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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads December 16, 2022January 26, 2023

This week we are sharing stories on gun violence, Silicon Valley in the ’90s, the ability of artificial intelligence, and the community of audiophiles.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Aristocrat Inc.

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 12, 2022December 11, 2022

“How a small computer chip company, owned by the author’s mother, became the target of a sprawling pan-Asian crime ring that operated throughout Silicon Valley.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Billionaires Like Elon Musk Want to Save Civilization By Having Tons of Genetically Superior Kids.

by Seyward Darby November 17, 2022November 22, 2022

“Inside the movement to take ‘control of human evolution.'”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Silicon Valley and the Rent-to-Own Trap

by Seyward Darby November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

“If you want to become a homeowner but don’t qualify for a mortgage, Divvy Homes has a solution: Rent a house from them until you’re able to buy it. What could possibly go wrong?”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Slate Star Codex and Silicon Valley’s War Against the Media

by benhuberman July 14, 2020October 19, 2022

The story of a controversial blogger, the weaponization of online engagement, and the growing fault lines between tech and traditional journalism.

Posted inCulture, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Technology

Can Tech Become Ethical, If It Learns to Be Mindful First?

by Aaron Gilbreath August 22, 2019October 19, 2022

Is tech disrupting spirituality, or is spirituality finally disrupting tech?

Posted inEditor's Pick

Close Encounters of the Digital Kind

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands March 11, 2019October 19, 2022

“The idea seems to be that we all live in the great database in the sky, occasionally summoning aliens with our minds.” Emily Harnett explores Silicon Valley’s appropriation of UFO culture.

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The Ethical Dilemma Facing Silicon Valley’s Next Generation

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 12, 2019October 19, 2022

At Stanford University, a farm system for tech giants, “students are reconsidering whether working at Google or Facebook is landing a dream job or selling out to craven corporate interests.”

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Food, Highlight, Quotes

Bread, Disrupted

by michelleweber November 21, 2018October 19, 2022

Bread: it was so terrible, right? Thank goodness the tech industry finally iterated on it so we can make a decent piece of toast after 6,000 years.

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Business & Tech, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Uncategorized

Not Quite Democracy: Lucie Greene on the Civic Aspirations of Tech Giants

by Bradley Babendir September 5, 2018October 19, 2022

Lucie Greene’s new book “Silicon States” is about the danger of concentrating so much power in so few hands.

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