by crissly | May 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the spring of 2007, I was one of four journalists anointed by Steve Jobs to review the iPhone. This was probably the most anticipated product in the history of tech. What would it be like? Was it a turning point for devices? Looking back at my review... 
by crissly | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Academic ties had been growing stronger, with top-ranked US colleges,—including Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Carnegie Mellon—hosting forums for Chinese investors. These were now put under new scrutiny. In January 2021, the... 
by crissly | Mar 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
I meet Malcolm Harris, voice of millennials and anti-capitalist crusader, at a Brooklyn coffee shop, suggested by his publicist for a book-tour interview. He goes for a guava croissant along with his $3.75 drip. He hints this is not an endorsement of a... 
by crissly | Jan 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Amazon was hit with an unusually forceful safety citation by federal investigators in the US today. The findings appear to back up what some workers at the company have long alleged: that the online retail giant’s warehouse and fulfillment facilities are designed... 
by crissly | Sep 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
You see the future, right? You want to have a kid, so you go enroll in a network state with Nordic-style social benefits in its territories. You want to Crispr human gametes, so you move your lab to a locality without bioethics panels. You want to live in a sugarless... 