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Patrick McGee
Patrick McGee is a contributing writer at The Free Press and the author of Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company.
SpaceX Is the Riskiest, Biggest Tech Bet in History
An IPO could value it at close to $2 trillion. Whether it’s worth that depends on how you value Elon Musk’s chances of transforming civilization.
Patrick McGee
Will Apple’s New Chief Think Different?
John Ternus is taking over from Tim Cook as CEO of the most successful company on Earth. He will need to take risks to keep it that way.
Patrick McGee
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.
Patrick McGee
Taiwan Can Rescue the World from China
Taiwanese companies ignited China’s economic miracle. Now they can do it for the rest of the world.
Patrick McGee
The Drone Age Is Already Here
They’re doing serious work, from catching criminals to delivering rotisserie chickens.
Patrick McGee
Tesla’s Robotaxi Bait and Switch
Elon Musk called self-driving cars a ‘solved problem’ 10 years ago. So how come he’s still working on it?
Patrick McGee
China’s Robots vs. America’s Chatbots
The U.S. could spend a trillion dollars on data centers and still lose the real AI war.
Patrick McGee
China and America Agree: Apple Is Too Big to Fail
The problem with building iPhones in America isn’t that they’d be priced at $3,500 each. It’s that they wouldn’t be built at all.
Patrick McGee
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