With recent speculation about Spotify soon going public (without an IPO) and the belated launch of Pandora Premium, the music streaming space is increasingly nearing both maturity and saturation. The market is crowded by such giants as Apple, Google, and Amazon, as well as smaller companies like Spotify, Deezer, Napster, Pandora, and Tidal. For 2016, it was estimated that […]
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Tech’s Wealthy Enclaves Hurt the Country—and Tech Itself
Silicon Valley pours its billions into isolated islands of wealth. That’s alienated fellow Americans—and undermined tech’s political clout The post Tech’s Wealthy Enclaves Hurt the Country—and Tech Itself appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
Tech’s political impact? “14 people watch me on C-SPAN… 1M on Facebook”
Enlarge / Last year at this time, Cory Booker spoke at the conservative AEI conference. This year, he felt compelled to talk some tech. (credit: Nathan Mattise) AUSTIN, Texas—Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) may not generate the same attention as our current tweeter-in-chief, but he embraces social media just as much. When serving as mayor of Newark, New Jersey, […]
The CIA Leak Exposes Tech’s Vulnerable Future
With its Vault 7 dump, WikiLeaks underscores the fragility beneath the tech industry’s unassailable veneer. The post The CIA Leak Exposes Tech’s Vulnerable Future appeared first on WIRED. WIRED