Robert X. Cringely, legendary tech columnist and Triumph of the Nerds host, dies
Scobleizer · x · 2026-10-12
Mark Stephens, the tech journalist known as Robert X. Cringely, has passed away. Friends including Brenda Christ and Robert Scoble shared tributes. He wrote iconic must-read columns for InfoWorld for decades, shaped industry narratives across Forbes, Newsweek, and The New York Times, and hosted the landmark documentaries Triumph of the Nerds (1996) and Nerds 2.0.1 (1998).
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