23 AugBorn Free, Coded in ChainsWhat philosophy tells us about decentralisation’s promises and traps.
09 AugWhy the marketplace of ideas failed onlineLetting everyone talk to everyone does not lead to more rational discussion
11 DecBoth the Democrats and Silicon Valley shifted their political viewsAn alternative theory of to the Tech sector's rightward turn.
20 NovTrump's New Coalition: A Blueprint for Authoritarian PlutocracyHow a fusion of MAGA loyalists, disaffected workers, young men, and tech billionaires could reshape American democracy
15 NovTwo Trumpy Lessons: Digital Echo Chambers and Political TribalismAn Easter Weekend reckoning with polarised politics viscerally taught me two things
07 JunWhat the DA should be telling the people of South AfricaThe speech that Steenhuizen should make
27 MayGPT7: When AI Becomes a State Affair?If the scaling hypothesis is correct, only states can afford super machine intelligence
11 MarTaking stock of AI's impactMuch is still unclear, but some things, like the changing face of the Internet, Europe lagging behind and increased importance of data is a discernible trend.
12 AprAdam Tooze on the schizophrenic South African experience"the fear, that haunts, South African society — of total breakdown is, is traumatic..."
23 FebChatbots are data driven manipulators - or our personal daemons? (Links 5)And Social Media goes paid for, recommender algorithms in the dock.
15 FebMore annoying, and more of it - online advertising in the future (links 4)And the intellectual tide against an active state is turning, we are under-hyping AI
07 FebWe can't escape AI, but we can shape its future (links 3)And Industrial Strategy is so hot right now; The Tiktok of text
31 JanThe wider implications of the case against Google (links 2)And the importance of state funded research; cross-disciplinary thinking; it's us that's to blame, not the algorithms; Privacy is complicated.
23 JanRecommender algorithms optimised for engagement -- it's complicated (links: 1)Polarisation on Twitter, depression via Facebook, Capitalism is not the (only) problem and more.
01 DecDo ads make for angry online spaces?Advertisers crave attention. Negative emotions generate attention. As simple as that?
22 NovMastodon will have to change if it were to replace TwitterRegardless, social media needs to be regulated.
10 JunThe Open Web isn't dead... yetBut Apple's App Tracking Transparency is a major shot in the arm to the forces of digital consolidation (Part 4)
09 JunWhat is Apple really up to?Apple is being profoundly hypocritical, will regulators catch on? (Part 3)
07 JunAre "Open Display" ads bad?Tim Cook claims App Tracking Transparency is for the good of society. But who will it really benefit? (Part 2)
05 MayApple upsets the app advertising cartApple, in the name of privacy, makes a grand move against ‘tracking’. But what will it actually mean? (Part 1)
01 AprGoogle takes a bite of bankingLeveraging UX, cost, but also, its position as a gatekeeper, Google moves into banking. This presents a new headache for regulators.
31 MarNothing compares to DataTim O'Reilly's "Data is the New Sand" only illuminates part of our way.
13 FebNo "free" markets in networksTo have competition requires regulation, and the result is not always "efficient".
30 JanWhat if here-comes-everybody is the problem?Democratisation of the means to publish was held out as an unalloyed good, but reality is proving otherwise.
12 JanThe arbitrary overlordsLong overdue, but we should all be concerned about Trump's ousting at the power social media platforms wield.
10 AprSociety actually exists, says Boris JohnsonHow the British PM and leader of the Conservative Party rediscovered society.