Friendly reminder that the existence of blockchains with value creates a permanent incentive for people to steal that value. “This hack totals almost $625 million at current value, making it the largest decentralized finance hack to date…” | learn more
The author makes an evolutionary case to explain why human children are particularly bad at innovating. Quote from a recent paper he cites: “A decade ago, now-seminal work showed that children are strikingly unskilled at simple tool innovation. Since then, […]
Researchers are building toward a world where, “AI tools can swiftly analyze diagnostic imaging to deliver immediate risk reports to patients.” | learn more
“In a world first, the man was able to ask for soup, beer, and even talk about his son for the first time since becoming completely paralyzed.” | learn more
A few years ago, I toured a factory that made plastic bags out of plastic pellets. The smell was powerful, and my views on plastic started to evolve from that day. Now this: “Three quarters of the subjects were found […]
“The following prompts jostle you out of tiny thinking. Each stretches some dimension of reality to an extreme. So extreme that it is nearly nonsense.” | learn more
The auto maker has said they’ll accept legal liability for collisions while the system is activated. “Mercedes says its Drive Pilot system is the first Level 3 hands-free autonomous driving technology available on a production car.” | learn more
When competing in a highly regulated market. Provi, a “startup that helps restaurants and bars order alcohol is suing two of the largest wine and spirits distributors in the U.S., alleging they are preventing retailers from using its service.” | learn more
I’m always eager to read contrarian arguments to pop culture themes. Here’s one that made me change my assumptions about recent workforce churn. “Resignations are rising because people are seeing more job listings, not because they’re feeling more Marxist.” | learn more
“The baobab trees of the African continent can live over 1,500 years—one was been documented living to 2,500 years old. The trees bear fruit and provide useful bark material (which regenerates) for communities. They are famous for appearing “upside down,” […]