Jake Swearingen, New York Magazine

Jake Swearingen

New York Magazine

New York, United States

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Past:
  • New York Magazine
  • The Cut
  • Vulture
  • Slate
  • Timothy McSweeney
  • Esquire
  • Popular Mechanics
  • The Atlantic

Past articles by Jake:

TVs - The Strategist

The best tvs recommendations! → Read More

TVs - The Strategist

The best tvs recommendations! → Read More

Why Businesses Feel Forced to Buy Google Ads on Searches for Their Own Names

For many brands, buying ads on Google is more about fending off competitors than getting their name out there. → Read More

Apple Augmented-Reality Glasses Said to Be Coming in 2020

When Tim Cook promised shareholders a product that would “blow you away,” was this what he meant? → Read More

Here’s What Will Determine If Folding Phones Are a Fad or for Real

The milestones to look for to figure out if folding phones have a future. → Read More

Thanks to Fancy New Fingerprint Scanners, Breaking Your Smartphone Screen Is Only Getting Pricier

Under-screen fingerprint scanners are very cool and very expensive if you end up dropping your phone on the sidewalk. → Read More

Andrew ‘Amazon’ Cuomo Just Can’t Let Amazon Walk Away

The heart wants what the heart wants. → Read More

Are We Reaching ‘Peak Cloud’?

Has the market reached the point where nearly everyone who needs a cloud computing solution already has it? → Read More

For Sale: Phone Hacking Tool, Lightly Used

The Cellebrite UFED promises to help law enforcement crack into suspects’ phones. If you have $100 and an eBay account, you can now do the same. → Read More

What Is the Cost of the U.S. Paranoia About Huawei?

By banning Huawei, America’s 5G rollout will be slower, shrinking odds that the next major disruptive industry will emerge from the United States — which may be much more damaging to our national interests than whatever danger Huawei may pose. → Read More

I Love That Elon Musk Can’t Stop Tweeting. The SEC Does Not.

Elon Musk’s need to tweet without seeking preapproval from Tesla lawyers has once again gotten him in trouble with the SEC, and the repercussions could be very real for Musk, Tesla, and Tesla investors. → Read More

Don’t Buy the Folding Phone

Don’t pay Samsung $2,000 to help them field-test a first-generation device. → Read More

5G Is Going to Transform Smartphones — Eventually

Over the next few years, the smartphone — and everything else connected to a mobile network — is going to be revolutionized. → Read More

Today Is the Day to Get Yourself a Switch (and $35 in Nintendo Money for Free)

You get $35 in Nintendo credit, which is free money toward a game. → Read More

Amazon Cancels Plans for HQ2 in New York

The economic titan has pulled out of a deal to build a campus in Long Island City. → Read More

The Beginning of the End of Robocalls

By the end of 2019, spam phone calls could be on the ropes. → Read More

Amazon and Google Now Control the Top Two Wi-Fi Mesh Routers

With Amazon acquiring Eero, the mesh networking market is now controlled by two very, very large companies with an appetite for personal data. → Read More

How Four Ex-Amazoners Made a Crazy Good Wireless Cam for $20

The Wyze Cam: a wireless camera that works extremely well, has an app and storage features that match or exceed those of much of the competition, and sells for just $20 (other “cheap” wireless cams start at $100, and usually run at around $150). → Read More

Amazon Shoppers Would Buy Amazon–Brand Computers, Health Care, and Weed

Not only are people increasingly happy to buy everything through Amazon, they’d be okay with Amazon making everything, as well. → Read More

Telsa’s Car Business Is Booming. Unfortunately, It’s Not Just a Car Company.

The acquisition of a struggling solar power company in 2016 looked bad from the jump, and has only gotten worse. → Read More