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Netflix can’t be allowed to buy Warner Discovery
It would be the next step in the degradation of culture to serve commercial ends
What you missed in November 2025
The Ellison Hollywood empire, Meta’s Africa internet cable, and how gutting consumer protections helps tech VCs
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
What you missed in October 2025
More turmoil at Xbox, ICE’s social media surveillance, and Google and Amazon’s Israeli collaboration
Generative AI is a societal disaster
Governments are deluding themselves into believing investment justifies allowing AI to upend society
A critical tech reading list for fall 2025
9 books to consider for the rest of the year
What you missed in September 2025
Plus a little note on digital rights
Social media causes more harm than good
We need to stop falling for anti-regulation hysteria if we’re to get control of digital harms
