“The app store model has been a central part of the smartphone revolution, bringing safe, trusted software to billions of people for the first time. Breaking it would be insane. The trouble is, it also means Apple (and Google) aren’t […]
Elon Musk’s side-project-turned-company working to merge humans with AI did a show & tell of its latest progress. I liked this write-up because it explained piece by piece how everything works. | learn more
The city council just approved a $3.8 million settlement to an officer who reported misconduct only to be reassigned. Then she and her partner were sent to arrest a felon. Instead of the back-up they expected, her superior sent her […]
Think about a pick-up truck with an open bed. You might want a cover for the bed. These are called Tonneau Covers in truck parlance. The word is a throwback to the era of horse-drawn carriages. | learn more
A lot of charts with inflection points that imply something changed in 1971. View with a healthy dose of skepticism, but also google August 15, 1971. | learn more
“A Russian photographer snuck into the world’s only nuclear-capable, ground-effect vehicle and captured rare images of its interior.” | learn more
The miner is in a part of Texas that’s flush with wind power. The nature of renewable energy creates periods where supply vastly outstrips demand. This unique dynamic is an opportunity for large energy users who have the flexibility to […]
“On August 20th, 2020, the team behind MetaMask— the most popular dApp-enabled wallet in the Ethereum ecosystem— announced a change to their software license.” | learn more
“The radical fix for a noxious landfill in Staten Island: Bury the trash, plant some grass and do nothing for 20 years.” | learn more
“A team of scientists has been developing an alternative to air conditioning called the Cold Tube, which works by absorbing body heat emitted from a person and uses around half the energy of traditional systems as a result.” | learn more