Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times

Farhad Manjoo

The New York Times

Palo Alto, CA, United States

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Past:
  • The New York Times
  • CNBC
  • Business Insider
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Slate

Past articles by Farhad:

Opinion | A.I. Photoshopping Is About to Get Very Easy. Maybe Too Easy.

The photo-editing program can now generate images of almost anything. Its maker has a plan it hopes will make this less risky than it sounds. → Read More

Opinion | Alec Baldwin Didn’t Have to Talk to the Police. Neither Do You.

Even innocent people can inadvertently make themselves seem guilty. → Read More

Opinion | We Might Never Know How Much the Internet Is Hiding From Us

Important information is getting drowned out online by a lot of trollish junk. → Read More

Opinion | With Elon Musk, the Drama Is the Point

Will he buy Twitter? Nobody knows — but what does it matter, as long as you keep paying attention? → Read More

Opinion | We’ve Got to Stop Requiring Parking Everywhere

Mandatory parking rules make housing more expensive. California’s legislature should undo them. → Read More

Opinion | What Is Happening to the People Falling for Crypto and NFTs

Web3, billed as the future of the internet, might create more problems than it solves. → Read More

Opinion | Is Elon Musk Really That Bad?

His products are good for customers and good for the world. → Read More

It’s Scary How Dominant Apple Has Become. But How Scary?

What the best picture Oscar for “CODA” tells us about Apple’s enormous market power. → Read More

Opinion | The Rise of Big Tech May Just Be Starting

Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft are expanding their reach over the rest of the economy. → Read More

Opinion | Facebook’s Failures of Invention

We’re seeing the limits of Facebook’s strategy to buy or copy other people’s best ideas. → Read More

Opinion | Help. I’ve Fallen for That Cadillac Escalade.

I took a top-of-the-line Cadillac Escalade on a two-week road trip. Unfortunately for the planet, I loved it. → Read More

Opinion | We’re Probably in a Simulation. How Much Should That Worry Us?

Virtual reality is getting very real — real enough to call into question what “reality” even means. → Read More

Opinion | How to Know Your Donations Are Doing the Most Good

GiveWell investigates charities to find the most cost-effective ways to do good. → Read More

Apple and Facebook Are Coming for Your Face Next

Brace yourself for an onslaught of devices that connect your eyes to the digital world. → Read More

Opinion | America Desperately Needs a Much Better F.D.A.

The agency that regulates drug safety has become too cozy with the industry it's supposed to oversee. → Read More

Opinion | I Can’t Stop Wondering What’s Going On Inside My Cat’s Head

How my new pets got me to consider life’s deepest mysteries. → Read More

Opinion | A Right-Wing Shock Jock Could Become California’s Governor

An election to recall Gavin Newsom is suddenly no longer a sideshow. → Read More

Opinion | What if Humans Just Can’t Get Along Anymore?

Humanity’s greatest trick is working together. The internet has made that more difficult. → Read More

Summer Travel Is Back. Earth Can’t Handle It.

The travel industry wants to return to normal, but normal is not sustainable. → Read More

Opinion | Apple's App Store Fees Are Too High

Apple doesn’t deserve 30 percent of all the money people spend in the App Store. → Read More