Molly Wood
WIRED
Oakland, CA, United States
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Past articles by Molly:
Sci-Fi Has a Somber Lesson for This Crisis
Technology can save the world. But discord between humans persists, and it's the kind that kills. → Read More
We Need to Talk About ‘Cloud Neutrality’
A multibillion-dollar, privately-owned infrastructure is now essential to the modern internet economy. That should freak you out. → Read More
The Future of Banking Is
Our present financial ruin is being turned into a business model. → Read More
The Ethics of Hiding Your Data From the Machines
It’s one thing to try to keep personal information from Facebook. But what if a company is going to use it to save people’s lives? → Read More
Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Betrays the Company’s True Ambitions
The social network wants to enable easy, inexpensive global commerce, sure. But its ultimate goals are a little more … geopolitical. → Read More
Livestreaming is growing retail sales in China
And it looks a little like QVC. → Read More
How will the tech IPO boom change Bay Area real estate?
If you have to ask, you can't afford it. → Read More
Apple might make its own modem chips to get to a 5G iPhone
Will we get a 5G iPhone faster this way? → Read More
111: CRISPR for beginners
The gene-editing tool is ushering in a biotech revolution. Here's what you need to know. → Read More
Who protects you from making a bad purchase... on your smart speaker?
Today's voice assistants and smart devices can act like salespeople who knock on your door. → Read More
The Rise and Fall of Facebook’s Memory Economy
The social network monetizes your nostalgia today, but that digital oil reservoir won’t last forever. → Read More
Is "Fortnite" any more addictive than Facebook?
Mental health experts aren't all on the same page. → Read More
Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano: cybersecurity is national security
The Obama administration official says its importance is "impossible to overstate." → Read More
Is video conferencing worth all the trouble?
Some companies have lost $1 million in productivity just getting the technology to work. → Read More
109: The future of work is anchor jobs and side hustles
A string of IPOs cements the gig economy as part of working life. → Read More
Your side hustle may not look so great come tax time
Are gig workers getting the guidance they need when it comes to filing their taxes? → Read More
If it’s online, it’s not permanent. Internet archives can disappear.
What responsibility do companies have to hold onto anything you might upload to their platform? → Read More
106: How do drug epidemics end?
In its new season, The Uncertain Hour is trying to find out. → Read More
How internet 'echo chambers' lead to faster radicalization
"Large media corporations have a duty to take on this challenge," one expert says. → Read More
105: The Great British Break-Off
The BBC's Ros Atkins tells us why we should care about Brexit. → Read More