Technology and Society

Zuckerberg and Dorsey in Congress, Again; Apple Reduces App Store Fees for Small Developers; Apple’s Aggregation Politics

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey were in front of Congress again, while Apple reduced its App Store take for small developers.

More on Visa-Plaid, European Commission v. Amazon, Spotify Updates

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Should regulators be able to see the future, and a reminder that Aggregators are good for customers and suppliers. Then, Spotify starts selling demand, and potentially podcasts.

Justice Department Sues to Block Visa Plaid Acquisition, Plaid’s Potential, Scalability and Antitrust

Monday, November 9, 2020

The Justice Department gets it right again with another lawsuit, this time against Visa’s acquisition of Plaid.

What If It’s Trump?, An Update on MongoDB, An Interview with MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria

Thursday, November 5, 2020

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What does it mean for tech if Trump wins? Then, catching up with MongoDB, and an interview with Dev Ittycheria, the company’s CEO.

Tech Under Biden, Prop 22 Passes, Uber’s Missed Monopoly

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

It appears that Vice President Biden will win, and that Republicans will hold the Senate, which is the best possible outcome for big tech. Plus, Prop 22 saves Uber, and also hurts it.

Is the Internet Different?

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

A response to a critique of Aggregation Theory, and a defense of debate on an Internet devoid of gatekeepers.

Tech in Congress, Again; Twitter vs. the New York Post; Who Are the Refs?

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Congressional tech hearings are becoming more compelling with time, as tech companies run the risk of making not just economic enemies but political ones.

Facebook and the NYU Ad Observatory, Facebook’s FTC Decrees, Tradeoffs and Politics

Monday, October 26, 2020

The dispute between Facebook and the Ad Observatory are just as emblematic of the trade-offs between privacy and social responsibility as Clearview AI.

United States v. Google

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Google is appropriately narrow, and if it fails it gives a template for Congressional action.

Twitter, Responsibility, and Accountability

Monday, October 19, 2020

Twitter went too far last week for reasons that go back to 2016 and the unfair blaming of tech for media’s mistakes.

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

More on Visa-Plaid, European Commission v. Amazon, Spotify Updates

Justice Department Sues to Block Visa Plaid Acquisition, Plaid’s Potential, Scalability and Antitrust

Is the Internet Different?

United States v. Google

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

Vibe App Quality

(Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

TSMC Earnings, New N3 Fabs, The Nvidia Ramp

An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

Amazon Buys Globalstar, Delta to Add Leo, The Apple Angle

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

Vibe App Quality

(Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

An Interview with Asymco’s Horace Dediu About Apple at 50

An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips