“What we have seen in the past 15 years is the supersizing of the tech sector, and certain companies like Microsoft have been at the forefront. The bottom line is, how many people do these companies really need?" @margaretomara.bsky.social told @alexhalverson.bsky.social.

So excited for this! Margaret is one of my favorite historians — and there’s just so much trade and tech stuff to talk about.

Looking forward to welcoming @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social to @uofwa.bsky.social this coming Tuesday 4/8 for a chat about his new book THE PACIFIC CIRCUIT. 4PM in HUB 340 - free and open to the public. Join us! artsci.washington.edu/news/events?...

In case anyone still is wondering why high tariffs usually don't end well, here's a quick history I wrote back in the olden days of Trump trade war 1.0. What's happening now is far bigger, and hitting big & small firms alike. Who Will Survive the Trade War? www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/o...

Thanks @markzbarabak.bsky.social for this thoughtful conversation about my book and the high-tech hubris of DOGE www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

One columnist, a professional pundit, is living in a paranoid delusion. The other, a sociologist, is living in America.

I talk billionaires (yes, one in particular) and politics in the latest issue of INC. Thanks @mikehofman.bsky.social for this conversation www.inc.com/mike-hofman/...

2 points. @margaretomara.bsky.social fantastic history of Silicon Valley, The Code, has the goods on how crucial hype is. Second, screenshot is a nice example of Balaji "Network State" Srinivasan and Marc "Current Thing" Andreessen in action pumping the hype-cycle. stanforddaily.com/2016/05/19/i...

Just been relistening to this brilliant @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast with @margaretomara.bsky.social: a timely reminder that the financial foundation of the "tech bros" was in massive US government funding during the Cold War newbooksnetwork.com/margaret-oma...

Great to join @hughesstephanie.bsky.social and @marketplace.org for this conversation on tech first movers past and present (RIP Friendster) www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

I've long enjoyed @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social's "Garbage Day" newsletter for keeping abreast of overall internet scuttlebutt .. ... but in the last week he's also been really good about tracking Musk's coup and the 20something Musk kids doing it subscribe www.garbageday.email/p/musk-s-sup...

And so it begins: my thoughts on @bloombergtv.bsky.social this AM on tech in the era of Trump 2.0 Tech's History With the White House www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...

Lots to say these days about the intersection of politics and tech, and these folks are making news faster than I can write it. In the meantime, there’s podcasts! Listen for me starting at minute 15. Thanks @bbcradio4 for the thoughtful conversation. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

PM (PoliticoMagzine) article of 2017: www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

So great to be part of the inaugural ROADMAP summit today in DC! www.roadmapsummit.com

“Complicated politics rarely break down into easy stories of who to blame.” Great stuff from @himself.bsky.social on the long uneasy relationship between Silicon Valley and the Dems. Plus shout outs to @markblyth.bsky.social & @margaretomara.bsky.social!

There's this popular DC view that the original sin of the Biden administration was too much spending causing inflation because they listened too much to left-wing views on fiscal policy. Yet here is Goldman's top economist on Odd Lots yesterday saying inflation really was a a supply-side story.

This by Diana Lind (+ comment by @ericklinenberg.bsky.social ) just nails it 🎯

2️⃣Sur la Silicon Valley, il faut lire l'ouvrage incontournable de l'historienne @margaretomara.bsky.social : www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/534709... (et pour l'aspect visuel, cette récente série sur @artefr.bsky.social : www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC... ) 4/

My newsletter is back, friends. Will be occasional, short, newsy, e.g. this : open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

I wrote this in 2016. One of the only things I've written that holds up well. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Think I have a busy four years ahead of me! Story today by @adamclarkestes in @voxdotcom, with my comment www.vox.com/technology/3...

It was such a pleasure to have this conversation with @draftingthepast.bsky.social. Come for the coffee shops, stay for the club sandwiches!

Going to @ahahistorians.bsky.social Annual Meeting in SF next week? Join me and this all-star panel as we discuss all things Silicon Valley -- Thursday Jan 4, 3:30-5:00 PST. It's going to be a good one! More details here: www.historians.org/annual-meeting

I wish this hadn't become so topical so quickly www.programmablemutter.com/p/who-really...

Need to manifest Andrew Carnegie’s powers of delegation (fr David Nasaw’s biography, p 184)

this is the most 2020s paragraph i have ever read

E123 - The Making of Silicon Valley, Ep. 3 w/ @margaretomara.bsky.social The conclusion to our series on the rise of Silicon Valley. We end around 2000, so in our story, the dot-com bubble burst, the internet ended, and we all lived happily ever after. www.americanprestigepod.com/p/e123-the-m...

Great from @khari.bsky.social @knibbs.bsky.social @laurengoode.bsky.social highlighting smthn brewing amongst tech women: How idea of joining OpenAI board creates repulsion. 🔥Insights: Timnit @sashamtl.bsky.social @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @margaretomara.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/women-...