Time • 8th September 2022

They Were Told They’d Find Good Tech Jobs. Now They’re Being Hounded for Thousands of Dollars

How tech boot camps targeted at minorities over-promised and under-delivered

The Atlantic • 2nd January 2019

How to Lose Tens of Thousands of Dollars on Amazon

A growing number of self-proclaimed experts promise they can teach anyone how to make a passive income selling cheap Chinese goods in the internet's largest store. Not everyone’s getting rich quick.

The Atlantic • 30th April 2019

When Your Amazon Purchase Explodes

Shoddily made lithium-ion batteries can cause serious injury and even death. How do they keep ending up in consumers’ hands?

The Atlantic • 15th November 2018

When Elon Musk Tunnels Under Your Home

The billionaire is drilling for futuristic transit under Los Angeles. He didn’t have to ask the neighbors first.

theatlantic • 21st March 2019

Your AirPods Will Die Soon

The surprisingly short life of new electronic devices

Time • 4th August 2021

Big Tech Is Coming to Small-Town America, But at What Cost?

Data centers and other huge tech operations are expanding across the country, but towns are finding they often bring big problems

The Atlantic • 2nd March 2018

A Small Town Kept Walmart Out. Now It Faces Amazon.

How can local businesses compete with a company so local it lets people shop from their couches?

The Atlantic • 1st February 2018

What Amazon Does to Poor Cities

Amazon has rapidly expanded warehouses into low-income suburbs, bringing jobs. But is it a positive presence in these communities?

Time • 22nd January 2022

Intel Reveals Plans for Massive New Ohio Factory, Fighting the Chip Shortage Stateside

The chip maker says it will build at least two semiconductor fabrication plants, or fabs, on the 1,000-acre site. It's the largest private-sector investment in Ohio history and a bright spot in what has been a dismal few decades for manufacturing in Ohio and the Midwest

The Atlantic • 5th February 2019

Why People Still Don’t Buy Groceries Online

We shop online for almost everything. Why not food?

The Atlantic • 31st August 2018

The Online Gig Economy’s ‘Race to the Bottom’

When the whole world is fighting for the same jobs, what happens to workers?

The Atlantic • 20th July 2018

The Authors Who Love Amazon

The e-commerce giant has finally made self-publishing lucrative. But does its dominance come at a cost?

The Atlantic • 28th February 2018

Robots Will Transform Fast Food

That might not be a bad thing.

The Atlantic • 23rd January 2018

The Internet Is Enabling a New Kind of Poorly Paid Hell

For some Americans, sub-minimum-wage online tasks are the only work available.

The Atlantic • 14th May 2018

The 'Black Hole' That Sucks Up Silicon Valley's Money

A fast-growing type of charitable account gets big tax breaks but little oversight.

The Atlantic • 6th January 2017

America Is Still Making Things

Manufacturing is dead. Long live manufacturing.

The Atlantic • 14th March 2016

The Future Will Be Quiet

Even sirens, airplanes, and leaf blowers may make less noise.

Los Angeles Times • 28th April 2013

Tracking workers' every move can boost productivity — and stress

Companies are trying to get more out of their workers by installing productivity software and devices.

6th November 2015

Getting Ready to Move to Mars

Scientists are hard at work preparing to create humanity’s second home.

The Atlantic • 28th April 2018

Amazon May Have a Counterfeit Problem

The company is facing multiple lawsuits from brands who say it does not do enough to prevent fakes from being listed on its website.