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The Word of the Year Is ‘Uncertainty’

Did tech win the pandemic or not? We likely won’t be able to tell for a while.

Will Streaming Save Sports or Kill It?

Sports are the lifeblood of TV but also choking it. Big Tech is following a similar playbook.

Streaming Is Sadder Now

When Netflix and other companies face a loss of faith in the growth potential of streaming, we all will feel it.

Tech Is Not Representative Government

And yet, we demand that it protect us.

The Jumbled Dream of U.S. Chips

It’s even harder now to understand what the U.S. wants to accomplish with its computer chip plans.

Post-Roe, Her Facebook Group Went Viral

Veronica Risinger made a little online spot for neighbors to share information on abortion. Then 30,000 people joined.

Our Data Is a Curse, With or Without Roe

There is so much digital information about us out there that we can’t possibly control it all.

The Work of Online Volunteers

Moderators’ work on Reddit and Facebook is crucial but not paid. We should be creative in how we compensate them.

MapQuest and Other Internet Zombies

Some online stars from our past just won’t die.

Where Are the Delivery Drones?

The technology is hard and the economics of mass deliveries may never make sense.
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