10 Things Facebook’s Given Away to Take Over the World
As Facebook reminded us this week at its F8 developer conference, it’s always liked free stuff. That’s part of its…
Chill. It’s Not Books vs. Amazon. You Can Have Both!
Books have been able to resist the forces of digital change because books really are different. The post Chill. It’s…
Google.org’s Giving $20 Million to Engineer a Better World for the Disabled
Whether its bets succeed or fail, Dot-org may well shape our expectations for how philanthropy is done by the very…
The $15 Minimum Wage Wins Where Silicon Valley Fails Hard
For now, raising the minimum wage will mean a more substantive change for the lowest paid workers than anything Silicon…
Judge Says Lyft’s $12M Settlement Doesn’t Pay Drivers Enough
The agreement shortchanged on-demand drivers by about half of what they deserve, according to the ruling.. The post Judge Says…
Uber Has Recruited Tens of Thousands of Veterans As Drivers
A company doesn’t grab the title of world’s most valuable startup by always playing nice. But Uber is eager to…
Review: Moleskine Smart Writing Set
Pen, paper, and an app technically make up the writing set, but your smartphone provides much of the operating power…
The AP Finally Realizes It’s 2016, Will Let Us Stop Capitalizing ‘Internet’
It has been decreed. Thank God. The post The AP Finally Realizes It’s 2016, Will Let Us Stop Capitalizing ‘Internet’…
Slack Raises $200 Million, Is Now A … Quadricorn?
As bots become the big thing, Slack is about to get a lot bigger. The post Slack Raises $200 Million,…
A Year After the Ellen Pao Verdict, Tech Still Gets Diversity Wrong
The Pao trial should have been the catalyst to difficult conversations on the everyday, on-the-ground stuff at work that involves…