Harry McCracken What if Facebook had never bought Instagram and WhatsApp? verified_publisherFast Company - By Harry McCrackenThe feds and almost every state want Facebook to sell its most iconic acquisitions. How different would the world look if it had never owned them at all? Last Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission, 46...
Harry McCrackenhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90582978/e-bike-pandemic-2020-gazelle-van-moof How joining the e-bike revolution made my 2020 a lot more bearable verified_publisherFast Company - By Harry McCracken
Harry McCracken How a not-yet-mature web covered the Florida recount in 2000 verified_publisherFast Company - By Harry McCrackenThe first big U.S. story of the century was fodder for streaming video (over—ugh!—dial-up), heated message-board posts, and a new medium called blogging. For years, it seemed destined to remain the most...
Harry McCrackenFoxconn Inside Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin verified_publisherThe Verge - Josh DziezaHopes were high among the employees who joined Foxconn’s Wisconsin project in the summer of 2018. In June, President Donald Trump had broken ground on an LCD factory he called “the eighth wonder of the...
Harry McCracken The best parts of Apple’s ‘Hi, Speed’ launch didn’t involve speed verified_publisherFast Company - By Harry McCracken5G is still overhyped. But the new iPhones are easier to hold and harder to break, and the HomePod Mini hits an impulse-purchase price. And that’s good. When Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg took the stage during...