Christopher Mims

If the partisans of America’s elected leadership seem to agree on almost nothing these days, Wednesday’s Big Tech antitrust hearingwas stark evidence that they do share one common target.

Tens of millions of Americans are working from home and many will never go back; employers scramble to figure out what tools they’ll need to stay productive.

As the demand for in-person shopping diminishes, landlords, startups and retailers are converting abandoned stores into online fulfillment centers.

Coronavirus and the era of stay-at-home binge-watching is accelerating the entertainment industry’s reliance on analytics and data to target its productions to the increasingly fractured tastes of a nation.

A mass advertising boycott has brought a great deal of attention to Facebook’s handling of hate speech. But it’s not Facebook’s first “we can do better” moment; there have been many, and there will probably be many more.

The number of people buying their first iPhone is declining. Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference this coming week will showcase how the technology giant is diversifying so that it no longer has to rely so heavily on its signature product.

Technologies new and old will soon be appearing in offices, airports, schools, restaurants, retail spaces and sports arenas to arrest the spread of Covid-19 and prevent future pandemics.

Their dining rooms are closed, their margins have evaporated, and their industry is in turmoil. But a handful of restaurateurs are rebuilding their operations around takeout—without paying sky-high delivery fees.

The coronavirus is helping to erode the hype around artificial intelligence; data scientists get the axe and some “old-fashioned” solutions work better.

The only thing better than being essential to the global economy during a crisis? Having the cash to continue to out-innovate your suddenly impoverished competitors.