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# politics

why we're all getting meaner and meaner online

Yes, being a professional asshole is now a viable career option. Which is awful news for online discourse.
why we're all getting meaner and meaner online

# tech    

why you almost certainly don't need to be a part of the a.i. revolution

Not everyone needs a "pivot to AI." Far more often than not, off the shelf models are all your company needs, and even that might be overkill.
why you almost certainly don't need to be a part of the a.i. revolution

# longform    

the spectacular failure of silicon valley

We were promised a utopian future. What we got was tech bros reinventing a lot of things we already had, but worse, more exploitative, and less safe.
the spectacular failure of silicon valley

# tech    

how the long tail warped our pop culture

How one hugely influential book fostered a business obsession, what it got wrong, and how its fans in the tech industry wrought havoc with it.
how the long tail warped our pop culture

# tech    

why your bosses are spying on you, and why they need to stop

In a quest for productivity from remote workers, companies are creating a totalitarian nightmare in which computers police employees' every second.
why your bosses are spying on you, and why they need to stop

# tech    

the world after covid-19: less outsourcing, more onshoring and automation?

As the virus pushes our finely fined, just-in-time supply chains to the breaking point with frustrating ease, it's worth asking if we should rethink how we make and service things.
the world after covid-19: less outsourcing, more onshoring and automation?

# space    

say, how much would you want for that planet?

Could the far future see a market for selling entire planets not too dissimilar from today's real estate market?
say, how much would you want for that planet?

# politics    

when what's profitable doesn't mean what's right, and what we're wired to do about it…

Numerous studies show that humans have a biological aversion to extreme unfairness and inequality, and lash out when we encounter it.
when what's profitable doesn't mean what's right, and what we're wired to do about it…

# health    

when small pharma plays games it just can't win

Small pharmaceutical companies are exploiting the patent system to jack up the prices of life-saving medication.
when small pharma plays games it just can't win

# science    

why chipotle is getting its comeuppance for pandering to luddites

Chipotle tried to appeal to the most ardent anti-GMO activists. Now it's paying the price.
why chipotle is getting its comeuppance for pandering to luddites

# science    

how to keep your employees happy

Studies into the health of workers and middle managers leads to the inescapable conclusion that today's work culture is making us miserable and unhealthy.
how to keep your employees happy

# tech    

why health insurance and big data are a good fit

The American healthcare system today is a mess of paperwork and confusion. More data and smarter, fact-based decision making could improve its highly mixed outcomes.
why health insurance and big data are a good fit

# tech    

why cybercriminals need to have really, really good customer service

Malware peddlers apparently have great customer service. And if you think about it, they really have to...
why cybercriminals need to have really, really good customer service

# tech    

why techies have such a grudge against yahoo

The anger at Marissa Meyer has nothing to do with whether her employees will have to spend more time at the office and everything with why they're being corralled into their cubicles.
why techies have such a grudge against yahoo

# education    

why companies and colleges aren't working together

Companies need colleges to educate their next generation of workers. Yet they're refusing to work with them, or even train their employees for that matter.
why companies and colleges aren't working together

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