Letter from the Editor

Smart Cities, a Wireless Charging Breakdown, and Fitbit’s Master Plan: Our Top Stories From August

Looking for something to read over the long weekend? Start here.

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In August, OneZero published a science-fiction story by Ted Chiang, an entire book on surveillance capitalism, and also — yes — a riveting investigation of cow farts. Below are these and other recent favorites for your reading consideration over the holiday weekend.

Long reads (and longish reads)

• “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom” by Ted Chiang: This full short story is pulled from Chiang’s recent short story collection, Exhalation. You can read the whole thing online for the first time with beautiful new art that’s exclusive to OneZero.
• “How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism” by Cory Doctorow: We published a book last week! It’s rad.
• “The Gig Economy Is Failing. Say Hello to the Hustle Economy.” by Caitlin Dewey: This feature explores how we make ends meet today.
• “Death of a Smart City” by Brian J. Barth: Here’s the definitive story of Sidewalk Labs’ failed attempt to develop a “testbed for new technologies” in Toronto.