Brian Merchant Explained

Brian Merchant is an American technology journalist and book author. He is the technology columnist at the Los Angeles Times, and wrote The One Device: the Secret History of the iPhone (2017).

Biography

Merchant is from Sacramento, California. He is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara.^[1]

He co-founded Terraform at Vice.^[1]

In January 2023, he became the technology columnist at the Los Angeles Times.^[1]

Books

• The One Device: the Secret History of the iPhone (Little, Brown, 2017)^{[2] [3]}
• Blood in the Machine: the Origins of the Rebellion against Big Tech (Little, Brown, 2023) ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brian Merchant to join The Times as technology columnist in Business. January 20, 2023. Los Angeles Times.
2. Web site: The iPhone Is 10 Years Old. Here’s the Story of Its Birth.. Lev. Grossman. June 19, 2017. NYTimes.com.
3. Web site: The One Device by Brian Merchant review – the secret history and moral cost of the iPhone | History books . The Guardian. amp.theguardian.com.
4. Web site: Workers’ Movements or Tantrums Against Technology?. Gavin. Mueller. September 21, 2023. NYTimes.com.
5. https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316487740 Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech, Brian Merchant. Little, Brown, $30 (496p)
6. Web site: Why Brian Merchant, a Tech Columnist, Says He’s a Luddite | KQED. Alexis. Madrigal. November 15, 2023. www.kqed.org.
7. Web site: Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech. www.ft.com.
8. Web site: BLOOD IN THE MACHINE | Kirkus Reviews. www.kirkusreviews.com.
9. News: ‘Blood in the Machine’ Review: Luddites Fighting the Future . They saw the Industrial Revolution as a program to replace skilled craftsmen with machines, and rose up to defend the old ways. . Katrina . Gulliver . September 29, 2023 . February 28, 2024 . Wall Street Journal.
10. News: Why You Should Be a Luddite. Current. Affairs. January 26, 2024. Current Affairs.
11. News: ‘Blood in the Machine’ Review: Luddites Fighting the Future . They saw the Industrial Revolution as a program to replace skilled craftsmen with machines, and rose up to defend the old ways. . Katrina . Gulliver . September 29, 2023. New Scientist.
12. Web site: The Luddites defended their work against automation. What can we learn from them?. Jaime Rubio. Hancock. January 9, 2024. EL PAÍS English.