Intel Problems
An asssessment of five significant problems facing Intel, and two potential solutions.
Visa, Plaid, Networks, and Jobs
A piece unpacking what VISA’s acquisition of a fintech startup can teach us about the power of networks, and the future of consumer payments.
What Is a Tech Company?
In a world where every startup touts its credentials as a tech company, this story seeks to identify the characteristics that mark out the real ones.
Facebook, Libra, and the Long Game
Tech and media analyst Ben Thompson provides a thorough primer on Facebook’s new cryptocurrency play.
Facebook’s Privacy Cake
Technology and media analyst Ben Thompson looks into the new direction for Facebook laid out this week by Mark Zuckerberg.