The Urban Legend

Competition or consolidation: Google sued for antitrust

Kyle Young, Managing Editor • March 2, 2023

With the Bay Area’s high exposure to the forefront of technological development in Silicon Valley, digital ecosystems naturally develop all around us. For example, take Urban’s one-to-one computer...

73 questions with Seth

Eliot Solomon, Staff Writer • April 26, 2022

Seth Snyder, the Educational Technology Supervisor, answers 73 questions and gives insight to his “California Coastal-Rock” style, his life in and out of Urban, and why students find him so scary. Watch...

Social media addiction, fake news and the Social Dilemma

Clementine Daniel, Editor in chief, Print • November 19, 2020

“If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product.” That’s what former Google design ethicist and co-founder of The Center for Humane Technology, Tristan Harris, said about social...

No more cashiers: Amazon Go is changing the way we shop

Lena Bianchi, Design Editor • February 28, 2019

Most of the time, grabbing an item off the shelf of a grocery store and walking right out the door without checking out, is stealing. However, at Amazon Go, this is the only way to purchase items. Amazon...

Are your laptop habits affecting your health?

Emma Draisin, Features Editor, Staff Writer • October 26, 2016

It’s 11pm on a Thursday night. The blue glow of the screen reflects off my sun-deprived skin. I sit hunched over my keyboard, furiously typing away at my English essay. My neck goes stiff. My toes...

Dependency on tech translates outside classroom

Olivia Mitchel, Staff Writer • March 23, 2016

Looking back on the high school application process, I find myself classifying the bulk of the essay prompts under the umbrella of influential figures, past challenges, and personal growth. Amidst this...