

You know how, when you search Google for some kind of product, the top of the results page displays a row of ad boxes for the product…

Jun 28, 2017

EU to Google: Your Product Listings Are Self-Serving. Pay Up.

Jun 28, 2017

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Venture Capital’s Harassment Problem

Last week The Information posted a story detailing multiple incidents in which a venture capitalist named Justin Caldbeck of Binary Capital…

Jun 26, 2017

Venture Capital’s Harassment Problem

Jun 26, 2017

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In An AI World, Work Changes Radically, and Government Takes the Lead

We shouldn’t be worried about artificial intelligence turning into our new robotic overlords, but that doesn’t mean we should stop worrying…

Jun 26, 2017

In An AI World, Work Changes Radically, and Government Takes the Lead

Jun 26, 2017

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The Amazon Antitrust Bandwagon Begins to Roll

Antitrust fights in the tech industry have always been problematic. Software is a “non-rival” good — additional copies cost nothing to…

Jun 26, 2017

The Amazon Antitrust Bandwagon Begins to Roll

Jun 26, 2017

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Why Apple Should Give Away Its Insanely Huge Pile of Money

Apple is sitting on an unimaginably huge pile of spare cash —roughly $250 billion. This corporate wealth reserve will only grow if and when…

Jun 23, 2017

Why Apple Should Give Away Its Insanely Huge Pile of Money

Jun 23, 2017

Scott Rosenberg

Scott Rosenberg

14.7K Followers

Covering the Web since 1994. Backchannel. NewCo Daily. Wordyard.com. Say Everything. Dreaming in Code. Grist. Mediabugs. Salon. Berkeley, CA. Real person.

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