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Nilay Patel

Nilay Patel

Former Acting Managing Editor

Acting Managing Editor of Vox

Latest articles by Nilay Patel

Technology
Remote, Controlled: How Vizio and Google Radically Reinvented the TVRemote, Controlled: How Vizio and Google Radically Reinvented the TV
Technology

Vizio has partnered with Google to redesign the entire TV experience around the Google Cast streaming protocol.

By Nilay Patel
Technology
The Dragonslayer: An Interview With FCC Chairman Tom WheelerThe Dragonslayer: An Interview With FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler
Technology

A year ago, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler saved the Internet. In this exclusive interview, he tells us what’s next.

By Nilay Patel
Technology
2015: Apple’s Year in Beta2015: Apple’s Year in Beta
Technology

Everything the company released this year needs more focus and more time.

By Nilay Patel
archives
Okay, the iPad really is just a big iPhoneOkay, the iPad really is just a big iPhone
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Apple’s tablet sales are getting squeezed on both sides.

By Nilay Patel
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The silliest app in tech makes the NSA look insaneThe silliest app in tech makes the NSA look insane
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What happens when the only data is metadata, yo?

By Nilay Patel
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The NFL is finally streaming games — for a priceThe NFL is finally streaming games — for a price
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Do you have $300? You have almost enough to stream games on phones and game consoles.

By Nilay Patel
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Can you answer four questions and save the media?Can you answer four questions and save the media?
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That headline is clickbait, but only because Picasso can’t make any money online.

By Nilay Patel
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Why movie theaters should be more like rock concertsWhy movie theaters should be more like rock concerts
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Inception and The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan says that Hollywood has to create entirely new experiences to lure people into theaters

By Nilay Patel
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Taylor Swift doesn’t understand supply and demandTaylor Swift doesn’t understand supply and demand
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The internet already killed the music industry, unless you’re Taylor Swift.

By Nilay Patel
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Does the Declaration of Independence have a typo?Does the Declaration of Independence have a typo?
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We’ve only been reading two of Jefferson’s five self-evident truths, and it’s making us selfish.

By Nilay Patel