Some websites have figured out a way to turn their visitors’ web browsers (over 500 million of them) into a distributed network of cryptocurrency miners – often without their knowledge. | learn more
This is a great blog post titled “I Scam Yous” by Fred Wilson about how to tell the difference between ICO scams (often hyped by celebrities) and legitimate projects. | learn more
I’ll admit it – I’m guilty of being over-enthusiastic about AI ever since reading Nick Bostrom’s Superintelligence a few years ago. Robotics engineer and AI smarty-pants Rodney Brooks published this post in the MIT Technology Review that pours some much-needed cold water […]
When I’m thinking about giant tech companies, it’s easy for me to conflate all the giants together. Ben Evans (a16z) relieves me of this misconception by highlighting the massive scale difference between past tech giants (i.e. IBM and Wintel) and […]
I haven’t suffered much over this, but do see the film crews take over my neighborhood periodically. Their trailers tend to take up tons of parking, and then they’ll close off streets from time to time. Is the economic impact […]
“It snows titanium dioxide, one of the active ingredients in sunscreen, on one giant, scorching-hot alien world, a new study suggests.” | learn more
“Morgan Stanley estimates the space industry, worth about $350 billion today, will grow into an economy worth more than $1.1 trillion by 2040, a team of analysts wrote in a note Thursday. … A diversified list of stocks emerges as Morgan […]
The company Isla Bonita claims their Avocado Light has up to 30% less fat, ripens faster, and turns brown slower. | learn more
Did you notice this trend over the years? As this article points out, even people on a hardcore Paleo diet are feeling good about their chocolate consumption. | learn more
He removed leaves that were blocking a sewer only to learn the hard way how much water the city’s 100 year old drainage system can handle. |learn more