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The app going against Uber by putting people over algorithms The founder of inDrive, the world's second most-downloaded ride-hailing app, is going beyond rides,...
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The founder of inDrive, the world's second most-downloaded ride-hailing app, is going beyond rides, and dreams of delivering education and healthcare through a super-app.
Noahpinion
Social media destroyed one of America's key advantages We used to be able to spread out. Now we're locked in with each other.
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Star Wars, Veo 3 and Hollywood in the Age of AI Video PLUS: Apple WWDC Memes, Nintendo Switch 2 Launch.
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Working Theorys
From "Shadow Artist" to Artist A conversation with Dipa Halder, software engineer turned full-time artist.
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The global stakes of the U.S.-China AI rivalry A focus on “who’s winning the AI race” can overlook key concerns around safety, governance, and...
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A focus on “who’s winning the AI race” can overlook key concerns around safety, governance, and equity, experts tell Rest of World.
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things: Anything but protests edition (#65) Government efficiency; Solar power; Data suppression; American wealth; Trade and manufacturing
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Steve Blank
Teaching National Security Policy with AI The videos embedded in this post are best viewed on steveblank.com International Policy students...
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The videos embedded in this post are best viewed on steveblank.com International Policy students will be spending their careers in an AI-enabled world. We wanted our students to be prepared for it. This is why we’ve adopted and integrated AI in our Stanford national security...
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Transsion wheels into Africa’s EV market with same playbook that conquered mobile phones The Chinese company behind 50% of Africa’s smartphone sales now wants to dominate its roads.
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Noahpinion
A bunch of thoughts and evidence on immigration I've been writing about this for a while.
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Ed Zitron's Where's...
Never Forget What They've Done Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - Villains of Circumstance  Listen to my podcast Better Offline...
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Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - Villains of Circumstance  Listen to my podcast Better Offline if you haven't already. I want my fucking tech industry back.  Maybe you think I sound insane, but technology means a lot to me. It’s the way that
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AI’s metrics question With every platform shift, we want to measure the growth but we’re confused about what to measure....
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With every platform shift, we want to measure the growth but we’re confused about what to measure. That’s partly a problem of data and definitions, but it’s really a question about what this is going to be.
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Silicon Valley led the quest for driverless cars. But Chinese robotaxis are catching up fast Apollo Go challenges pioneer Waymo’s head start and leads country rivals in overseas push.
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Noahpinion
Immigration is not an "invasion", nor should it be The far right and the far left both want you to think that the purpose of immigration is to...
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The far right and the far left both want you to think that the purpose of immigration is to overthrow America. Don't let them get away with it.
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17 Takeaways from Mary Meeker's AI Deck PLUS: Elon vs. Trump, Taylor Swift, Moncler's $17B Secret Sauce and Ukraine Drone Tech.
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Middle East tech giants are building super-apps to dominate digital life From Dubai to Riyadh, apps are consolidating ride-hailing, payments, and delivery into single...
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Noahpinion
Even if Trump chickens out, you should still be worried about the economy Tariff pauses are keeping us afloat for now. But debt and interest rates are a big threat.
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Inverted Passion
Life as a physical process It’s always hard to define life. Everyone has their favorite definition – some describe it as a...
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It’s always hard to define life. Everyone has their favorite definition – some describe it as a struggle against entropy, while others describe it as an emergent property of chemicals. Countless books have been written on the topic, yet we’re far from a consensus. Against the...
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Workers describe abusive treatment in Taiwan’s semiconductor factories A record number of people are leaving the Philippines to work in Taiwanese factories, where they...
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A record number of people are leaving the Philippines to work in Taiwanese factories, where they face long shifts, low pay, and unequal treatment.
Noahpinion
How Chinese drones could defeat America A Ukrainian drone attack shows our extreme vulnerability.
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The Dyson Creep-Up James Dyson is 78 and just launched "the world's thinnest vacuum" in the most dialled-in 8-minute...
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James Dyson is 78 and just launched "the world's thinnest vacuum" in the most dialled-in 8-minute pitch ever. It will look great next to your Dyson fan, air purifier, hair dryer and other vacuum.
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In a world first, Brazilians will soon be able to sell their digital data Brazil is piloting dWallet, that lets citizens earn money from their data, but experts warn it could...
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Noahpinion
Service costs aren't exploding anymore Another common economic narrative that's out of date.
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In Dubai’s AI job market, your passport matters Western job seekers see lucrative offers in the booming AI hub, while others deal with rejections...
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Noahpinion
America needs its foreign students We're messing with the engine that makes our country run.
