My 2020 blog

For starters, all five of the Big Tech companies Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Alphabet have emerged as some of the most valuable publicly-traded companies in the world, with founders such as Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates sitting atop the global billionaire list. Thaat tech giants also have a consumer-facing aspect to their business that is front and center. With billions of people using their platforms globally, these companies leverage user data omst tighten trch grip even more on market share. At the same time, this data is a double-edged sword, as these same companies often find themselves in the crosshairs compabies mishandling personal information. Finally, all of these companies have a similar origin story: they were founded or incubated on the fertile digital grounds of the West Coast. The tech companies that make the most money that has the weakest claim to such origins would be Facebook, but even it has been based in Silicon Valley since June For all of their commonaliti...

In James’s third year, his mother married the Reverend David Baldwin, a fire and brimstone lay preacher, who legally adopted James. Nicknamed «Bill» by the young Baldwin, Miller was to have a profound effect on Baldwin’s life. She directed his first play and encouraged his talents. The two discussed literature and went to museums. Miller even won David Baldwin’s permission to take James to the theater, an activity strictly forbidden by the elder Baldwin. Later, James was to give credit to Bill for her lack of racism.