tech, startups, internet
Nubank: finding brilliance in brokenness.
I started this article totally ignorant of Nubank, the largest digital bank in the world. I am really glad to have read this story! | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Microsoft and the metaverse.
Ben Thompson from Stratechery thinks the metaverse is already here in the form of the internet. Its next iteration will primarily serve workers, not consumers. “This means that the company that is, in my opinion, the most well-placed to capitalize […]
tech, startups, internet
Starship is still not understood.
SpaceX’s latest and biggest rocket, “is intended to enable a conveyor belt logistical capacity to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) comparable to the Berlin Airlift.” This (long) post by Casey Handmer makes the case that the rest of the space industry […]
oh, Austin
Music venue drama.
It’s nice to know that even if I move 1,000 miles away from Wicker Park, there’s a dispute between a music venue and its landlord to remind me of home. | learn more
fun facts
Johnson & Johnson and the Texas Two-Step.
“The Texas Two-Step is a way of describing when a company with a f*ck ton of potential tort liabilities…” uses obscure Texas corporate law to limit that liability in bankruptcy court. One more quote: “If that sounds shady as f*ck […]
fun facts
Simple sabotage field manual.
“The contents of this Manual should be carefully controlled and should not be allowed to come into unauthorized hands.” Now declassified! | learn more
on the blockchain
Centralized exchange NFT platforms.
Exchanges, including Coinbase and FX, are getting into the NFT trading business. Messari highlights their advantages and disadvantages compare to decentralized platforms. | learn more
big ideas
Turning ordinary cells into human eggs.
“A few years ago, a young man from California’s technology scene began popping up in the world’s leading developmental biology labs. These labs were deciphering the secrets of embryos and had a particular interest in how eggs are formed. Some […]
big ideas
Helion secures $2.2B to commercialize fusion energy.
“Helion, as a company, has been focusing less on fusion as a science experiment and more on a more important question: Can their technology generate electricity at a commercial and industrial scale?” | learn more
under the microscope
The secret lives of cells — as never seen before.
An approachable deep dive into cutting-edge microscopy. I find the state of the art incredibly impressive yet clearly lacking. For example, “The best-kept secret of tomography is that when you look at a mammalian cell, a tomograph is less than […]