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Did a Chinese Hack Kill Canada’s Greatest Tech Company?
“Nortel was once a world leader in wireless technology. Then came a hack and the rise of Huawei.”
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Laura Nahmias, Victor Luckerson, Arianne Shahvisi, Roberto José Andrade Franco, and Apoorva Tadepalli.
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Facebook Is a Doomsday Machine
” No single machine should be able to control so many people.”
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Boom and Bust Cycles of Rock Springs, Wyoming
“The day I turned 18, the Astro Lounge called and asked me to come strip for them. I have no idea how they knew I’d turned 18.”
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jason Fagone, Shannon Gormley, Nickole Brown, Jason Kehe, and Abe Streep.
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The Inside Story of MacKenzie Scott, the Mysterious 60-Billion-Dollar Woman
Stephanie Clifford explores the life of MacKenzie Scott: Amazon’s first employee, Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, and one of the richest women in the world who is reimagining tech philanthropy.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Technology
‘No Single Machine Should Be Able to Control So Many People’
Can we survive the social web?
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Story
For the Love of Wordle: A Reading List on Puzzles and Games
Seven longreads on the communal pastime of puzzles, games, and crosswords.
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Black and Brown Tech Workers Share Their Experiences of Racism on the Job
Former employees of Pinterest, Google, Snap, and other companies share their stories of discrimination.
