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Don’t Pretend Like You Don’t Love Wikipedia
Without it, you’d have to actually, y’know, be productive.
Four Years in Startups
Wiener recalls working for a variety of tech companies earlier this decade, observing the men who ruled Silicon Valley.
Yes, The US Government Spies on US Journalists
“If we do not know what our government is doing, we cannot hold it accountable. If we do know, our enemies know too. That can be dangerous.”
Can Tech Become Ethical, If It Learns to Be Mindful First?
Is tech disrupting spirituality, or is spirituality finally disrupting tech?
Genius, Interrupted
“As the pathological process advanced, it was carving a different person out of Lee’s raw substance.”
The ‘Accidental Hero’ Who Saved the Internet from WannaCry
“That’s when her son came upstairs and told her, a little uncertainly, that he seemed to have stopped the worst malware attack the world had ever seen.”
McDonald’s CEO Wants Big Macs to Keep Up With Big Tech
The fast food giant is trying to modernize, but do its ambitious automation and data processing plans outstrip its stores’ abilities?
How to Learn Everything: The MasterClass Diaries
A professor embarks on a six-month binge of celebrity-led online courses.
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.
