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Will Oremus

Technology news analysis writer, Washington Post

Oremus

Will Oremus writes about the ideas, products and power struggles shaping the digital world for The Washington Post. Before joining The Post in 2021, he spent eight years as a technology writer at Slate and two years as a senior writer for OneZero at Medium.

Scheduled Appearances

Innovation

Slate live podcast taping: "What Next TBD": Big Tech's midlife crisis

Crosscut Festival 2023
Wed May 3, 2023 | 9:00am

Industry-wide layoffs and tumultuous profits are making us wonder, what exactly is going on with the tech industry? The Washington Post's tech industry analyst joins us to consider whether the industry is going through a midlife crisis — and what could happen next.

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Featuring: Lizzie O'Leary, Will Oremus

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