articles tagged: big tech


# tech

is the future of social media the same as its past?

Why breaking the grip of giant social media platforms may require a major step back into the web's early days.
is the future of social media the same as its past?

# tech

substack: the poster child of the zero click web

The creative, open web is being strangled by homogenized omni-platforms. Just look at the evolution of Substack.
substack: the poster child of the zero click web

# tech

big tech is killing the internet. but that may be a good thing…

Sometimes, the biggest mistake is not letting things crash and burn.
big tech is killing the internet. but that may be a good thing…

# tech

too big to crash: chatbots could now tank the economy

The AI economy is here, but not in the way it's been advertised...
too big to crash: chatbots could now tank the economy

# tech

all your clicks are belong to us: why the zero click web is almost here

A eulogy for the wild, free, messy, organic, human internet.
all your clicks are belong to us: why the zero click web is almost here

# tech

move fast, break everything forever?

Computer scientists are worried that thanks to ChatGPT, the next generation of large AI models may be in danger of never achieving liftoff.
move fast, break everything forever?

# tech   

why doing your own research just doesn’t cut it in the era of search engines

New study shows that far from dispelling misinformation, googling can actually make it sound more plausible and realistic. Why? For money, of course.
why doing your own research just doesn’t cut it in the era of search engines

# politics   

why content creators are all in the bad place

If you care about what else the platform you use to create and publish hosts, and start doing you research, what you'll find will usually be disturbing.
why content creators are all in the bad place

# tech   

the spectacular failure of silicon valley

We were promised a utopian future. What we got was tech bros reinventing a lot of things we already had, but worse, more exploitative, and less safe.
the spectacular failure of silicon valley

# tech   

how the long tail warped our pop culture

How one hugely influential book fostered a business obsession, what it got wrong, and how its fans in the tech industry wrought havoc with it.
how the long tail warped our pop culture