Who will pay the price of progress?: Theme of the Week

Bloomberg Opinion Today

Most of us can be forgiven for not keeping up with technology. As the world grows more digital, whole companies struggle to stay competitive; technologies that made tons of money last year become next year's biggest drain on profits. It's no wonder that, as the global economy teeters on the edge of a slowdown, once-hot tech stocks have cooled off and staid industries look like beacons of stability. Meanwhile, the likes of Twitter and Facebook are forced to account for the often misleading political messages that proliferate on their platforms. At least there was one milestone the tech world could celebrate last week: Happy birthday, internet! Now brace for what the next 50 years have in store.

Google Throws Fitbit Into Its Stew of Uncertainty — Shira Ovide

We Really Can't Live Without the Internet — Nathaniel Bullard

Trump's Head Is in Amazon's Cloud, and Bezos Knows It — Joe Nocera

HBO Max Packs a Punch, If Only It Were Ready for Prime Time — Tara Lachapelle

Twitter Upstages Facebook With Ban on Political Ads — Shira Ovide

Food Delivery Looks Like Another Gig-Economy Dead End — Conor Sen

Tesla Is the Biggest Battle on the Smallest Battlefield — Liam Denning

Futures Are Pulling Cryptocurrencies Out of the Dark — Aaron Brown

Welcome to the Age of Quantum Computing — Bloomberg editors

Apple Wants to Forget Its Year. Investors Shouldn't. — Shira Ovide

TikTok IPO Could Be a Spy Thriller Starring Gen Z — Tim Culpan

Tech and Manufacturing Look Ready to Trade Places — Conor Sen