This week, we’re sharing stories from Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine Staff, Melissa del Bosque, Nitasha Tiku, Sarah Gilman, and Tift Merritt.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Rachel Sugar, Kate Knibbs, Mark Arax, and Anna Wiener.
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Around The Pit
Circling billions of gallons of toxic water at America’s largest Superfund site.
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How Google Discovered the Value of Surveillance
In 2002, still reeling from the dot-com crash, Google realized they’d been harvesting a very valuable raw material — your behavior.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Business & Tech, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Uncategorized
Not Quite Democracy: Lucie Greene on the Civic Aspirations of Tech Giants
Lucie Greene’s new book “Silicon States” is about the danger of concentrating so much power in so few hands.
Posted inBusiness & Tech
Longreads Best of 2019: Business Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in business writing.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Food, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
McDonald’s Starts Serving McTech to Survive in the Modern Age
Rapidly modernizing has caused the McDonald’s company some growing pains, but embracing Big Tech might just save them from their old analog self.
Posted inBusiness, Commentary, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story, Uncategorized
What Should Universal Basic Income Look Like?
Andrew Yang made it news, but we need a better plan.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, education, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Technology
‘Stanford Is the Valley’: On Grooming Tech’s Next Generation
Amid controversies and unethical practices, tech giants like Facebook and Google are no longer dream companies to work for.
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Do You Even Bake, Bro?
Bread-making wasn’t really in need of disruption, but that’s never stopped Silicon Valley before.
