Native America Online
Native Americans have long struggled to convince Internet service providers to install networks on their land—but homegrown tribal solutions are facing unique challenges too.
Uber’s Defense in California Driver Class-Action Lawsuit: ‘LOL Laws LOL’
The company kind of has a point—we do need better labor laws. Just not the ones Silicon Valley is promoting.
Facebook Wants to Redline Your Friends List
The company recently filed a patent on using social network data to influence lending decisions. God help us all.
Six Terrible, Singularity University-Inspired Pitches for Disrupting California’s Drought
An open application to the university’s Impact Challenge.
There’s No Such Thing as ‘The Gig Economy’
This isn’t a matter of technology—a service economy by another name is still a service economy.
Five of the Silliest Ideas About the Near-Future of Work
The way we work is changing, but not quickly enough for the boosters peddling these ideas.
The Future of Robots Doesn’t Look Like What You Think It Looks Like
Our machines are very smart. They’re also very incompetent.
No, You Don’t Have Free Speech Online
We treat platforms like they are public utilities. They’re not—but maybe they could be.