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August 2023
Esther Dyson in conversation with 10th Grader Raziya Palmer
Esther Dyson has witnessed the internet grow up from its earliest days. As the curator of the now-legendary conference PC Forum, she was there in 1985…
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Steve Rosenbaum
Hardware Holdouts: Why Amazon Is Winning The Hardware Store Wars
A few weeks back, on the hottest day of the summer, my icemaker stopped working. It was certainly not essential. I put a few ice cube trays in the…
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Steve Rosenbaum
The Men On The Roof:
Building Up, Tearing Down
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Steve Rosenbaum
AI At The Precipice Of Truth
AI At The Precipice Of Truthby Steven Rosenbaum , Featured Contributor, 8 hours agosource: imgur.com The New York Times had a headline that can only be…
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Steve Rosenbaum
July 2023
Facebook And Hate For Sale
A few days ago, I set up a page for donations to the 501c3 not-for-profit I run, SustainableMedia.Center. Getting it posted was easy, and I thought some…
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Steve Rosenbaum
Ricky Lax and the Magic of the Creator Economy
When you meet Ricky Lax for the first time, you’ll expect a cape and a top hat. But he’s not that kind of magician. His parents will share that he did…
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Steve Rosenbaum
Tusk, Gen Z, And Tech
With his diverse background as a venture capitalist, political strategist, philanthropist, and writer, Bradley Tusk is intensely curious. Today Tusk’s…
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Steve Rosenbaum
June 2023
The Chaos Candidate And The Truth
Somewhere along the way, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went from being a circus sideshow to a spokesman for a long list of conspiracies. He's been around as…
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Steve Rosenbaum
Parents Join The Platform Battle
Section 230 Comes Under Bipartisan Fire
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Steve Rosenbaum
New York City Takes On The Social Media Crisis
New York was covered in a thick fog of smoke from the fires burning in Canada. It seemed likely that the gathering at the Rockefeller Foundation…
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Who Is The Ralph Nader Of Today?
The thing about public safety is that companies don’t willingly increase the costs of their products, or reengineer them. Products remain “dangerous…
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