The Engineers Who Regret Building the Feed
They optimized for engagement and got a civilization of it. Conversations with the people who built the infinite scroll — and what they would unbuild.
Technology
Essays on the machines we build and the people we become while using them — power, attention, and the politics of software.
Your Smart Home Is Someone Else’s Property
When the servers shut down, the lights stop obeying. On the strange new tenancy of owning things that require permission to work.