The official PDF of the Mueller report has been updated in a subtle but important way

You wouldn't notice any difference just by looking at the report. What's new is a layer of data that makes it possible, finally, to access the underlying text of the document. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Apple employs an in-house philosopher but won’t let him talk to the press

He works at Apple University, a highly secretive organization that trains Apple employees | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Botanists rediscover rare Hawaiian flower thought extinct–thanks to a drone

This relative of hibiscus is back from the dead. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

How to overcome perfectionism in a judgmental world – Quartz at Work

Get ready to embrace the mediocrity mindset. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

US Wants to Use Facial Recognition on All Travelers Leaving the Country

Anyone flying out of the US could soon face a camera before boarding for an international destination. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

The world’s happiest people have a beautifully simple way to tackle loneliness

In Denmark, one organization is bringing 15-to-25-year-olds together to play games, make meals, go to the cinema, and build the human connections that many feel they lack. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Scribd taking down the Mueller Report is the future the EU has voted for

The future is an unaccountable system of corporate dragnets based on poorly written and badly trained algorithms | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft staff are openly questioning the value of diversity

“Many women simply aren’t cut out for the corporate rat race, so to speak, and that’s not because of ‘the patriarchy,’” a Microsoft employee wrote. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Story of how an immigrant’s hunger created the US’s biggest Indian grocery chain

Today, Patel Brothers has splintered into an $140-million emporium. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems

The foldable phone seems to struggle to fold without breaking. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Cellular function in 32 pig brains was restored for six hours after they had been dead for four, but the brains themselves never regained consciousness. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Singapore’s stunning expansion of Changi Airport redefining what an airport is

It's not an airport, it's a lifestyle hub. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

The impact of women's careers on childbearing age, in one chart

UK data provides a clear picture of a societal shift. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

The science behind the art of Jeff Koons

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@qz.com | 5 years ago

A new Twitter account is outing shoddy reporting in science stories

There's a big difference between scientific studies done on mice and on humans. One social account is devoted solely to pointing this out and revealing misleading journalistic takes. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Delta is reducing how much seats recline to protect personal space

It will be less intrusive and allow for easier viewing of seatback screens, the carrier says. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

The foundation of Western philosophy is probably rooted in psychedelics

Never taking psychedelics is like "like living in the same country all one’s life and not going on holiday." | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Cotton tote is pretty much the worst replacement for a plastic bag

You have to use a cotton tote thousands of times to make up for its environmental impact. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

“There are big losses to be reckoned with, as with everything in this mess that we’re in.” | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Switzerland deems coffee “not essential for life”

It's true that coffee is virtually calorie free. What it feeds is the soul. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Google’s AI is growing up

”It’s very much more for us about making artificial intelligence safely usable, and less about inventing brand new technology,” says Google Cloud’s AI head. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Are we building the next dot-com bubble?

Uber, Pinterest, Airbnb, and a bevy of other tech companies are preparing to go public, but this tech IPO boom looks different than the last one. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

People are falling in love with a simple productivity system using pen and paper

The no-frills (and free) Bullet Journal system is taking the world by storm. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

How GitHub became a bulletin board for Chinese tech worker complaints

And attempt to catalog Chinese companies who demand a 996 schedule—9 am to 9 pm, six days a week—is the most "starred" project on Microsoft's code-sharing site. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

We get to the next big battery breakthrough

Lithium-ion batteries changed the world. The next battery technology will change it again. But what will it take to get there? | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

The key to loving your job in the age of burnout

Meaning is not found, but made. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Famous America’s Revolutionary war general might've not been biologically male

DNA analysis suggests a new side to the famed general of America's Revolutionary war. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Octopus farming will soon be the norm. Marine scientists say this isn’t good

The creatures are not just incredibly clever, but also carnivorous, meaning a huge amount of wild fish will be caught to feed them, putting pressure on the ecosystem. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

AI jobs are outsripping talent supply in the automotive sector

Supply of AI talent "does not yet come close to meeting the demand." | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

How to tell when procrastinating is anxiety

A packed to-do list with no time for meaningful work can be a sign that something deeper is going on. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh Defend Blitzscaling

In defense of "blitzscaling," Silicon Valley’s favorite growth strategy. Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh explain how business and start-ups can grow quickly—and sustainably. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Long before iPhones, Kaleidoscopes made everyone a mobile addict

Kaleidoscopes had kids walking into walls. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

One US pilot asked for more training on the 737 Max

An experienced pilot who expressed doubt he was adequately trained to fly the Boeing plane faced difficulties in getting more training—and even a form of reprimand. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

An Oxford researcher says there are seven moral rules that unite humanity

"Everyone everywhere shares a common moral code. All agree that cooperating, promoting the common good, is the right thing to do." | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

For a company that used to be called Apple Computer, its keyboard problems are just one more indication that the computer business seems to be an afterthought these days. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

India’s engineers are better than China’s–but so much worse than America’s

They lack practical knowledge. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Hear what a genderless AI voice sounds like–and consider why it matters

The makers of Q say they are already in talks with major tech companies interested in the genderless digital assistant voice. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

It only takes India a month to set up a better election than the US

India is setting up the largest election in history, with 900,000 people headed to the polls. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Italy to Sign Up for China's Belt and Road Project

The move bears the stamp of political newcomer Michele Geraci, a finance professor who taught for a decade in China. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

Many people think AI could make better policy than politicians

"It challenges the very notion of popular sovereignty." | Continue reading


@qz.com | 5 years ago

The summit was unexpectedly cut short. "Sometimes you have to walk," Trump said. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

The endgame of Craigslist founder's $85 million in donations to journalism

Craig Newmark is using his wealth to try to restore trust in journalism. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Quartz 2019 Obsessions

From covering how AI dictates the course of our lives to climate change’s massive problems—and the innovative solutions to coagulate them—we’ve identified 12 global obsessions. Each of them represent evolving phenomena in lieu of traditional beats and lenses through which our jou … | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Tim O'Reilly on the fundamental problem with Silicon Valley’s growth strategy

Blitzscaling promises to teach techniques that are “the lightning fast path to building massively valuable companies.” But it's not a recipe for success—it's survivorship bias masquerading as a strategy. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

The fundamental problem with Silicon Valley's favorite growth strategy

Blitzscaling promises to teach techniques that are “the lightning fast path to building massively valuable companies.” But it's not a recipe for success—it's survivorship bias masquerading as a strategy. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Toyota is becoming more efficient by replacing robots with humans (2014)

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@qz.com | 6 years ago

The taxonomy behind IKEA’s product names

The rules for names were devised by IKEA's founder, who struggled with dyslexia. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

M&M's colour distribution 1997-2017

They melt in your mouth, not in your hand...unless you conduct a thorough statistical analysis first. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago