Warren Buffett is supporting the company, or holding the bag — depending on your perspective. “Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital quietly sold off its 16.1% stake in Kraft Heinz in the fourth quarter, nearly nine years after masterminding the […]
The Economist points out that remote work is not distributed equally. “All over the country, among the well-heeled and well-educated, a new trend appears to be emerging. When the wives head out in the morning, to their offices, classrooms or […]
“Byron Tau’s Means of Control is a fun look at the world of government entities buying data from private companies for law enforcement and intelligence purposes. For anyone who’s had experience working with data for hedge funds, or using it […]
This is a very provocative analysis. Are there implications for aging science? “Let’s start with calorie restriction, shall we? Everyone knows that it slows aging, isn’t it? Well, not really. Take a look at the chart below… Each bar represents […]
What’s true in amateur chess and tennis is that one can win by avoiding blunders moreso than by winning points. Is it true in startups as well? This author makes the case. ~ learn more
“At $226 billion annual revenues, Optum is the largest healthcare business in the US that no-one knows anything about. Optum by itself has revenues that are a little less than 5% of total US healthcare spending.” … and … “If […]
A story of incentives. “After almost two decades of relentless colony collapse coverage and years of grieving suspiciously clean windshields, we were stunned to run the numbers on the new Census of Agriculture (otherwise known as that wonderful time every […]
The Today show coverage of a startup that’s working on ocean carbon capture. There’s a balance of carbon between the air and the ocean. As we pump more into the air, the ocean absorbs some. When that happens it becomes […]
The bacterial flagellum is an incredible, natural, nano-scale motor. “Film from Keiichi Namba and colleagues, explaining their work at the cutting edge of research into the structure, function and assembly of the bacterial flagellum.” ~ learn more
“People’s inability to maintain their independence is going to have a massive ripple effect on our world, with major implications to our society (loneliness, increased family caregiving demands), economy (rising health costs, lost productivity), healthcare system (stress on our already […]