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Nellie Bowles

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    Latest articles by Nellie Bowles

    Technology
    Gwyneth Paltrow on Internet Trolls: “I See Myself as a Screen”Gwyneth Paltrow on Internet Trolls: “I See Myself as a Screen”
    Technology

    “Our culture is trying to wrestle with the idea that everybody has a voice, and how it’s unimportant and really important at the same time,” says the famous actress.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Map Your Own Eviction: Anarchists Release Site for Geolocated Tales of WoeMap Your Own Eviction: Anarchists Release Site for Geolocated Tales of Woe
    Technology
    Where Are the Fishtanks?! Touring Uber’s Surprisingly Sober New Office.Where Are the Fishtanks?! Touring Uber’s Surprisingly Sober New Office.
    Technology

    “If you went to Dropbox, it’s maybe more fun,” said CEO Travis Kalanick, showing off his new SF HQ.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Naked Runners Can Still Wear FitBits: Tech-ifying Bay to BreakersNaked Runners Can Still Wear FitBits: Tech-ifying Bay to Breakers
    Technology

    “While it may look like a social opportunity, it’s really a technological opportunity.”

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Meet the Cast of “Halt and Catch Fire” -- The Sexiest Nerds You’ll See on TVMeet the Cast of “Halt and Catch Fire” -- The Sexiest Nerds You’ll See on TV
    Technology

    Are you guys going to tour Facebook HQ? “Way to kill the mood. No.”

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Tech Giants Give $10 Million to Fight PovertyTech Giants Give $10 Million to Fight Poverty
    Technology
    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Former Time Exec Fran Hauser Is Now a VCFormer Time Exec Fran Hauser Is Now a VC
    Technology

    She used to be one of the publisher’s most prominent digital executives. Now she’s a partner at Rothenberg Ventures.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Environmentalists Sue Over S.F. Tech Shuttles, Demand Impact AssessmentEnvironmentalists Sue Over S.F. Tech Shuttles, Demand Impact Assessment
    Technology

    “This is not anti tech companies or anti tech workers; we’re just saying they should play by the same rules as everybody else.”

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Fiction Writing for Techies: “A Startup Thriller”Fiction Writing for Techies: “A Startup Thriller”
    Technology

    ACT I: Early morning in San Francisco, an old Victorian converted into a startup house.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Engineering Empathy: Tears and Fears at Dev BootcampEngineering Empathy: Tears and Fears at Dev Bootcamp
    Technology

    “My superego runs on a disappointment platform,” said the coding student, holding his head in his hands.

    By Nellie Bowles