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The Surveillance Economy Is Apple’s Legacy, Too
Now 50 years old, Apple has been central to tech’s greatest advances, and its worst misuses.
March 31, 2026
Patrick McGee

Data Centers Are Not the Villain
The reason electric bills are rising isn’t data centers but years of disinvestment in power.
January 29, 2026
Emmet Penney

The Return of the Luddites
America and Europe used to worship innovation. Now we’re afraid of it. What happens when a civilization stops believing in progress?
October 15, 2025
Noah Smith
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