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The veteran tech journalist Walt Mossberg unpacks the Facebook Files with historical context and personal anecdotes.
Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg discuss Facebook on the Sway podcast and conclude the company is “fundamentally unethical” at its core.
The devices have become our constant companions. This was not the plan.
There has been only one tech trend worth paying attention to in the 2010s: the dominance of the smartphone. The personal computer was an inevitable casualty.
"I got an iPad Pro recently, and I’ve fallen madly in love with it.
"Apple unveiled a new 16-inch MacBook with a revamped keyboard on Wednesday, good news for the many Apple lovers who’ve been grumbling about the company’s lackluster slate of recent Macs. But I think the iPad is already beginning to eclipse the traditional personal computer. In the four months I’ve had this latest model, the iPad Pro has eaten into the time I spend on my phone and my old-school laptop and desktop. Among other things, I now research and write just about every column using an iPad.
"In one of his last interviews before his death in 2011, Jobs declared the iPad to be the future of computing. “PCs are going to be like trucks,” he told the journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg — meaning the traditional Mac and Windows machines would still be around, but like big rigs, they’d be used by a small set of power users for a dwindling set of specific, high-power tasks. The “cars” of the tech industry, as Jobs saw it, would be phones and tablets."
The devices have become our constant companions. This was not the plan.
Think you’d poke more holes in this than I would, since I generally nod vigorously at any angle that creates less phone-dependence - but thought this was a great broad argument:
“Instead of improving activities that we found important before this technology existed, this model changes what we pay attention to in the first place — often in ways designed to benefit the stock price of attention-economy conglomerates, not our satisfaction and well-being.“
Mr. Huffman, who reappeared as chief executive of Reddit, hopes to pull off a turnaround of the popular online message board.
News Analysis: As Boardroom Struggle Ends, Volkswagen Looks to the Future
News Analysis: As Boardroom Struggle Ends, Volkswagen Looks to the Future
The automaker faces slim profits, dwindling market share in the United States and an organization that critics say is bloated and inefficient.
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CES: Everything Old Is New Again
CES: Everything Old Is New Again
The biggest trends at International CES were actually technological concepts that have been around for decades, if not centuries.
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In Apple Lawsuits, Steve Jobs Is Still Major Factor
In Apple Lawsuits, Steve Jobs Is Still Major Factor
The Apple co-founder’s emails — a mix of blunt threats and cheery financial promises — have made him an exceptional witness against his own company, even from beyond the grave.
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