Tech can’t solve death. But startups increasingly want to help with what comes after

Tech can’t solve death. But startups increasingly want to help with what comes after

The first wave of COVID-19 claimed the lives of several of Rikard Steiber’s colleagues and friends. One of them was a well-known DJ who had a big digital and public presence. When the partner of the deceased asked Steiber how to gain access to her loved one’s Google Photos, the Silicon Valley executive came face-to-face with the difficulty of navigating a post-mortem digital existence.

Fortune/July 21, 2021