Reading List

The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

Steve Jobs and the greatest run of products in tech history

"I'm pleased to report to you that Apple's back on track." It was May of 1998, and Steve Jobs was about 10 months into his second stint leading the company he'd cofounded more than two decades earlier. (It was also a bit more than a decade after that company forced him out.) Jobs took the […]

A study finds ~$143M in suspicious profits on Polymarket over two years, using patterns consistent with the use of nonpublic info, as prediction markets boom (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
A study finds ~$143M in suspicious profits on Polymarket over two years, using patterns consistent with the use of nonpublic info, as prediction markets boom  —  Early last Monday, a burst of concentrated trades set off a week in which Wall Street and Washington were abuzz about the possibility …

Druski Breaks His Silence Over <i>That</i> Viral &#8216;White Grandfather&#8217; Picture

Druski’s "white conservative women" skit had the timeline in a frenzy—then that photo of him and an older white man dropped.

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Rev. William Barber: Why the Midterm Election is So Important

Rev. Barber: We have to start teaching people that when we talk about politics, there is not an aspect of your life—from your birth to your death—that is not impacted.

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Some schools in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Michigan are reevaluating classroom tech usage, including Chromebooks, amid student screen time concerns (New York Times)

New York Times:
Some schools in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Michigan are reevaluating classroom tech usage, including Chromebooks, amid student screen time concerns  —  No more YouTube or video games on school laptops.  Textbooks and pencils are back.  Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.