Max Levchin’s war on credit cards
The co-founder of PayPal on why his “buy now, pay later” company Affirm is a healthier way to borrow, which caused the techlash, and Elon… Read More »Max Levchin’s war on credit cards
Apple Butter Brands – Do Grocery Stores Sell Apple Butter?
If you like peanut butter but can’t eat nuts anymore, you might want to try apple butter. It’s not quite the same, but it can… Read More »Apple Butter Brands – Do Grocery Stores Sell Apple Butter?
Satellite images show Russia taking a big gamble on how it plans to defend territory near Crimea from Ukraine
Close-up of Russian trenches and tank obstacles in Novotroitsky, Ukraine, captured on November 15, 2022.Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies. Russian troops have set up defense… Read More »Satellite images show Russia taking a big gamble on how it plans to defend territory near Crimea from Ukraine
Sam Bankman-Fried Blames ‘Huge Management Mistakes’ For FTX Collapse
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, made his first appearance on Wednesday since his business empire imploded this month. of what was… Read More »Sam Bankman-Fried Blames ‘Huge Management Mistakes’ For FTX Collapse
Highlights from the DealBook Summit: Sam Bankman-Fried, Mark Zuckerberg and more
What we learned at the DealBook Summit DealBook held its annual conference in New York yesterday, a busy day of high-level discussions with leaders from… Read More »Highlights from the DealBook Summit: Sam Bankman-Fried, Mark Zuckerberg and more
A TikTok star hit a golf ball in the Grand Canyon. This is how much that stunt cost her
A day after influencer Katie Sigmond posted a video of herself playing golf on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service… Read More »A TikTok star hit a golf ball in the Grand Canyon. This is how much that stunt cost her
My secret life as an 11 year old BBS sysop
Enlarge / Benj Edwards’ computer with The Cave BBS in 1994. Thirty years ago last week – on November 25, 1992 – my BBS first… Read More »My secret life as an 11 year old BBS sysop
Electric vehicles reduce gas consumption in the US by a measly 0.54%
Have electric vehicles never been so popular. Virtually every automaker is in the midst of an electrification effort, spurred by impending government regulations around the… Read More »Electric vehicles reduce gas consumption in the US by a measly 0.54%
A student leader who survived the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests says Xi Jinping is showing a ‘rare display of weakness’ by relaxing zero-COVID policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping.Xinhua/Rao Aimin via Getty Images Zhou Fengsuo was a Tiananmen Square protester who spent a year in prison in China. He said… Read More »A student leader who survived the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests says Xi Jinping is showing a ‘rare display of weakness’ by relaxing zero-COVID policy
Elon Musk hopes to test a brain implant in humans next year
In a presentation showing the Neuralink implant that Elon Musk hopes will one day connect the human brain to a computer, two monkeys allegedly moved… Read More »Elon Musk hopes to test a brain implant in humans next year
Interview with Sam Bankman-Fried: Read the transcript
SORKIN: But there were people who told you that you needed more compliance, didn’t they? BANKMAN ROAST: There were, but I think compliance — we… Read More »Interview with Sam Bankman-Fried: Read the transcript
Chrome, Defender and Firefox 0 days linked to commercial IT company in Spain
Google researchers said Wednesday they have linked a Barcelona, Spain-based IT company to selling advanced software frameworks that exploit vulnerabilities in Chrome, Firefox and Windows… Read More »Chrome, Defender and Firefox 0 days linked to commercial IT company in Spain
San Francisco’s killer police robots threaten the city’s most vulnerable
One effect of AB 481 is to add local surveillance to hardware, such as the kind obtained through a US Department of Defense program that… Read More »San Francisco’s killer police robots threaten the city’s most vulnerable
Jonah Hill petitions to change his name
Ever since Jonah Hill landed his breakthrough role in the 2007 movie ‘Superbad’, his name has been seen all over Hollywood as he has appeared… Read More »Jonah Hill petitions to change his name
San Francisco is considering allowing the use of lethal robots by police
Also on the list: 17 robots, five of which are out of order, according to police. The robots were acquired between 2010 and 2017, police… Read More »San Francisco is considering allowing the use of lethal robots by police
