It’s Not Too Late for Tech Companies to Spill Their Secrets
Amid a hailstorm of criticism from governments and the public, restoring trust means releasing data.
Wexler has worked in communications at Google, Facebook and Twitter.
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Let’s Open Big Tech’s Financial Black Box
Some companies have individual divisions that dominate their respective markets. Disclosure requirements haven’t kept pace with that scale.
O’Reilly is the founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media.
AWS Is Too Big to Fail
As we saw last week, when the backbone of the internet breaks, huge segments of the global economy become paralyzed.
Quinn is the author of “Last Week in AWS,” a weekly newsletter.
Got Whistleblowers? Good.
Internal unrest can lead to corporate crackdowns—or innovative growth. Leaders must decide what future they want to create.
Steinhorn and Scorah are partners at Lioness.
Pay Transparency for Gig Workers? Yes, It’s Possible.
The FTC’s warning about misleading earnings promises could lead to a healthier future for companies and users.
Griswold is the author of Oversharing, a newsletter about the sharing economy.
Let Crypto Regulate Itself
The industry needs oversight, but federal regulators aren't the ones to offer it.
Bond is the chief executive officer of the Association for Digital Asset Markets.
New York, Miami and the Future of Crypto Cities
Playful rivalries aside, there are plenty of reasons for urban mayors to court the blockchain and its enthusiasts.
Poleg is the founder of Hype-Free Crypto, co-founder of Real Innovation Academy, and author of "Rethinking Real Estate."
Book Excerpt: How Kleiner Perkins Missed Out on Tesla—and Why That’s OK in the Long Run
In an excerpt from his new book, "Speed & Scale," investor John Doerr explains why electrifying our transportation is key to solving the climate crisis.
John Doerr is an author, engineer and venture capitalist.
AI Weapons Need Human Safeguards
A former intelligence watchdog warns that the vast funding asymmetry between AI development and oversight is putting the U.S. in danger.
Michael K. Atkinson is the former Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.
How to Keep Kids Safe Online? Ask Videogame Designers
Instead of trying to keep kids out of toxic online spaces, we should be building ones where they can thrive—something savvy gamers are already doing.
Amanda Lenhart is the program director for health and data at the Data and Society Research Institute.
Instagram Isn’t the Only Social Media That’s Hurting Girls
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat—they’re all damaging young psyches, and have been for years.
Nancy Jo Sales is a longtime writer for Vanity Fair, a bestselling author and documentary filmmaker.
What Congress’s Antitrust Proposals Miss
Mobile device makers feel compelled to enter into exclusivity agreements with Google on search and other services, reinforcing the tech giant’s market power.
Steve C. Holtzman has practiced antitrust, intellectual property, technology and constitutional law with the U.S. Department of Justice and in the private sector.
Why the Smart Money Is Headed to Europe
More people than ever before are seeing Europe, rather than the U.S., as the best place to invest.
Mattias Ljungman, co-founder of Atomico, is founder and managing partner of newly launched seed fund Moonfire.
Apple’s New Privacy Policy Tests the Limits of Its Platform Power
Can Apple contain the widespread unhappiness among app publishers over its broad new privacy rules?
Seufert is an independent analyst who covers the mobile ecosystem through his trade blog, Mobile Dev Memo.
What Comes After Radical Candor
It’s bad for business to not acknowledge and fix the injustices in our workplaces.
Scott is a former Apple and Google executive and the author of 'Radical Candor' and 'Just Work.'
Take a Hard Look at the Nondisclosure Agreement
Current NDAs are out of touch with most companies’ professed values. Business leaders could easily rectify that, and California may soon require it.
Steinhorn and Scorah are partners at Lioness.
Content Alone Will Kill the Creator Economy
Creators should study closely the network effects behind the biggest tech companies’ success.
Bianchini is founder and CEO of Mighty Networks.
Data Is the New Sand
Our individual data is just not that valuable. Acknowledging that can guide how we think about its misuse.
O’Reilly is the founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media.
China Is Winning the Digital Currency War With the U.S.
China aspires to control the world’s reserve currency. In a world where most payments are digital, this is a pretty scary scenario.
Beller is a general partner at VC firm NFX and a co-founder of Diem.
Why Tech Employees Stay
Despite the scandals and unethical behavior that have come to light at some tech companies, pressures—beyond financial incentives—keep people anchored in their jobs.
Luckie is a writer and former media partnerships manager at Twitter, Facebook and Reddit.