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Mauro Berchi, founder and editor of Tech & Society

Studying technology to explain reality.

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Waymo and Uber vehicles in front of the U.S. Capitol

Latest analysis · Platforms and power

Uber vs. Waymo: Power and the Battle for the Network

In Austin and Atlanta, Waymo operates only through Uber. In Washington, D.C., where it intends to launch through its own app, Uber is slowing its path to market. Recent evidence suggests that Uber wants to remain the sole owner of the network.

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Automated offside in a football match
Analysis · Technology and sport

Technocracy in Football

Technology is never only technical: AI and tracking tools in football reveal who designs the rules and who holds power.

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Primary school students in Norway
Analysis · AI and education

The Problem of the Universal Translator. Norway bans AI in school

Norway is moving toward an almost total restriction on generative AI in primary school, raising a deeper question about childhood and direct experience.

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Financial Times article about artificial intelligence and Argentina
Analysis · Technology and democracy

Technology in — and with More — Democracy

Javier Milei’s Financial Times article opens a debate about AI, non-human entities, legal responsibility and democracy.

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Artificial intelligence and justice
Analysis · AI & society

Artificial intelligence enters the justice system and raises ethical concerns

A global analysis of the first AI-assisted justice systems.

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Digital markets and artificial intelligence
Analysis · Digital economy

The real business of artificial intelligence

Business models, economic incentives and political debate.

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Interview with Gavin Wood
Interview · Technology & power

Gavin Wood: “The world needs to use Blockchain”

Trust, platform design and technology's social contract.

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Profile of the startup Lazo
Feature · Latino entrepreneurship

An Argentine-founded startup won US$1 million in New York

Lazo's journey from its early days to Miami and New York, beyond the usual startup narrative.

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AFA project in North Bay Village
Feature · Politics and communities

The Messi effect: AFA and North Bay Village invest US$10 million

Football, community development, business and public contracts in Miami.

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Profile of Christi Fraga
Profile · Politics and community

Christi Fraga, the mayor bringing fresh air to U.S. politics

A profile about Latino leadership, identity, immigration and civic life in Miami-Dade.

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Latina Tech

A Spanish-language program from Miami about technology, artificial intelligence and Latino-led innovation.

Negocios y democracia en blockchain
Video · Tech & politics

Business and democracy on blockchain, Indonesia

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Anthropic y el gobierno de Estados Unidos
Video · AI regulation

Anthropic versus the U.S. government over ethical concerns

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CatchDog blog

From the Lab

Briefings on experimental and frontier uses of AI, automation and AI-native building, with links to the full CatchDog articles.

Technology and democracy
Tech and society

Technology in — and with More — Democracy

AI-run companies, DAOs, legal responsibility and the democratic risks behind Milei's deregulation pitch.

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Building with AI
AI and coding

From Tech Analysis to Building With AI

How generative AI shortens the distance between interpreting technology and building functional systems.

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Business automation
AI and automation

You don't need to deal with technology

Most companies do not have an AI problem; they have operational friction that needs coherent systems.

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Career

Archive by outlet

Profiles and published work from across Mauro Berchi's editorial career.

The project

Technology is never only technical.

A place to pause, connect events, investigate sources and study technology as a way of explaining reality.

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