For more than a year, the Observer writer has been probing a darkness at the heart of Silicon Valley. Last week, at a TED talk that became a global viral sensation, she told the tech billionaires they had broken democracy. What happened next?If Silicon Valley is the beast, then TED is its belly. And on Monday, I entered it. The technology conference that has become a global media phenomenon with its short, punchy TED Talks that promote “Ideas Worth Spreading” is the closest thing that Silicon Valley has to a safe space.A safe space that was breached last week. A breach that I was not just there to witness, but that I actively participated in. I can’t claim either credit or responsibility – I didn’t invite myself to the conference, held annually in Vancouver, or programme my talk in a session called “Truth”. But I did take the reporting that we have been publishing in the Observer over the past two and a half years, I did condense it into a 15-minute talk, and I did deliver it on the TED main stage directly to the people I described as “the Gods of Silicon Valley: Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Jack Dorsey”. The founders of Facebook and Google – who were sponsoring the conference – and the co-founder of Twitter – who was speaking at it.You came into their temple and shat on their altarHow hard is it to get rid of Nazis from Twitter?, TED's Chris Anderson asked Twitter co-founder Jack DorseyPerson after person tells me they were moved or... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the past couple of years, Cyber Monday has been almost an extension of Black Friday. In the tech deals space, lots of the discounts and sales we saw at the end of last week are still available now as Cyber Monday deals. There are some new ones, though, which means that even if you bought... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-11-28 14:20:31 UTC ]
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Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts is calling on Congress to pass new legislation to rein in tech companies after Twitter boss Elon Musk ignored an information request. “Elon Musk could respond to my tweets but failed to respond to my letter by yesterday’s deadline and answer basic questions... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-11-28 12:15:18 UTC ]
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Black Friday is finally here and if you haven't started your holiday shopping, now's the best time to do so. While we've seen some of our favorite gadgets go on sale since the start of November, today's the day you're almost guaranteed to find the best prices of the year across laptops, TVs,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-11-25 13:51:19 UTC ]
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Black Friday may still be a few hours away, but we're already seeing a bunch of great deals on our favorite tech. This comes after a slow trickle of deals popping up across the web ever since the start of November. While we don't have the supply chain issues we did last year, it's still a good... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-11-24 17:30:45 UTC ]
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Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Paul Bradley Carr and Sarah Lacy plan to open The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs in time for Black Friday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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In her new book 'Good Boundaries and Goodbyes' (Thomas Nelson, Nov. 8), bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst reflects on her recent divorce and makes a case for how faith and love can help set healthy boundaries in relationships. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale is coming next week and we've already started to see a number of preview deals pop up. Devices like the Echo Show 5, Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Kindle Paperwhite have been discounted ahead of the event, and we expect to see more deals on Amazon gadgets during the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-10-07 15:45:38 UTC ]
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Launched in 2019, Cursed Princess Club is an original vertical-scroll online comic created by the artist Lambcat that has quickly grown into one of the most popular series on the Webtoon platform. A graphic novel adaptation of the series will be released in print in January 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Toni Shiloh, author of ‘To Win a Prince’ and numerous other romance novels, discusses DEI efforts within the Christian fiction industry, how she chooses her characters, and what it takes to write a good love story. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Titan Comics' new imprint, Titan Manga, launches this month with a new “director’s cut” of Takashi Okazaki’s 'Afro Samurai.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Labor Day is rapidly approaching and we're already starting to see more tech deals pop up across the web. Amazon discounted a bunch of its own gadgets this week, including the new Kindle Paperwhite, its Signature Edition and the Kindle Oasis, as well as a bunch of Fire TV Sticks and Fire... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-08-19 13:15:16 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Crane's new memoir is an excavation of a 15-year union that proves just how hard it is to talk about marriage, even when it's your own. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-08-18 13:00:19 UTC ]
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In our final column for The Post, we revisit books we have savored and many more we hope to read. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-04 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Finding Freedom author, recently revealed to have been informed by a briefing from a senior aide, promises follow-up boasting ‘deep access’Journalist Omid Scobie will publish a follow-up to his bestselling book Finding Freedom, an unofficial biography of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Scobie,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-08-01 16:12:28 UTC ]
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From ‘The Island of Dr. Moreau’ to ‘Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH,’ animals are central to some of the most memorable novels Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-23 12:00:47 UTC ]
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Smart shoppers don’t forget to check out Amazon Renewed, Amazon’s certified refurbished store, for additional Prime Day deals savings on everything from iPads to laptops to Amazon Kindles, Echos, and Fire tablets. It’s a way to save even more if you trust Amazon’s returns... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2022-07-12 20:11:34 UTC ]
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Beaty, whose career as a journalist began in 2012 before moving into religion publishing, remains a tenacious reporter as she analyzes why so many Christian leaders have become embroiled in scandal in her new book, 'Celebrities for Jesus' (Brazos, Aug 16). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Arceneaux, an astronaut on SpaceX’s Inspiration4 last September, describes how having cancer as a child changed her faith and the rest of her life in ‘Wild Ride: A Memoir of IV Drips and Rocket Ships’ (Convergent, Sept. 6). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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If you're still hunting for the perfect gift for dad ahead of Father's Day this weekend, a bunch of our favorite gadgets are on sale right now. The Apple TV 4K remains discounted to $130, its cheapest price yet, and a couple of colors of the AirPods Max are $120 off. Amazon's Fire tablets and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-06-17 15:30:52 UTC ]
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Hundred of booksellers from around the world have gathered in the U.A.E. emirate of Sharjah to discuss best practices and share experiences as part of the inaugural Sharjah Book Seller conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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