“The new spotlight on these companies doesn’t come out of nowhere. They sit, substantively, at the heart of the biggest and most pressing issues facing the United States, and often stand on the less popular side of those: automation and inequality, trust in public life, privacy and security. They make the case that growth and transformation are public goods — but the public may not agree.” Ben Smith: There’s Blood In The Water In Silicon Valley. (Actually, that’s not regular water. It’s La Croix.)