9 Best Articles in 2021
André Staltz
The Web began dying in 2014, here's how
André Staltz
~12 min read · From 2017 · André Staltz The Web began dying in 2014, here's how Before the year 2014, there were many people using Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Today, there are still many people using services from those three…
Esquire
Why Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Need to Be Disrupted
Esquire
20+ min read · From 2018 · Four companies dominate our daily lives unlike any other in human history. The only logical conclusion? We must bust up big tech.
TechCrunch
Why Amazon is eating the world
TechCrunch
~14 min read · From 2017 · I co-founded a software startup in December. Each month, I send out an update to our investors to keep them updated on our progress. But the past month was a..
Stratechery
Amazon’s New Customer
Stratechery
8 min read · From 2017 · The key to understanding Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods is to understand that Amazon didn’t buy a retailer: the company bought a customer.
Guardian Tech
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince'
Guardian Tech
4 min read · 2020-01-21 · Exclusive: investigation suggests Washington Post owner was targeted five months before murder of Jamal Khashoggi
WIRED
How Amazon Rebuilt Itself Around Artificial Intelligence
WIRED
~19 min read · From 2018 · The Alexa voice platform and other deep learning projects have made Amazon an AI leader.
WIRED UK
The untold story of Stripe, the secretive $20bn startup driving Apple, Amazon and Facebook
WIRED UK
20+ min read · From 2018 · If you have ever bought anything on Amazon, subscribed to Spotify or paid for a Lyft ride, you may be surprised to learn that software company Stripe may have processed your payment. Unlike PayPal, the $20 billion startup operates quietly in the background and won’t show up on your credit card bill. In Wired magazine, British journalist Steven Armstrong provides a colorful portrait of the company’s founders and their mission to facilitate e-commerce around the world.
Visual Capitalist
The Jeff Bezos Empire in One Giant Chart
Visual Capitalist
5 min read · From 2017 · With a fortune largely tied to his 78.9 million shares of Amazon, the net worth of Jeff Bezos continues to be on the rise. Just days ago, Amazon shares reached all-time highs after the company’s…
tbray.org
Bye, Amazon
tbray.org
4 min read · 2020-05-04 · May 1st was my last day as a VP and Distinguished Engineer at Amazon Web Services, after five years and five months of rewarding fun. I quit in dismay at Amazon firing whistleblowers who were making…
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The Intercept
Amazon’s Twitter Army Was Handpicked for “Great Sense of Humor,” Leaked Document Reveals
The Intercept
4 min read · Mar 31st · Amazon ambassadors were trained to defend Jeff Bezos and clap back at Bernie Sanders under a program codenamed “Veritas.”
The Atlantic
What on Earth Is Amazon Doing?
The Atlantic
5 min read · Apr 1st · The company’s social-media aggression is shocking. It shouldn’t be.
Benedict Evans
Amazon's private labels — Benedict Evans
Benedict Evans
2 min read · Mar 28th · Retailers have sold private label products for a century or more. Is something different when Amazon does it?
BuzzFeed News
Amazon Union Organizers Look For Path Outside NLRB
BuzzFeed News
~12 min read · Mar 30th · In the lead-up to the biggest union vote in Amazon’s history, the company has already shown it can break the rules and get away with it.
Guardian Tech
In Trumpian move, Jeff Bezos reportedly orders Amazon chiefs to hit back at critics
Guardian Tech
2 min read · Mar 29th · The Amazon News Twitter account and executive Dave Clark have been lashing out at critics online – just as Alabama workers vote on unionization
The New York Times
How Big Is Amazon, Really?
The New York Times
4 min read · Mar 30th · Market size matters, but even small changes have an outsize ripple effect.
Guardian Tech
Amazon’s warehouse boom linked to health hazards in America’s most polluted region
Guardian Tech
5 min read · Apr 15th · Research shows warehouses, which have proliferated in California’s Inland Empire, bring pollution that disproportionately impacts people of color
Business Insider
Facebook and Amazon are now the top lobbying spenders in the US
Business Insider
2 min read · Mar 25th · Tech giants gave around $3.2 million in 2020 to lawmakers and regulators who look into privacy and antitrust issues, according to a report.
