Hello friends, Most of the tech press is still rehashing WWDC, but I have some really interesting non-Apple tech news for you today. My big story is a Pew Research Center survey about how people encounter news on social media. And it's not good news, but not for the reason you might expect. We also have a possible legitimate use for Blockchain to protect…

Well, folks, I promised you I’d be working on interviews on Things of Internet this year. And what a fine way to start this will be. Utsav Mamoria is a dear friend who runs a short-format travel podcast called Postcards from Nowhere. It’s a travel podcast but rather than give influencer-style clickbait about places to visit, Utsav encourages you to slow …

Welcome to BIG, a newsletter on the politics of monopoly power. If you’d like to sign up to receive issues over email, you can do so here. Google just lost its first antitrust trial, as a San Francisco jury returned a decision that Google harmed rival Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite, in the $48 billion dollar app store Android market…

As formerly (thankfully!) striking writers justifiably emphasized, AI is transforming Hollywood. It already has. The major streaming services have long used artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance overall viewing experiences, accelerating cord cutting – and fundamentally transforming Hollywood economics - in the …

Next Week in The Sequence: Edge 329: The second installment of our series about fine-tuning covers the different types of fine-tuning methods, MIT’s research around multi-task prompt tuning and the Lamini platform. Edge 330: We discuss DSPy, a new language model programming framework that represents an alternative to LangChain an…

I have just got back from an epic month of travelling. I have been to Trinec in the Czech Republic twice, flying into Katovice and then Krakow airports, and then driving two hours. Its the first t…

Members, Just a quick tactical note. This will be informal and concise. About 2 Months ago during the SVB crisis back in March, I found opportunities to help our folks here to take advantage of tactical disloc…

We took part in a quick rapid fire interview with Larry Cheung, CFA covering AI, geopolitics, financial markets, and other areas we frequently speak about. Larry Cheung is a CFA Charterholder, professional Investment Strategist, and the Author of one of Substack's most popular finance newsletters called "Letters from Larry: U.S. & China Investment Strategy." In this ne…

The Best Buy PS5 restock date and time in July 2022 will come to you via my PS5 restock Twitter tracker – follow and turn on notifications. That’s because I’m now tracking where and when the PlayStation 5 is in stock at retailers in the US, including Best Buy, where there has been a PS5 restock nationwide once in July. Now that demand for the Sony cons…

Welcome to the first edition of the Weekly Mape Update! This newsletter will cover the latest updates from the Maple Finance ecosystem, including protocol announcements, ongoing governance proposals, and more.

BLACK BUSINESS NEWS OF THE WEEK UK’s first Black owned Video On Demand [VOD] platform kushcinema.com has launched.

We are sure that you have read multiple different perspectives and analysis on how Covid-19 has completely changed our lives. While the Covid narrative has many facets to it, we are sure you might not have seen the following scenario playing out - a rise in demand for second hand cars in India.

The Indian tech industry has been a champion of yesterday with a lot of potential for tomorrow. Structural tailwinds combined with high quality of services rendered by Indian tech giants have helped create a robust tech industry. Nifty IT index has generated over 90% in returns in the last year while Nifty has delivered returns of about 43% in the same …

Often when growth outlook tapers or inflation becomes a big concern, investors turn to FMCG stocks. As a matter of fact, even when the market is witnessing a bull run FMCG stocks are a key aspect of an investor’s portfolio. That’s why it can be said that FMCG stocks are “evergreen stocks”.

Gilmore Girls Corner Which season is the best season to watch Gilmore Girls? We know what you’re thinking. Fall, of course. The series literally screams autumn. Well, not for everyone. With summer upon us, I decided to go digging for some summer-related Gilmore trivia. According to an article that Nicole Pomarico wrote for

Gilmore Girls Corner This week’s episode is for all the people that can’t take criticism very well, for the people who cry at work, for the people who’ve always tried their best… You get the picture. Three years ago, Jenny Singer wrote an article in

While we haven’t posted in a while, rest assured that we have been thinking and processing quite a bit of information on our favorite subject, the definition of investing, and its legal implications. Against this backdrop came the Congressional Hearing,

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This weekend, we were busy. I felt like we didn't stop moving. On Saturday, we went to see a show at the Pasadena Playhouse with Amy Brenneman, then we decided, "Hey, let's go to a Jonas Brothers concert." Dodger Stadium was so hot that Tim and I didn't get up once during the concert's first half. I kept thinking people we…

Image by Janis Ozolins Janis Ozolins is one of my favorite people to follow on Twitter. He illustrates thoughts and quotes that hit home for anyone in a creative pursuit. Like this tweet: His audience has doubled in the short time I've been following his work and it's all thanks to his approach to pairing thoughtful ideas with simple, striking illustration…

When I started my healing journey in earnest at the beginning of 2020, I found that lots of experts, gurus, and apps, yet none of them worked for me. Three years later, I finally understand why. Most of the content I found on the Internet was created in a bubble. The solutions were apps, guided meditation, yoga, biometrics, etc. They were tailored for a s…

Ring, ring… I am 80. I started 2023 by commissioning Froggy Cyborg to create a piece of art for me. I had concepts in my head, and in partnership with his brilliance, we came up with the masterpiece below. 80 is balance. My entire life, I’ve always been drawn toward yin/yang. Life is a struggle between the two polarities that push and pull us. The Lion repr…

It’s been a hot minute. Life has been busy. I’ve been working on some home projects, traveling with Ms. Chubbicorn, and trying to raise these little kids. It’s been well over a month since my psychodrama therapy session. What I’ve uncovered for myself is communal therapy is a better path than the typical 1:1 method. Of course, there’s a time and place fo…

I’ve been sitting with my shadows for the past couple weeks, and it’s been the hardest part of this journey. Up until now, my protectors jump in to shut things down when it gets uncomfortable. Feeling a tingle? No, it’s gone. Little voice trying to say something? Nope, nothing here to see.

This week’s recipe is inspired by my recent adventures with a beloved vegetable— okra. I grew up eating it primarily in soups like “Nkruma nkwan”, with braised goat, or instead with fried white fish. It was recently at Birds of a Feather in Brooklyn that I ate okra prepared in a different way than what I was familiar with. The lightly steamed okra was w…