Sylvia PaullWhy Haven’t the Engineers Who Created the Emission-Cheating Software for VW/Audi’s Diesel Engines…Today, Sept. 2, 2024, the former Volkswagen CEO is on trial in a German court for concealing emissions on 9 million vehicles with diesel…Sep 3Sep 3
Sylvia PaullOPTIONS FOR REBUILDING A WAR-TORN UKRAINE“After the genocide,” said Rwandan architect Christian Benimana, in a recent New Yorker article, “the process of rebuilding was not…Aug 24, 2022Aug 24, 2022
Sylvia PaullINFATUATION AND MY FIRST SALONEveryone experiences an infatuation, whether with a glamorous, Photoshopped celebrity, or the high school homecoming queen or king.Jun 2, 2022Jun 2, 2022
Sylvia PaullMY FIRST CLIENT AT AGE 13I’m a Silicon Valley publicist who has worked with inventors, technology pioneers, public interest advocates, and charlatans, several of…May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
Sylvia PaullEPIGENETIC TRAUMA ON MEMORIAL DAYWhen she was 47, my grandmother, Symcha Goldberg, was murdered by Nazis either on the cattle cars transporting Jews from the Lodz ghetto to…May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
Sylvia PaullLARRY PAGE AND SERGEY BRIN DID IT. WHY COULDN’T JEFF ZUCKER?Everyone knows that Marissa Mayer got her start at Google while having an affair with cofounder Larry Page. The other cofounder, Sergey…Feb 4, 2022Feb 4, 2022
Sylvia PaullELIZABETH HOLMES TRIES TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS: SMART COOKIE AND DUMB BLONDEIt seems as if Theranos protagonist Elizabeth Holmes has been attempting to avoid a long jail sentence — and will probably only get a…Dec 9, 2021Dec 9, 2021
Sylvia PaullFACEBOOK IS METASTATIZINGLike Cancer, the Social Media Site Is Invading the UniverseOct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
Sylvia PaullSTEVE JOBS WOULD HAVE HATED THE APPLE DEPRESSION APPSteve Jobs was an angry guy. He was angry at having been given away by his biological parents for adoption, and he often took out his anger…Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
Sylvia PaullRICHARD STALLMAN DESERVES AN ENDOWED CHAIR IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGYIt’s been more than two years since MacArthur Fellow and founder of the Free Software Foundation Richard Stallman was forced to resign from…Sep 19, 2021Sep 19, 2021