I know "speculative tickets" sounds boring but I swear to God if you ever get anything off of StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, etc. (and we all do), you are going to want to read this one. www.businessinsider.com/world-cup-gh...
the Great Lock In is upon us. Personally, i am locking in for the Birds and the Phillies, but plenty of people are taking on more personal goals this fall, hoping to emerge in 2026 as a better version of themselves.
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I wrote about that time Assembly Speaker Willie Brown casually suggested abolishing all of California's cities and counties www.businessinsider.com/lower-home-p...
The Meta AI app continues to be full of people who are accidentally posting private conversations publicly. I saw posts sharing phone numbers, email addresses, medical questions, a teen describing her crush, child custody questions. www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerb...
"Cambridge's upzoning may actually help to preserve the city's architectural heritage and New England character. At the same time, it is a model for how other cities can upzone in a manner that actually eases housing costs." www.businessinsider.com/bring-down-u...
I talked to a bunch of people who shoplift from Whole Foods and whenever I asked if they felt bad the answer was absolutely not, because of Jeff Bezos. And listen, stealing is bad, but this is a very funny justification for pocketing a fancy cheese. www.businessinsider.com/stealing-ama...
gambling is probably not great but it is also super fun and that is indeed the dilemma. anyway, i wrote about gambling once again. www.businessinsider.com/sports-betti...
Wrote about how the AI company that says it’s most worried about safety is also thinking about the ethics of mistreating an AI. This is…philosophically fraught. www.businessinsider.com/weirdest-job...
Me on @businessinsider.com: Silicon Valley is in its divorced dad era, turning to flashy trinkets and cheap thrills rather than doing the hard work and introspection necessary to actually build the future.
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I'm back on @businessinsider.com with a piece about how Managers and Management consultants have stolen Silicon Valley from those who actually make hardware and software, and how the only way to save the tech industry is to hand power back to the builders.
www.businessinsider.com/save-tech-in...
Really depends on what definition of “incredible” you’re using there haha
But George, the somewhat overgrown vacant lot with no purpose is important to the neighborhood character
Here's Part 2 of this week's Better Offline podcast. I walk you through the many signs that we're on the verge of the AI bubble popping - and what the consequences might be if it does.
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Today's newsletter: I believe that we're in an AI bubble where hype has vastly outpaced adoption, nobody is making any money, and generative AI companies are running out of data and resources to train their models before proving themselves necessary. wheresyoured.at/bubble-troub...
the human element
My latest on @businessinsider.com: if you're scared about automation taking over your life, you're already too late - shadowy algorithms already control vast swaths of society, and only the rich and powerful can opt out.
www.businessinsider.com/forget-ai-al...
Good morning! I wrote about why falling response rates and a conspiracy of bosses left everyone with the wrong impression about the post-COVID economy.
Tepper trying to win over UNC fans by resurrecting the dead
I'm back on @businessinsider.com with a new piece about how the Return-To-Office fight is getting dirty, with executives demanding workers return to the office based on nothing but vibes - and how the media is helping by championing extremely questionable anti-remote studies.
Home to Charlie’s Restaurant and the best country ham I’ve ever had
"Toyota is raising the wages of its factory workers — all of them non-unionized — after the UAW strikes at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis culminated in pay hikes for unionized employees." www.axios.com/2023/10/31/t...
Like this one too. It's truly unreal how expensive energy was in the early-2010s.
I'm back on @businessinsider.com
with a piece that asks a simple question: CEOs are paid 300x more than their workers while having vague deliverables and little accountability - so why not replace them with AI? www.businessinsider.com/ceo-replace-...
New one from Jack Newsham: Wealthy suspects deemed a flight risk pay for mansions with armed guards instead of a jail cell before trial. But minimal oversight let one suspect, "Fat Leonard," escape his luxury jail — and we talked to one of his former guards
Prime Age Employment-Population Ratio just hit its highest level since spring 2001
New from Renaissance Macro's Neil Dutta: "Given the increasing number of reasons to be upbeat on the US economy, it's time for Wall Street's recessionistas to admit defeat."
https://www.businessinsider.com/wall-street-recession-stock-market-crash-calls-wrong-economy-housing-2023-6
