Barack Obama was a president who understood not only how technology could transform the way government services worked but also technology itself. He got it. Steven Levy Read Quote
The iPhone was such a phenomenon that even the humble journalists chosen for an early look were thrust into a spotlight. Steven Levy Read Quote
What made the days leading up to the iPhone launch even crazier was that Apple had pulled off the greatest disappearing act in tech promotion history. In January 2007, Jobs announced the long-awaited iPhone. But somewhere that winter, the iPhone vanished. Steven Levy Read Quote
Steve Ballmer never used to be someone who let facts speak for themselves. In the 1990s, he was the hyper-energetic Microsoft exec yelling ‘Developers! Developers! Developers!’ at an all-hands meeting in Safeco field. Steven Levy Read Quote
Every year, I come to TED prepared to roll my eyes a lot at the beginning, but knowing that at some point in the intellectual marathon, my brain will buckle to the cascade of ideas and bend to the painstakingly rehearsed presentations. Steven Levy Read Quote
For many years, when people described how the Internet worked – whether they were talking about shopping, communicating, or starting a business there – they inevitably invoked a single metaphor. The Internet, said just about everybody, was a contemporary incarnation of the wild, wild West. Steven Levy Read Quote
Through a mix of market forces and regulation, we’ve brought civilization to the electronic provinces. Steven Levy Read Quote
Because Facebook can’t exist without AI, it needs all its engineers to build with it. Steven Levy Read Quote
Just as we have what used to be supercomputers in our pockets, our homes now require the telecommunications infrastructure of a small city. Steven Levy Read Quote
