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techonomy
Aug. 7, 2014
The Reports of Silicon Valley’s Unpopularity Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
It’s just not that widespread.
By
Kevin Roose
inversion aversion
Aug. 6, 2014
Walgreens Decides Not to Anger President
Good call!
By
Kevin Roose
the taxi wars
Aug. 6, 2014
Uber and Lyft Both Launch Carpool Services to Let You Share Rides With Strangers
More backseat awkwardness, hooray!
By
Kevin Roose
hack attack
Aug. 6, 2014
The
Times
’ Terrifying, Overstated Hack Story
Whew.
By
Kevin Roose
zuck’d
Aug. 4, 2014
Why Your Facebook Feed Suddenly Looks More Emotional Than Usual
The social network has embraced mawkishness as an advertising strategy.
By
Kevin Roose
digital dragnet
Aug. 4, 2014
Google Scans User’s Email, Finds Child Porn
The upside of surveillance?
By
Kevin Roose
bicoastal explainers
Aug. 3, 2014
12 San Francisco Tech Obsessions That New Yorkers Haven’t Discovered Yet
A primer on the future.
By
Kevin Roose
barging in
Aug. 1, 2014
What Happened to the Glorious, Mysterious Google Barge?
It’s just … gone?
By
Kevin Roose
twitter chatter
July 30, 2014
Are Twitter’s Ghost Users a Problem or an Asset?
What does it mean to “use” Twitter, anyway?
By
Kevin Roose
the sock market
July 29, 2014
The Sock Race: Testing Out New York’s Same-Day Delivery Start-ups
How four companies fared at bringing me socks on a tight deadline.
By
Kevin Roose
wait-lyfting
July 28, 2014
New York City Is Loving Lyft Into Uselessness
New Yorkers like free stuff — who knew?
By
Kevin Roose
white men with money
July 25, 2014
Rich Guy Is Pretty Sure His Megayacht Counts As Philanthropy
Mhmmmm.
By
Kevin Roose
prime’s up
July 25, 2014
Is Amazon’s Free Ride Over?
There are still no profits, and investor patience is (finally) wearing thin.
By
Kevin Roose
start-up drama
July 22, 2014
A Start-up Guru Has Enraged Israeli Techies
“I cannot separate Paul’s continued views about Israel from YC.”
By
Kevin Roose
July 22, 2014
Thomas Friedman Loves Airbnb for All the Wrong Reasons
It’s not about trust, it’s about money.
By
Kevin Roose
microtacky
July 17, 2014
Microsoft Just Laid Off Thousands of Employees With a Hilariously Bad Memo
This email. I just can’t even
By
Kevin Roose
type talk
July 16, 2014
Google Is Designing the Font of the Future. Here’s How.
It’s called “Roboto,” and it works on everything.
By
Kevin Roose
the valley politic
July 15, 2014
Is Rand Paul’s Silicon Valley Charm Offensive Working?
Will tech Stand With Rand?
By
Kevin Roose
smoke show
July 14, 2014
E-Cigarettes Are Pulling an Uber on the Tobacco Industry
A new merger sheds light on Big Tobacco’s e-cig fears.
By
Kevin Roose
benghazi
July 14, 2014
The Benghazi Scandal Was Great for Citigroup
Wall Street can profit from anything.
By
Kevin Roose
ink-stained robots
July 11, 2014
Robots Are Invading the News Business, and It’s Great for Journalists
Don’t fear the revolution.
By
Kevin Roose
market follies
July 9, 2014
Nonexistent Social Network Worth $4 Billion
What bubble?
By
Kevin Roose
the taxi wars
July 8, 2014
Uber Competitor Lyft Launches in Brooklyn and Queens
Pink mustaches, welcome to New York.
By
Kevin Roose
pirates
July 8, 2014
This App Will Liberate Your Streaming Video
So that’s cool.
By
Kevin Roose
there’s an app for that
July 7, 2014
How 33 Famous New Yorkers Use Their Phones
We asked.
the taxi wars
July 7, 2014
UberX Is Now Cheaper Than Taking a Regular Taxi in New York
The price wars continue.
