Bio

Editor at Large at Wired. Most recent book: Facebook: The Inside Story. Formerly covered technology for Newsweek, Rolling Stone and other publications. Founded Backchannel, a Medium publication which now is part of Wired (returning me to my former employer.) Author of seven books, including Hackers, Artificial Life, Crypto, The Perfect Thing (iPod), and In the Plex (Google). Public speaking on digital revolution and the culture of high-tech. Specialties: Writing articles and books Speeches and panelist appearances.