9 Best Articles in 2021
André Staltz
The Web began dying in 2014, here's how
André Staltz
~11 min read · 1056 saves · 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 · 523 saves · From 2018 · Scott Galloway · 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 · 458 saves · 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
7 min read · 414 saves · 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 · 407 saves · 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
~18 min read · 394 saves · 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 · 387 saves · 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 · 366 saves · 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 · 363 saves · 2020-04-29 · Tim Bray · 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 New York Times
Life Without Amazon (Well, Almost)
The New York Times
6 min read · 44 saves · 2020-12-29 · John Herrman · For concerned customers, avoiding one of the world’s largest retailers and web service providers is proving harder than expected.
Ars Technica
Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switch reviews
Ars Technica
4 min read · 41 saves · 2020-12-30 · Timothy B. Lee · Amazon has done little to stop sellers from gaming its search algorithm.
The Wall Street Journal
Amazon, Walmart Tell Consumers to Skip Returns of Unwanted Items
The Wall Street Journal
4 min read · 28 saves · Jan 10th · Amazon and Walmart have found that for some goods, it is often cheaper to refund the purchase price and let customers keep the products.
The Verge
Amazon buys Wondery, setting itself up to compete against Spotify for podcast domination
The Verge
1 min read · 23 saves · 2020-12-30 · Ashley Carman · Wondery shows won’t be exclusive to Amazon, though.
WIRED
Amazon's Fitness Tracker Teaches You How to Be Nicer (Kinda)
WIRED
1 min read · 20 saves · Jan 9th · Adrienne So · The Halo is one quirky wearable. But its biofeedback can help your relationships … up to a certain point.
The Wall Street Journal
Why the Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Venture Collapsed: ‘Health Care Was Too Big a Problem’
The Wall Street Journal
1 min read · 15 saves · Jan 7th · From its inception, Haven faced challenges obtaining data, staff turnover, fuzzy goals and unexpected competition. Those factors doomed the partnership from early on.
The New York Times
A Canadian ‘Buy Local’ Effort Fights Amazon on Its Own Turf
The New York Times
4 min read · 13 saves · Jan 2nd · Geneva Abdul · A website called Not Amazon was created to drive sales to more than 4,000 independent stores in four cities. The initiative aims to keep expanding.
