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Internal tech industry emails surfaced in public records.
Endless hours of entertainment thanks to this twitter account. | learn more
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tech, startups, internet
First-ever tweet via implantable brain computer interface.
“Synchron, a brain computer interface company, today announced a Twitter takeover by Philip O’Keefe, one of the patients implanted with the Stentrode brain computer interface. Mr. O’Keefe is the first person to successfully message the world on social media directly […]
on the blockchain
A normie’s guide to becoming a crypto person.
I learned some new emojis and how to read a crypto twitter profile. “1. Pick Up Some Basic Cryptospeak | 2. Give Yourself a Crash Course | 3. Find a Crypto Scene | 4. & 5. Get on Twitter | […]
tech, startups, internet
Phrenology, insurance claims, and digital gaydar
“You read that right: an insurance company in 2021 is defending itself against charges, circulated widely in the AI ethics Twitter dogpile on their original thread, that they’re using the Late Renaissance pseudosciences of phrenology and physiognomy on their customers.” | learn […]
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Creeping as a Service
There’s a twitter app called Spoonbill that keeps a log of profile changes in a user’s network. The resulting feed is a window to the evolving way people choose to portray themselves. “How Spoonbill reveals our obsession with identity.” | learn more
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Nextdoor is quietly replacing the small town paper
“While Facebook and Twitter get the scrutiny, Nextdoor is reshaping politics one neighborhood at a time.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Emerging roles in tech
Ann Bordetsky on Twitter: “What do you call someone who’s really great at stitching together modular tools like Airtable + Notion + Zap + Slack + …. to build quasi-products? Not a PM. Not a Marketer. Not Ops per se. […]
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A debate: what’s an accelerator without funding?
I’m not much of a twitter user but sometimes that’s where the action is! Crain’s reported “Tech incubator 1871 is launching a 12-week virtual program to help Black entrepreneurs start and grow companies.” The catch? There’s no funding. Chicago VC Ezra […]
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Emoji use in the new normal
“😂 Face with Tears of Joy remains the most used emoji on Twitter” and “🥺 Pleading Face is experiencing surging popularity.” Emojipedia analyzed over 68 million tweets across 2018-2020. | learn more