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He started making tech review videos when he was 15. Now 24, he’s a YouTube powerhouse.

Marques Brownlee on how he is scaling his brand

Google One subscribers would get access to everything.

In our lead article this month Wei-Meng Lee introduces you to the Go language and shares why companies are flocking to it. Paul Sheriff explores geolocation and working with Google Maps, Editor Rod Paddock talks about the challenges we face today in the shadow of COVID-19 and the temporary and more lasting changes in the “new normal”, CODE Publisher Markus Egger shares part 2 of his interview with Microsoft Regional Director, Dr. Neil Roodyn, and that’s not even half of the magazine!

The comedian delighted millions with her Trump lip-syncs. After the election, she may be on to her next act.

Plus: Twitter and the New York Post, revisited

Moments of social mobilization enliven and expand our political imagination. Among the things that sorely need reimagining is our technology.

Hear our in-depth analysis of Amazon’s fall hardware event

Many of us know that the Internet is broken, so how do we build something better? On September 22, DWeb San Francisco invited a panel of experts to share their views on the most viable paths forward. The panelists included author & EFF advisor Cory Doctorow, Matrix.org co-founder Amandine Le Pape, decentralized social media researcher […]

This week’s interview is with the one and only Kara Swisher. (If you don’t know, now you know). We talked about what she’s been up to over the past few months; “Sway,” the new interview show she’s hosting with New York Times Opinion; and finding the right medium for your message. Enjoy!

Sarah Jeong talks to Newton about the details of his deal, subscription journalism, and what makes email such a good media format

tbh I didn't even notice it was gone...

The underwater servers failed at one-eighth the rate of the land-based ones.

The next gadget rumors are surfacing.

Update: A few months after this piece was published, I was invited by Harvard’s Berkman Center to speak about this topic in more detail. Though the final talk is an hour long, it offers much more insight into the topic, and I hope you’ll give it a look.