Latest articles Friday March 26, 2021

1. Featured Story: Pandemic pain is fueling robo-realism

   Financial Times columnist Sarah O’Connor recently wrote the type of humility-driven reflection I wish pervaded tech coverage. She begins “Why I was wrong to be optimistic about robots” with an about-face confession that won’t surprise anyone steeped in political economy, but nevertheless is a refreshingly honest dose of fourth estate realism.

   By Evan Selinger

1. When it comes to social commerce, influencers and Twitch streamers are thriving

   Atarabyte is a Twitch streamer living in South Korea who is currently doing daily streams on Amazon Live. She started last year when the platform was just taking off, and she has come a long way since she first started streaming on Justin.TV ten years ago.

   By Aimee Pearcy

   From the Ecommerce desk