San Francisco Losing Its Youth

San Francisco Chronicle Overall, from 2013 to 2023, the share of 20-somethings in San Francisco County dropped from about 18% of the population to about 14% — the largest such decline of any major U.S. county and nearly quadruple the national drop. The data prompts a big question … | Continue reading


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The quiet AT&T technician who exposed the NSA’s secret internet tap has died

Mark Klein, the AT&T technician who exposed NSA’s mass surveillance of US residents, has passed away. He discovered the NSA had installed secret rooms in AT&T facilities, specifically Room 641A in San Francisco. These rooms contained splitters that copied all internet traffic pas … | Continue reading


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Samsung wants AR to be a TV Remote

Janko Roettgers: The world’s leading TV maker instead wants AR glasses and TVs to work together. In a newly-published patent application, Samsung details how AR wearables could be used in conjunction with your TV: As a fancy remote control, capable of casting, switching to media … | Continue reading


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Innovation, Not Litigation 

"US AI companies should spend 100% of their time developing and innovating vs hanging out in DC begging for protection from competition. It’s a bad look that unveils a clear lack of self-confidence." Bill Gurley, Benchmark Capital. He was commenting on OpenAI and Anthropic lobbyi … | Continue reading


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Ola Mobility has lost its charge

Ola Electric’s 60% stock plunge reveals the fragility of first-mover advantage in India’s EV market. The meteoric rise and sharp decline of Ola Electric shows the challenges faced by EV startups when competing against established players. Despite reaching a $3 billion valuation a … | Continue reading


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How BYD is crushing Tesla

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RIP, Kevin Drum

One of OG bloggers Kevin Drum has lost his long battle with cancer, his wife shared on his blog. RIP! [via] | Continue reading


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The World’s Most Invasive Apps

the apps on our phones and laptops offer convenience, they often come at the cost of our personal data with many collecting everything from contact details to real-time locations. But which are the most notorious for doing so? Facebook/ Messenger and Instagram/Threads take the jo … | Continue reading


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Excellence doesn’t need a degree

“The best hiring managers don’t need to know how to code to recognize a world-class engineer. The best investors don’t need to be former founders to spot the next billion-dollar startup. The best taste-makers don’t need to be artists to know which designs will win. They all have … | Continue reading


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Why is Mars red?

…the fourth rock from the sun its best-known nickname — the “Red Planet.” But what exactly gives the planet its iconic color? Scientists have wondered this for as long as they’ve studied the planet. Today, they may finally have a concrete answer, and one that ties into Mars’ wate … | Continue reading


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2020-to-2025: How Music Has Changed

In five years, hit songs spend long on the charts (33+ weeks), are more genre-fluid. Artists like Beyoncé venturing into country and hybrid tracks like Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song” represent a new normal. Most importantly, YouTube has done well to establish itself as the read king of … | Continue reading


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Dollars and Cents of Spotify in 2024:

Spotify Annual Loud and Clear Report | Continue reading


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The Billionaire Boycott Conundrum

“If as a side effect I suffer some, well, look at the world. There are a lot of people suffering worse than me, in the US and out of it. All of this is for them.” John Scalzi | Continue reading


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Apple’s Real Money (& Profit) Machine

Braden Dennis points out that Apple’s services “gross margins have ticked materially up to 75% now,” prompting Howard Lindzon to remind us that Apple is a “a consumer staple not a technology company.” Tiny, but important difference. | Continue reading


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