Jessica Lessin

The first thing I saw on my phone this morning when I awoke at 5:45 a.m. was a push alert from The New York Times announcing that Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race put the U.S. “on the edge of a more authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its history.” The language ...

This week on More or Less: Earnings from Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft explained. Plus, Bezos's big bind at the Washington Post. Enjoy!

One of the developments I didn’t predict at the start of the year was the rise in support for Donald Trump among members of the tech elite—like Elon Musk.Musk aside, there’s no question that Silicon Valley elites are more politically divided than they have been for at least the last 20 years I ...

This week, weshared some of the things we're loving about tech right now—althoughwe weren't without our disagreements. Plus, the latest with Elon Musk and the Lessin's new home tech problem.

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Could a breakup be good for Google? The gang had a lot to debate and discuss. Plus, Jessica recaps The Information's WTF. Enjoy!

PerhapsI was a little too harsh on Sam and Dave in this episode when I accused them each of blindly following their favorite tech CEO. But that's part of the fun ofMore or Less, where we give you our real views on people and companies—and call each other out on our quirks. I enjoyed this episode ...

Should you have free speech inside America if you are not an American? That was one of themeaty questions we discussed this week, following the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov. The gang took the opportunity to check in on deeper questions that remain unanswered about freedom of speech and ...

Co-hosting a podcast often allows me to riff on a topic that I'd like to learn more about. For me, one of those topics has been what's going on with younger generations and tech. Young people are immersed in technology. But lately it has seemed like they are also ditching it too. I knew my ...

Another bustling week in tech... and on More or Less. After taping this week's episode—which covers everything from why Instagram products are so expensive to my new podcast obsession—we all looked at each other and said, "What are we going to title this one?" I hope you enjoy and that it jogs ...