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Taiwan’s chip plants run on migrant workers. Job brokers run their lives In Taiwan’s AI-fueled chip boom, brokers control everything from paychecks to dorm beds, leaving...
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Ed Zitron's Where's...
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures Next year is going to be big. Well, I personally don't think it'll be big, but if you ask the AI...
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Next year is going to be big. Well, I personally don't think it'll be big, but if you ask the AI industry, here's the things that will happen by the end of 2026: According to the Financial Times, OpenAI's Stargate data center
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Style Guide This style guide documents the core visual identity and design principles for Rest of World.
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Noahpinion
The Age of Twitter is finally ending. Can Substack take its place? Some thoughts on the future of the media.
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The real cost of AI is being paid in deserts far from Silicon Valley In Empire of AI, journalist Karen Hao writes about the rise of OpenAI and the impacts of AI around...
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In Empire of AI, journalist Karen Hao writes about the rise of OpenAI and the impacts of AI around the world. Below is an extract from the book on the effects on Chile's mineral reserves and water resources.
Working Theorys
The Job Isn't Just The Job A meditation on the third and last human labor — Relational Labor.
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Essays - Benedict...
GenAI’s adoption puzzle Generative AI chatbots might be a life-changing transformation in the nature of computing, that...
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Generative AI chatbots might be a life-changing transformation in the nature of computing, that can replace all software, but so far, most of its users only pick it up every week or two, and far fewer have made it part of their lives. Is that a time problem or a product...
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things: Stubborn optimism edition (#64) YIMBY wins; America calming down; Biotech miracles; Progress in education; The good kind of...
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Three Netflix What-Ifs: Bezos, Arnault Blockbuster Netflix was founded in 1997 and went public in 2002. The $500B+ company's trajectory changed with...
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Netflix was founded in 1997 and went public in 2002. The $500B+ company's trajectory changed with three crucial pre-IPO negotiations.
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India’s richest man can’t crack e-commerce, even with Shein Early data shows the partnership is off to a slow start, as Reliance’s retail machine struggles to...
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Early data shows the partnership is off to a slow start, as Reliance’s retail machine struggles to cement its place in a market dominated by Amazon and Walmart.
Noahpinion
Shops make a city great The missing piece in our urbanist discussion.
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Nothing Human
Book Review: Cochrane, Britannia's Sea Wolf As a military history buff, I’ve always found Hollywood action movies of the Die Hard or James Bond...
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As a military history buff, I’ve always found Hollywood action movies of the Die Hard or James Bond ilk hard to watch.
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DJI drones are everywhere. The U.S. may still ban them No U.S. agency has been assigned to review DJI’s security risks, which could trigger an automatic...
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Noahpinion
White Americans as a normal minority Creating a stable multiracial nation is a tricky thing to do.
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Ed Zitron's Where's...
The Era Of The Business Idiot Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize. Soundtrack:...
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Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize. Soundtrack: EL-P - $4 Vic Listen to my podcast Better Offline. We have merch. Last week, Bloomberg profiled Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, revealing that he's either a liar or a specific
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How phony job ads on Facebook and Telegram lure tech workers to scam compounds Young Indonesians looking for jobs abroad are trafficked to fortified scam centers, where they are...
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Young Indonesians looking for jobs abroad are trafficked to fortified scam centers, where they are forced to weaponize AI chatbots and deepfakes.
Noahpinion
Is the U.S. in a "high-level equilibrium trap"? When countries start fearing the future, they stagnate.
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Why AI advancement doesn’t have to come at the expense of marginalized workers In her new book, Empire of AI, Karen Hao insists that AI companies don’t have to choose between...
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Noahpinion
So why *did* U.S. wages stagnate for 20 years? There are a few theories, but none of them really satisfies.
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AI Killed The College Paper. So, What's Next? It's time to grade the workflow (not the output).
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How Trump turned the Gulf’s oil kingdoms into silicon superpowers in his four-day trip Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE have pledged trillions of dollars in return for access to...
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Noahpinion
America has become a laughingstock This is no longer a serious country.
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Throwable
What's Next For Software The software development industry is moving faster than ever before.
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Noahpinion
Why has American pop culture stagnated? Predictably, my theories are all technological and economic.
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Robot chefs take over at South Korea’s highway restaurants, to mixed reviews Automation is posed as a labor shortage solution, but workers say robots are making their jobs — and...
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Steve Blank
How the United States Gave Up Being a Science Superpower This article previously appeared in Nature. US global dominance in science was no accident, but a...
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This article previously appeared in Nature. US global dominance in science was no accident, but a product of a far-seeing partnership between public and private sectors to boost innovation and economic growth. Since 20 January, US science has been upended by severe cutbacks from...