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…

Dear Chefs, Today we will taste "Cards", let's take a look over some basic information before diving into details regarding to "Burning" and "Crafting" - the main dishes we will serve you today. There are currently 3 types of Card you will have the opportunity to own in Dine Together.

Migrating to Google Workspace can be a transformative journey for any organization, but proper planning and estimation are vital for a successful transition. In our blog post, we provide a comprehensive guide to help you estimate the time and effort required for a smooth migration. From initial assessment and planning to data migration, user provisionin…

What a Beautiful Place to be with Friends SJ This week I googled “lip injections Toronto” with a level of seriousness I wish to forget. I spent more time than I care to admit on this pursuit before ultimately closing my laptop — disappointed and despondent.

A Dog’s Breakfast Sydney Waking up in the morning has been hard this year. I have had to practise delaying my instinctive half-awake scroll through the news until I have first moved through the slow motions of my morning rituals. It is only after my first cup of coffee that I click through the headlines.

Welcome to brainwork! Throughout our lives, we add and modify a store of mental representations. These representations are of the world around us. It takes brainwork to make these abstract objects communicable. This is the output of that work, I hope it makes sense!

Welcome to the ‘Rare Club Nifty Newsletter’, a curated snapshot of what matters most. We provide informative and easily digestible content about the NFT space, with one publication a week. Subscribe for free at the bottom of the article. Includes NFT news, info on trending narratives, educational info, tips, projects to watch, occasional deep dives and m…

Welcome to the ‘Rare Club Nifty Newsletter’, the perfect companion for NFT enthusiasts. We provide informative and easily digestible content about the NFT space, with one publication a week. We love everything NFTs, but have a keen interest in those of a gaming nature.

I spend almost half of my day in Google Data Studio. it’s a powerful tool to brings data to the surface. Especially managers love seeing their outcomes in these dashboards. BUT, I can't stand for the narrow panel. I love naming my filters and metrics clearly and LONG but, with this panel I can not use this method effectively.

Personally, I’m using whimsical (not a promoted post) to visualise the user flows. This is crucial for understanding the business in depth. Understand better to take clear actions. (If you can't see the GIF, wait a bit more or click the little icon above.)

We all have been waited for a developer at some point in our life. This is our fault, we inflated their backlog by assigning tasks without cost-benefit analysis. This is another time’s subject. Ok, I hear a voice; “This is our everyday life and we need to track conversions right away. We are pouring money on Facebook Ads.”

This was often how snatched moments with Natalie began: Trixie sliding into the crowded front-passenger seat of Nat’s untidy Mazda, arranging her feet among the discarded parking-meter receipts and disposable coffee cups, as Nat leaned over to plant a thigh-melting kiss on Trixie’s cheek.

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