The iPhone That Never Was
…For his PhD dissertation at Stanford in 1976, Porat analyzed (in painstaking detail) a century of transition in the American labor force and predicted a sea change in work. An economy based…
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Apple Reset Its Entire MacBook Lineup. Here's How to Pick the One You Want
…Although the exterior of the MacBook Air hasn't changed since 2021, Apple has slowly evolved the MacBook Air into something that feels airy and weightless. There's no concern that you…
Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain
…As AI rapidly changes the way people learn, how companies run, and how workers contemplate their worth, I wondered how it was informing Duolingo’s own inner workings, plans for expansion, and…
"Uncanny Valley": OpenAI and Musk Fight Again; DOJ Mishandles Voter Data; Artemis II Comes Home
…The last thing I'll say in this too is, it's such a classic Trump deal in that it seems like it's not really a deal at all. It's…
The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked
…I asked OpenAI to weigh in after Anthropic filed and kind of whether they had already filed, were planning to, and they said, "We are not going to comment, confirm, deny, speculate…
They Made D4vd a Star. Now They Want Him Convicted of Murder
…Two months later, D4vd signed a deal with Interscope Records’ Darkroom imprint. The comparisons to Billie Eilish, who also scored a deal with Darkroom as a teenager after uploading tracks to Soundcloud…
Tech Traveler’s Guide to Los Angeles: Where to Stay, Eat, and Recharge
…Each location has its own way of leaning into the “creative campus” vibe, offering a variegated array of services from suites and meeting rooms to day offices, drop-in coworking open plan…
Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?
…The company plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce, which is going to be about 8,000 employees, and it's also planning to close another 6,000 open roles. The…
Why You Might Already Own SpaceX Shares, Siri’s AI Makeover, and Knicks Owner’s Surveillance Machine
…But the changes brought by both of these announcements were underwhelming to say the least, and to say the most, we should point out that about a month ago Apple agreed to…
How Turkey Hacked the Hair Transplant Industry
…Androgenetic alopecia, commonly known as male-pattern baldness, primarily results from a genetic predisposition and hormonal changes. In men, the hormone testosterone, which is secreted in high amounts, is converted into dihydrotestosterone…