Tim Cook’s Message to 2019 Graduates: ‘My Generation Has Failed You’

“We spent too much time debating, too focused on the fight and not enough on progress.”  | Continue reading


@observer.com | 4 years ago

China Takes Back Giant Pandas from San Diego Zoo Amid Bitter Trade War

Bye now, America! | Continue reading


@observer.com | 4 years ago

Bottoms Up: The Ballmer Peak Is Real, Study Says (2012)

Is booze for programmers like spinach for Popeye? The Ballmer Peak, a reference to Steve Ballmer of Microsoft, holds that imbibing alcohol improves cognitive ability, up to a point–a variatio… | Continue reading


@observer.com | 4 years ago

AptDeco CEO Reham Fagiri Shares Creepy Story That Led to Her Startup

“I thought, why is Craig’s List still a thing?” | Continue reading


@observer.com | 4 years ago

Jeff Bezos’s War With National Enquirer Involves a Huge Spy Scandal

Amazon’s CEO has opened the door to an espionage scandal that threatens to rock the nation’s capital and beyond. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

‘Flyover Tech’ Is All the Rage at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Investment Conference

Experts weigh in on the 20 hottest health companies in between the coasts. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

Ulay Remembers the Crime of a Lifetime (2016)

The artist recalls one of history’s most famous performances: that time he stole a painting from a Berlin museum. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

Driving versus Flying: The Debate Is Settled (1998)

It is a truth universally acknowledged that flying by commercial airline is a much safer form of travel than driving. So how to explain that queasiness in your gut every time the plane gets in line… | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

Are E-Books Finally Over?

In a world where we do everything online, independent bookstores are on the rise, while ebook sales are on the decline. Does this mean that the verdict is finally in on ebooks? Have we chosen the p… | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

Could Blockchain Put an End to Stolen Art Sales?

On the wild frontier of art authentication, there’s a new sheriff in town: blockchain. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

Inside the World of Big-Money Bridge

A 20-something man played bridge with three old ladies this past Columbus Day. They played at the Honors Bridge Club on East 58th Street, where the median player age is well north of 70 and the air… | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

Q&A with Kai-Fu Lee, China's Top VC and Ex-Head of Google China

“It’s time to recognize and understand the entrepreneurialism that has risen in China,” Kai-Fu Lee, the former president of Google China, explained. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

More Layoffs at The Outline, Months After $5M Funding Round

The two-year-old site is also slashing its freelance budget and moving its office to a WeWork. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

Bill Gates Noticed a Economy Trend No One Is Paying Attention To

Bill Gates had an epiphany after reading a new book by two British economists. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

A Clickbait Site’s Trackers Cost the USA $4M in Data Monthly

Taste the fruit of this tree we’ve planted together. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

Gawker Domain and Archive finally up for auction this week

Should the world have a site like Gawker.com? We’re about to find out. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

David Simon Leaves Twitter After Telling Jack Dorsey to 'Die of Boils'

‘The Wire’ creator also used Twitter to eulogize slain journalists and Anthony Bourdain in recent weeks. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

The History of the Secret NSA-AT&T Buildings Across the Country

NSA’s partnership with AT&T is perfectly normal and legal. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

Tech’s Most Popular Predictors Are Both Brilliant and Bogus

Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Al Gore get a lot right—but they also get a lot wrong. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

Jeff Bezos and Dwight Schrute Both Hate PowerPoint

Instead, Bezos insists Amazon employees write six-page memos. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago

How LinkedIn Could Be Disrupted

Disrupting LinkedIn will be difficult, but it is inevitable. | Continue reading


@observer.com | 5 years ago