Brian Merchant
Brian Merchant is an American technology journalist and book author. He was the technology columnist at the Los Angeles Times, and wrote The One Device: the Secret History of the iPhone (2017).
Biography
[edit]Merchant is from Sacramento, California. He is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara.[1]
He co-founded Terraform at Vice[clarification needed].[1]
In January 2023, he became the technology columnist at the Los Angeles Times.[1]
Books
[edit]- The One Device: the Secret History of the iPhone (Little, Brown, 2017)[2][3]
- Blood in the Machine: the Origins of the Rebellion against Big Tech (Little, Brown, 2023) [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Brian Merchant to join The Times as technology columnist in Business". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 2023.
- ^ Grossman, Lev (June 19, 2017). "The iPhone Is 10 Years Old. Here's the Story of Its Birth" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "The One Device by Brian Merchant review – the secret history and moral cost of the iPhone | History books". The Guardian. amp.theguardian.com.
- ^ Mueller, Gavin (September 21, 2023). "Workers' Movements or Tantrums Against Technology?" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech, Brian Merchant. Little, Brown, $30 (496p) ISBN 978-0-316-48774-0 Publishers Weekly.
- ^ Madrigal, Alexis (November 15, 2023). "Why Brian Merchant, a Tech Columnist, Says He's a Luddite | KQED". www.kqed.org.
- ^ "Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech". www.ft.com.
- ^ "BLOOD IN THE MACHINE | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ Gulliver, Katrina (September 29, 2023). "'Blood in the Machine' Review: Luddites Fighting the Future". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
They saw the Industrial Revolution as a program to replace skilled craftsmen with machines, and rose up to defend the old ways.
- ^ Affairs, Current (January 26, 2024). "Why You Should Be a Luddite" – via Current Affairs.
- ^ Gulliver, Katrina (September 29, 2023). "'Blood in the Machine' Review: Luddites Fighting the Future". New Scientist.
They saw the Industrial Revolution as a program to replace skilled craftsmen with machines, and rose up to defend the old ways.
- ^ Hancock, Jaime Rubio (January 9, 2024). "The Luddites defended their work against automation. What can we learn from them?". EL PAÍS English.