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The Weekend

By The Information Staff

Know what happens when Silicon Valley logs off—the trends and people shaping culture, technology and everything in between.

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Images of live-shopping app NTWRK. Illustration by Mike Sullivan. Photo courtesy of NTWRK.
The Weekend

Can Livestream Shopping Cure the Holiday Gifting Blues?

By Jon Steinberg · Nov 27, 2021 8:00am PST
Hi, welcome to the Weekend.It might seem against the holiday spirit to say so, but does anyone really love gift-shopping these days? Even pre-pandemic, it was a stress-inducing affair, loaded with decision fatigue, toy-of-the-year FOMO and ghosts of bad presents past.Into this consumerist minefield has stumbled a strange new entrant: livestream... Hi, welcome to the Weekend.It might seem against the holiday spirit to say so, but does anyone...
Art by Haejin Park.
The Weekend

Welcome to The Information Weekend: Where Silicon Valley Logs Off

By Jon Steinberg and Jessica E. Lessin · Nov 19, 2021 12:05pm PST
How does Silicon Valley relax on the weekend?It is a simple question—and, upon a little introspection, a perplexing one. How does the most casual culture on the planet unwind? How do you dress down when you never dress up? What distinguishes life outside the office when your office is your living room, you take meetings from your Peloton... How does Silicon Valley relax on the weekend?It is a simple question—and, upon a little...