OpenAI aims to become the Windows of AI. Ben Thompson argues that OpenAI is creating an ecosystem much like Windows in the PC era. “Apps won’t be on your phone or in a browser; they’ll be in ChatGPT, and if […]
Meta’s newest Ray-Ban glasses. I was already impressed by the prior version, though I don’t own a pair. These not only have a built in screen, but also a new control device that’ll probably make or break their success. “Each […]
Base Power, a two-year-old power company based in Texas. I absolutely love this idea. “Though many power companies are focusing on building giant industrial batteries as a way to store energy — often generated by wind or solar facilities — […]
Fear in Logan Square affects sales. “You can sense the fear in the air,” describes an employee at Armitage Produce. Following a federal smoke bomb incident, businesses in Chicago’s Logan Square are experiencing slow sales as residents stay indoors, wary […]
JPMorgan’s insult added to its injury. They are “footing a staggering $115 million bill for the army of lawyers who defended convicted fraudster Charlie Javice and her former colleague Olivier Amar — a sum nearly two-thirds of what the bank […]
AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow. As recently as 2023 there were still 160k households using the service. Meanwhile, I haven’t had a landline phone in what feels like decades. ~ learn more
Price’s law. “Price’s law says that 50% of the work is done by the square root of the total number of people who participate in the work.” ~ learn more
Per capita energy-related CO2 emissions down in every US state. Between the years 2005 and 2023 the average decrease is -30%, driven by a shift away from coal power plants. “In Maryland, coal and natural gas accounted for 56% and […]
The case for insane asylums. This is probably controversial and borderline political, but I will share anyway. “a recounting of recent attacks by the insane, a history of america’s attempts to deal with severe mental illness, and an argument for […]
Microwave weapon downs 49 drones with a single blast. “Named after the Spartan king who held off a Persian invasion with a vastly inferior force at the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas is one of a family of weapons based on […]