Quartz Staff

The internet has become an increasingly fragmented battleground for companies, governments, and individual users tussling over the flow of information online. You probably already know how much your internet life is shaped by Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple, but we’ve compiled a list of the powerful players in this space beyond those tech giants. While admittedly incomplete, this list provides an overview of the individuals and organizations whose opinions of what the internet should look like could determine what you see when you are browsing online in the near future.

Podcasting has grown from a quirky, peer-to-peer medium, reminiscent of the early internet, into the future of digital audio. Here’s the TLDR to our field guide on the podcasting business.

2020 has been a momentous year for Netflix. Several streaming competitors have launched, from traditional television rivals like Peacock and HBO Max to the short-form video startup Quibi. The proliferation of streaming alternatives represents a new chapter for Netflix, which pioneered the category and its business model. But 2020 has turned out well for the company for reasons no one could have predicted: the global coronavirus pandemic. The streaming service added more than 26 million global subscribers in the first half of 2020, beating both Wall Street estimates and its internal forecast by several million in the first quarter.

Consultants are rebranding as pandemic-fighting experts as they try to stay essential amid a global recession. Here’s the TLDR to our field guide on consulting’s new challenges.

We lay out the data resources you need to make sense of the coronavirus pandemic, and deal with the torrent of data we all face in our work and in our lives. Here’s the TLDR to our field guide to the data deluge.

As we navigate the shift to remote work, we can learn from teams that are built to overcome—and even harness—massive geographic spans and cultural differences to do their work. Here’s the TLDR to our field guide on virtual, borderless teams.

There is no prescription for creating a perfect home office, but there are ways to experiment with new configurations to do our best work. Here’s the TLDR to our home office handbook.

The television commercial is at risk of irrelevance—pushing the TV ad of the future to be more than just a one-size-fits-all commercial break. Here’s the TLDR to our field guide on the TV ad of the future.

Covid-19 is a grim reminder that decision-making in uncertain situations can be a matter of life and death. But research provides clues into how organizations and individuals can get better at it. Here’s the TLDR to our field guide on decision making.

A new generation of day traders is trying its luck in the stock market, and could be fueling the next bubble. Here’s the TLDR to our field guide on the next bubble.

Online education could be transitioning from niche product to an essential element of the college experience. Here’s the TLDR to our field guide on higher education going remote. 

Hong Kong’s protest movement has gone global by leveraging the momentum of protests to gain international support in its battle to protect the city’s freedoms. Here’s the TLDR to our field guide on the global fight for Hong Kong.

Covid-19 has changed our concept of the office so drastically that if and when we do return, it might be to a workplace that’s changed forever. Here’s the TLDR to our field guide on reimagining the office. 

2019 was the year the cannabis bubble burst. As the industry consolidates, will it succumb to monopoly or pioneer a new, more equitable model of competition? Here’s the TLDR on our latest member-exclusive field guide on cannabis at a crossroads.

Nursing homes and other elder care facilities have needed to change since well before coronavirus. Now, after a horrific crisis, they finally might. Here’s the TLDR on our latest member-exclusive field guide on fixing elder care.

The coronavirus pandemic is expected to lead to a huge influx of patients in need of mental health support, and is an opportunity to reshape the systems that provide that care. Here’s the TLDR on our latest member-exclusive field guide on mental health’s turning point.

The coronavirus is providing a unique opportunity to reshape the way we move through cities, and to ensure that future plans consider the needs of all. Here’s the TLDR on our latest member-exclusive field guide on the commuting revolution.

It took a global pandemic and stay-at-home orders for 1.5 billion people worldwide, but something is finally occurring to us: The future we thought we expected may not be the one we get.

It took a global pandemic and stay-at-home orders for 1.5 billion people worldwide, but something is finally occurring to us: The future we thought we expected may not be the one we get.

It took a global pandemic and stay-at-home orders for 1.5 billion people worldwide, but something is finally occurring to us: The future we thought we expected may not be the one we get.

It took a global pandemic and stay-at-home orders for 1.5 billion people worldwide, but something is finally occurring to us: The future we thought we expected may not be the one we get.

It took a global pandemic and stay-at-home orders for 1.5 billion people worldwide, but something is finally occurring to us: The future we thought we expected may not be the one we get.

It took a global pandemic and stay-at-home orders for 1.5 billion people worldwide, but something is finally occurring to us: The future we thought we expected may not be the one we get.

It took a global pandemic and stay-at-home orders for 1.5 billion people worldwide, but something is finally occurring to us: The future we thought we expected may not be the one we get.