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What do we lose when we erase ugliness?
This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get access to member-exclusive stories every month, become a Vox Member today. We’re in a moment of cultural fascination with looksmaxxers. That too-online community, made up mostly of men who claim to do things like hit themselves in the face with hammers for a stronger […]
Tim Cook's 15-year legacy by the numbers: Apple's market cap grew from $350B in 2011 to $4T+ now, net income rose ~700% to $112B for FY 2025, and more (Vlad Savov/Bloomberg)
Vlad Savov / Bloomberg:
Tim Cook's 15-year legacy by the numbers: Apple's market cap grew from $350B in 2011 to $4T+ now, net income rose ~700% to $112B for FY 2025, and more — Fifteen years after succeeding Steve Jobs, Tim Cook is handing over the top leadership position at Apple Inc. to hardware specialist John Ternus.
Netflix's Steel Ball Run's episode 2 release date controversy, explained
This isn't the first time Netflix has been embroiled in controversy with regard to a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure title.
RFK Jr. is in his influencer era
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is entering his influencer era as US health secretary. Last week brought two telling developments that appear to mark a new phase of Kennedy’s leadership at the US Department of Health and Human Services. First, Kennedy launched The Secretary Kennedy Podcast with an inaugural episode focused on his efforts to overhaul […]
A profile of John Ternus, a mechanical engineer by background, who joined Apple in 2001 and whose biggest success was helping Mac's transition to Apple Silicon (Rolfe Winkler/Wall Street Journal)
Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of John Ternus, a mechanical engineer by background, who joined Apple in 2001 and whose biggest success was helping Mac's transition to Apple Silicon — John Ternus must help Apple catch up in the AI race as it looks for its next big hit — The Mac Mini was sorely in need of an update …