CYBER: The Online Prophet Whose Followers Keep Getting Arrested
How conspiracy theories are born through livestreams and sometimes lead to real world violence. Continue reading CYBER: The Online Prophet Whose Followers Keep Getting Arrested
Category Archives: cyber
CYBER: Railroad Strikes and Killer Robots
The White House stopped a railroad strike this week and the San Francisco Police Department now has the power to kill people with robots. Continue reading CYBER: Railroad Strikes and Killer Robots
Cyber: The Rise of the Robot Landlords
Mysterious companies with huge bank accounts are outsourcing landlording to algorithms and buying up America’s cheap houses. Continue reading Cyber: The Rise of the Robot Landlords
CYBER: Taking Elon Musk Seriously
The billionaire seems like he’s posting through a meltdown on Twitter, but he’s still got an incredible amount of power. Continue reading CYBER: Taking Elon Musk Seriously
CYBER: Why ‘Community Feedback’ Doesn’t Work
The community feedback process makes for great internet videos and terrible public policy. Continue reading CYBER: Why ‘Community Feedback’ Doesn’t Work
CYBER: Who Is Sam Bankman-Fried, the ‘Savior’ Who Crashed FTX?
Who is the young ‘genius’ responsible for the latest crypto crash? Continue reading CYBER: Who Is Sam Bankman-Fried, the ‘Savior’ Who Crashed FTX?
How Sex Changed the Internet
Sex and the internet are tied together forever, no matter how much people want to change that. Continue reading How Sex Changed the Internet
CYBER: What Comes After Social Media
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are dying. What comes next might not be better, but now is the time to fight for change. Continue reading CYBER: What Comes After Social Media
CYBER: Why Concert Tickets Are So Expensive
A vertically integrated monopoly is using an algorithm to generate dynamic prices that run up the cost of live music. Continue reading CYBER: Why Concert Tickets Are So Expensive
Watching Facebook Burn
Facebook’s advertising mega-machine is faltering right as its founder bets big on a virtual reality future no one seems to want. Is this the beginning of the end? Continue reading Watching Facebook Burn