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Sorry, Donald Trump: Amazon Dominates, But It’s No Monopoly

During his campaign for president, Donald Trump claimed Amazon was a monopoly he would go after for anti-trust violations if elected. Sure, Trump didn’t like...

Zenefits Reboots as Z2. But It Might Not Be Enough

The fall of Zenefits was swift. In mid-November, The Wall Street Journal reported that the human resources startup had fallen behind on its revenue...

Silicon Valley’s New-Age AltSchool Unleashes Its Secrets

AltSchool isn’t just for AltSchool anymore. Since its founding in 2014, with backing from the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Andreessen Horowitz, and eBay founder...

America’s Past and Future Do Battle in an Unlikely Tech Incubator

There are about 20 startups that call this tech incubator home. On any given afternoon, you can walk through these lime-green halls, past a...

Master My Morning Routine (In 30 Minutes or Less!)

Everyone can use more time in the morning, especially if you face a monster commute like mine. In fair weather, I walk fifteen minutes...

Microsoft Bets Its Future on a Reprogrammable Computer Chip

It was December 2012, and Doug Burger was standing in front of Steve Ballmer, trying to predict the future. Ballmer, the big, bald, boisterous...

Palmer Luckey Is the Worst, But He Doesn’t Reflect Silicon Valley

In the best Silicon Valley man-child tradition, Oculus inventor Palmer Luckey is seeking to sway the presidential election by putting his money behind anti-Hillary...

Evo Is a Little Robot With a Big Mission: Get Girls to Code

When his daughters were young, Nader Hamda says, they were really into apps and computers. But now that they’re a little older, their interest...

With Yahoo Bid, Verizon Gobbles Up the Past To Avoid an Obsolete Future

To overcome its fear of the future as a big dumb pipe, Verizon continues to look to the past. Last year, it...

The FBI’s Using Lousy Software to Derail FOIA Requests, Suit Claims

The Freedom of Information Act, the federal law that requires the disclosure of information and documents controlled by the US government, is one of...

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