Technology

Technology in NYC: where every Stanford dropout moves to Brooklyn, raises $10 million, and launches an app that’s “Uber but for [completely unnecessary service].” We cover Silicon Alley’s startup ecosystem, tech companies “disrupting” industries that worked fine before, and the venture capital feeding frenzy turning neighborhoods into open-plan offices. From AI that can’t recognize pizza to cryptocurrency schemes promising to revolutionize money (by losing all of it), we report on innovation with the skepticism of people who remember when technology made life better instead of just more expensive and surveilled. Move fast and break things—like affordable housing and workers’ rights!