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    <em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: What Hath Convenience Wrought

    What a decade of Uber-for-X companies—backed by billions in funding—contributed to society. Plus: An artificial-intelligence “artist” gets a solo show
    by Saahil Desai Mar 06, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: Simon Dawson / Reuters

    What We’re Following

    —from dog walking to weed delivery. This spate of on-demand companies have in total raised a staggering $7.4 billion or so in venture-capital investment, all with the aim of making life for Americans They’re not the only ones working hard at micro-conveniences: Amazon, for example, wants to infiltrate homes with its line of voice-activated products such as microwaves and wall clocks, none of which seem to solve any And these gizmos often have a downside:

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