In my last piece, I talked about the harms that AI is visiting on children through the irresponsible choices made by the platforms creating those products....
I have to begin by warning you about the content in this piece; while I won’t be dwelling on any specifics, this will necessarily be a broad discussion about...
Ten years ago I wrote that there is no “technology industry” . It’s more true than ever. There is no “tech”. There’s no such thing as “a FAANG company”. There...
When Wikipedia launched 25 years ago today , I heard about it almost immediately, because the Internet was small back then, and I thought “Well… good luck to...
Click “I agree” to continue. You didn’t click it, though. Or maybe you did? I don’t know, it doesn’t matter. The concept of consent doesn’t exist on the modern...
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and...
I keep having a conversation with people around the tech world about how the industry’s current state of change — especially the potential disruption of...
Amongst the many new publications that's popped up in the current newsletter boom, I've been enjoying Kate Lindsay and Nick Catucci's "Embedded". One...
Twenty five years ago today, Microsoft released Windows 95. It was undoubtedly a technical leap forward, but its biggest, most lasting impacts are about how it...
Every day, millions of people rely on independent websites that are mostly created by regular people, weren't designed as mobile apps, connect deeply to...
It’s always great to reconnect with old friends, and that especially holds true for old Internet friends. That must be why it was such a delight to spend some...
In the past, popular movements have forced major industries to confront their need for ethical reform. But today‘s media, policymakers and activists don’t yet...