By
Kevin Roose
ion the prize
July 6, 2014
The Most Annoying Problem in Computing Is Still Unsolved
But Google is working on it.
By
Kevin Roose
July 3, 2014
The Euphoric Reaction to June’s Jobs Report
People are excited about JOBS!
By
Adam K. Raymond
goldman gods
July 2, 2014
Is Goldman Sachs a ‘Boys’ Club’? This Lawsuit Claims It Is
Strip clubs, slow promotions, and unequal pay.
By
Kevin Roose
i’m yelling tinder
July 1, 2014
Tinder Just Suspended Its Co-Founder After an Ugly Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
A female Tinder co-founder alleges she was called a “whore,” among many other gross things.
By
Kevin Roose
zuck’d
July 1, 2014
Does Facebook’s Emotional Manipulation Make It a Bad Source of News?
Facebook’s social tinkering could give us an incomplete view of the world.
By
Kevin Roose
labor pains
June 30, 2014
Unions Get a Bruise From the Supreme Court, But Avoid a Knockout Punch
The decision in
Harris v. Quinn
could have been much, much worse.
By
Kevin Roose
cord-cutters
June 28, 2014
Aereo Stopped Working This Morning
Probably for good.
By
E. Alex Jung
black and white and dead all over
June 27, 2014
Here’s What the Future of Reading Looks Like
E-readers are dead. So are bookstores. What’s left?
By
Kevin Roose
google earth
June 26, 2014
Google, the Populist?
Google is stepping up its play for the masses.
By
Kevin Roose
cord-cutters
June 25, 2014
Aereo Meets Its Maker
The streaming-TV start-up just got crushed by the Supreme Court.
By
Kevin Roose
big brother
June 25, 2014
Google Wants to Be Your Roommate
Will this be the end of privacy?
By
Kevin Roose
the way we talk now
June 24, 2014
Why Are We Still Calling the Things in Our Pockets ‘Cell Phones’?
The phones are the least exciting things about them.
By
Kevin Roose
June 22, 2014
Elon Musk Is in an Empire State of Mind
The Tesla Motors billionaire is using New York as his next sandbox.
By
Kevin Roose
prime time
June 18, 2014
Forget About 3-D: Amazon’s New Phone Is a Subscription-Selling Machine
The explanation for the Amazon phone is simple: Amazon Prime.
By
Kevin Roose
free to 3d you and me
June 18, 2014
Before Amazon’s New Phone: 9 Other Landmarks in 3-D Technology
Amazon is following in lots and lots of three-dimensional footsteps.
By
Kevin Roose
zuck’d
June 17, 2014
Facebook’s New Disappearing-Photo App Looks a Lot Like Snapchat
Except you have to send photos in order to receive them.
By
Kevin Roose
disruptopia
June 16, 2014
Let’s All Stop Saying ‘Disrupt’ Right This Instant
It doesn’t mean what you think it does.
By
Kevin Roose
June 13, 2014
The Complete Guide to Anonymous Apps
Every way to vent, confess, and share secrets safely, from the comfort of your phone.
By
Kevin Roose
economists for jesus
June 11, 2014
David Brat Just Became the Christian Right’s Favorite Economist
Cantor’s ouster could give evangelical America a new intellectual hero.
By
Kevin Roose
the vice is right
June 11, 2014
The Millennial-Panic M&A Boom Is Upon Us
Time Warner, Google, Facebook, and Apple are all spending billions chasing their youth.
By
Kevin Roose
livin’ for the city
June 10, 2014
5 Reasons Cities Are Getting Better, and Everywhere Else Is Getting Worse
More and more, choosing to live outside a major city is tantamount to opting to live in the past.
By
Kevin Roose
yik yak attack
June 9, 2014
NYU Students Are Mocking Goldman Sachs Interns on Yik Yak
It’s become a meme.
By
Kevin Roose
uber valuable
June 6, 2014
Uber Raises a Gajillion Dollars
Give or take.
By
Kevin Roose
silicon nation
June 6, 2014
What Silicon Valley Doesn’t Get About Government Tech
Fixing infrastructure is risky business.
By
Kevin Roose
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