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The Human Shield Against Technology

As our columnist, Baratunde Thurston, returns to the comedic news mines, he leaves us with insights about managing technology in our lives.

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Dead Unicorns? A Burst Bubble? How I’d Fix It: Take My Money, Please

This one bit of advice can fix everything.

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Fighting Words

Information does not want to be free the same way that I “want” doughnuts, so let’s stop thinking that it does.

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This is what happens when a Gig Economy devotee goes full time

When the poster child for Generation Flux gets a full-time job, he realizes that maybe stability isn’t the enemy.

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Do Not Fear The Robot Apocalypse

Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and others are concerned about the dangers of artificial intelligence. Maybe they shouldn’t be.

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A Radical Proposal For Putting People In Charge Of Their Data

What if we got to decide when companies could access our personal information?

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Why Using Facebook, Google, And Twitter To Log Into Apps Is A Problem

What we lose by giving the social media giants the keys to our mobile, social lives.

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A Modest Proposal For Saving America’s Cities

“I could clone myself—or we could learn how to do a better job of sharing.”

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It’s Time for Tech to Embrace Prison Reform

Let’s embrace prison reform, rather than just rethink education and immigration, to help address our labor issues.

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Hopping Off The New-Device Treadmill

We have Slow Food, Slow Money, and even Slow Programming. Where is the outcry for a Slow Smartphone movement?

Ideas

These Photos Take You Into The Makeshift Community Pressed Against The Border Wall

Ideas

5 Principles To Make Sure Businesses Design Responsible AI

Ideas

The Country’s Mayors Commit Their Cities To 100% Renewable Power

Entertainment

Celebrate America And Dogs With This Obscurely Sweet Revolutionary War Story From Pedigree

Entertainment

Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, And The Manning Brothers Reveal The Secret To Success

Entertainment

Jordan Brand Celebrates Russell Westbrook’s NBA MVP With Some Unconventional Math

Co.Design

Spaces

Check Out The World’s Trippiest Hotel Atriums

Graphics

Behold The Creepiest Neural Network Art Yet

Product

This AI Can Predict How Rich Your Neighborhood Is From Space

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Most Innovative Companies

Can Pricey Baby-Food Delivery Startups Crawl Their Way To Mainstream Success?

Ideas

These Photos Take You Into The Makeshift Community Pressed Against The Border Wall

Most Innovative Companies

Baratunde Thurston

Stories by Baratunde ThurstonRSS

The Human Shield Against Technology

As our columnist, Baratunde Thurston, returns to the comedic news mines, he leaves us with insights about managing technology in our lives.

Dead Unicorns? A Burst Bubble? How I’d Fix It: Take My Money, Please

This one bit of advice can fix everything.

Fighting Words

Information does not want to be free the same way that I “want” doughnuts, so let’s stop thinking that it does.

This is what happens when a Gig Economy devotee goes full time

When the poster child for Generation Flux gets a full-time job, he realizes that maybe stability isn’t the enemy.

Do Not Fear The Robot Apocalypse

Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and others are concerned about the dangers of artificial intelligence. Maybe they shouldn’t be.

A Radical Proposal For Putting People In Charge Of Their Data

What if we got to decide when companies could access our personal information?

Why Using Facebook, Google, And Twitter To Log Into Apps Is A Problem

What we lose by giving the social media giants the keys to our mobile, social lives.

A Modest Proposal For Saving America’s Cities

“I could clone myself—or we could learn how to do a better job of sharing.”

It’s Time for Tech to Embrace Prison Reform

Let’s embrace prison reform, rather than just rethink education and immigration, to help address our labor issues.

Hopping Off The New-Device Treadmill

We have Slow Food, Slow Money, and even Slow Programming. Where is the outcry for a Slow Smartphone movement?

Ideas

These Photos Take You Into The Makeshift Community Pressed Against The Border Wall

5 Principles To Make Sure Businesses Design Responsible AI

The Country’s Mayors Commit Their Cities To 100% Renewable Power

Entertainment

Celebrate America And Dogs With This Obscurely Sweet Revolutionary War Story From Pedigree

Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, And The Manning Brothers Reveal The Secret To Success

Jordan Brand Celebrates Russell Westbrook’s NBA MVP With Some Unconventional Math

Co.Design

Check Out The World’s Trippiest Hotel Atriums

Behold The Creepiest Neural Network Art Yet

This AI Can Predict How Rich Your Neighborhood Is From Space

Fast Company

Can Pricey Baby-Food Delivery Startups Crawl Their Way To Mainstream Success?

These Photos Take You Into The Makeshift Community Pressed Against The Border Wall

Millennials Think It’s Time To Bring Back The Analog Watch