Ben Tarnoff

Bill Gates was the monopolistic father figure who Silicon Valley’s young founders rebelled against—and, in so rebelling, became.

Similarities between Musk and Ford are not simply biographical: "they are about what kind of societies their versions of political economy produce—and require."

In 1864 San Francisco, Twain found hardship, Bohemia, and his voice—transforming from local reporter to rising literary force.

The rise and rise and rise of data.

Two recent books illuminate the dark foundations of Silicon Valley.

Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum was there at the dawn of artificial intelligence– but he was also adamant that we must never confuse computers with humans.

An interview with Ben Tarnoff, the author of "Internet for the People: The Fight for Our Digital Future."

The story of the modern web is often told through the stories of Google, Facebook, Amazon. But eBay was the first conqueror.

The Internet was built by public institutions — so why is it controlled by private corporations?