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A newsletter with my thoughts on what's happening around the world at the intersection of democracy and technology along with the occasional musing about entertainment, cooking, good books I'm reading or Wisconsin sports.

Katie Harbath's Anchor Change provides insight into the political side of tech from the perspective of someone who worked in election policy for Facebook.

- Alex Kantrowitz

Newcomer

Where technology and venture capital intersect: A deeply reported newsletter on the inner workings of the startup industry written by Eric Newcomer.

Eric Newcomer's coverage of VC and the investment world is fun, conversational, and completely dialed in.

- Alex Kantrowitz

Platformer

By Casey Newton

News at the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 5PM Pacific.

Casey Newton's Platformer is filled with smart analysis and scoops on tech policy and platforms.

- Alex Kantrowitz

ByteByteGo Newsletter

By Alex Xu

Explain complex systems with simple terms, from the authors of the best-selling system design book series. Get 158 page System Design PDF, FREE

Alex Xu's ByteByteGo is Substack's top tech newsletter and an absolute must read for anyone interested in large-scale system design.

- Alex Kantrowitz

Uncharted Territories

By Tomas Pueyo

Deeply understand how the world works today to predict the world of tomorrow: AI, tech; the future of democracy, energy, education, and more

Tomas analyzes how the world works—from geography to AI, history, tech, aging, energy, sociology or psychology—to understand how big trends shape the future.

- Alex Kantrowitz

The Rebooting

By Brian Morrissey

The mechanics of building sustainable media businesses

Attention media junkies, Brian Morrissey will bring you inside the room with publishing's top executives, delivering well-written missives on the state of the industry in his Rebooting newsletter.

- Alex Kantrowitz

Internal Tech Emails

Internal tech industry emails that surface in public records.🔍

Ever want to know how tech's most secretive CEOs talk when they're not in front of the cameras? This Substack takes you inside their inboxes and boy is it fascinating.

- Alex Kantrowitz

The Shortcut

By Matt Swider

The Shortcut is the #1 consumer tech publication on Substack, designed to be your one-stop editorial guide to simplify your life. More than just PS5 restock information, we also cover news, reviews and provide best-in-class buying guides.

Matt Swider's The Shortcut is your secret weapon for finding deals on the latest tech products, unbiased product reviews, and plenty of useful insights.

- Alex Kantrowitz

The Pragmatic Engineer

By Gergely Orosz

Big Tech and high-growth startups, from the inside. Highly relevant for software engineers and managers, useful for those working in tech.

Gergely Orosz is an engineering leader who delivers first rate analysis of industry trends in his terrific Pragmatic Engineer newsletter. You're gonna love it, I promise.

- Alex Kantrowitz