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Features and investigations about how we live and connect in the era of Big Tech.
Published in or syndicated by The New York Times, Business Insider, Vice, The Washington Post, The Independent, and elsewhere.
- After the I.P.O., a Billion-Dollar Bill for Employee Paydays Startups are exploiting accounting rules around stock-based compensation to keep expenses low — until they go public.
- The AGI-pilled and the damned Drugs, sex, doomsday bunkers — how the AI true believers are getting ready.
- They spoke out against their employer. Then they were hit with trade secrets suits. How intellectual property law got weaponized against whistleblowers and victims of abuse.
- America’s corporate gerontocracy Corporate America is getting old. Really, really old.
- The rise of ‘shadow stand-ins’ The Americans secretly outsourcing their jobs overseas, and the shadowy industry facilitating it.
- The risky allure of WiFi Money A motley crew of Instagram-obsessed, hustle-culture influencers made millions. In their wake, they left a trail of lawsuits and financial devastation.
- The dark heart of modern chess Chess is taking over schools, nightclubs, and the internet. And it’s never been more toxic.
- App, lover, muse What do you do when your AI girlfriend says she loves you?
- It’s not just you. LinkedIn has gotten really weird. Divorce, trouble peeing, and stealing hotel food: Why did a job network become everyone’s favorite place for oversharing?
- I was at Burning Man. It was even wilder than you’ve heard. Social media was full of misinformation about the desert turning to chaos and violence in 2023. But in the mud, the party went on.
- Deel Speed Deel is the fastest-growing SaaS startup ever — but that might also be its Achilles Heel.
- The wild post-Google lives of Larry Page and Sergey Brin Larry Page has shrouded his ventures in the utmost secrecy. Sergey Brin has partied it up at Burning Man and poured millions into philanthropy.
- The Amazon identity theft epidemic Amazon isn’t stopping the chaos, and victims say it’s a ‘dystopian horror story.’
- ‘I want your Instagram account’ How a bizarre obsession with the most sought-after handles on social media spawned a deadly campaign of terror.
- Inside Iconiq Iconiq has made tens of billions of dollars off startup investments, leaked data shows, and is recruiting A-list celebs including Tom Hanks.
- Inside the surreal rise of Gaia It was a wildly popular yoga brand. Now it’s a publicly traded Netflix rival pushing conspiracy theories while employees fear the CEO is invading their dreams.
- The Kauai incident Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s family office, battling allegations of assault, sexual harassment, racism, and dysfunction.
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