How Amazon’s Bottomless Appetite Became Corporate America’s Nightmare

Jeff Bezos Is Afraid Of What Comes Next

What comes after authoritarianism and the golden age of corruption? Billionaires are desperate to abuse their control of mass media to convince you it's anything other than good faith, popular, progressive reform.

Why Amazon Has No Profits (And Why It Works) | Andreessen Horowitz

Amazon has a tendency to polarize people. On one hand, there is the ruthless, relentless, ferociously efficient company that’s building the Sears Roebuck of the 21st Century. But on the other, there is the fact that almost 20 years after it was launched, it has yet to report a meaningful profit. This chart captures the...

Jeff Bezos explains the perfect way to make risky business decisions

Bezos plans to keep his 300,000-employee company running like a startup by making faster decisions.

AI CEOs are fear-profiting

AI CEOs are winning investors but risk losing customers with messaging.

Silicon Valley Is Turning Into Its Own Worst Fear

We asked a group of writers to consider the forces that have shaped our lives in 2017. Here, science fiction writer Ted Chiang looks at capitalism, Silicon Valley, and its fear of superintelligent AI.

The most brilliant move in corporate history?

In a bold departure from its Big Tech peers, Apple sidestepped the $650 billion AI infrastructure spending frenzy, a move likened to opting out of purchasing the US Navy annually. While Amazon, Goo…

Amazon reveals plans to spend $200bn in one year the day after Bezos guts Washington Post

Tech giant reports $213bn in revenue after its founder, who owns the Post, lays off a third of newspaper’s employees

The Joy of Becoming Worthless…except to each other — Douglas Rushkoff

My last piece, The Intentional Collapse, seems to have agitated a few people. I know it came off a bit dark. I talked about how the Uber wealthy believe the world as we know it is ending and that there won’t be enough essential resources to go around, so they need to take control of as much money and stuff and land as possible in order to position themselves for the end of days.

The world’s first trillionaire is a killer

Elon Musk’s empire of wealth is built on suffering.

The world’s first trillionaire is a killer

Elon Musk’s empire of wealth is built on suffering.

Divine Discontent: Disruption’s Antidote

Apple has long defeated disruption by focusing on the user experience; Jeff Bezos and Amazon, though, show that user expectations for their experience are ever-changing.

Billionaires, Corporate Landlords, and AI Companies Are Seen As Among the Worst Actors in U.S. Society

Voters view billionaires, corporate landlords, payday loans, sports gambling, cryptocurrency, and AI companies as negatively impacting the U.S. economy and society.

Amazon, a Friendly Giant as Long as It’s Fed (Published 2014)

Is resistance to Amazon futile in the book publishing world? Its battle with Hachette has many on edge.

Google and Amazon: Acknowledged Risks, and Ignored Responsibilities

In late 2024, we urged Google and Amazon to honor their human rights commitments. Since then, a stream of additional reporting has reinforced that our concerns were well-founded. Yet despite mounting