Category Archives: Business

Microsoft’s Three Mile Island Deal Signals a Broader Nuclear Comeback

Microsoft’s deal to bring back a Three Mile Island nuclear reactor is just one part of Big Tech’s quid pro quo with nuclear power.

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Nike’s Next CEO Has One Hell of a Challenge Ahead

A ruinous pandemic business strategy, declining innovation, exodus of talent, and a “worst sneaker of all time” accolade has laid the world’s biggest sports brand low.

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Proposed Ban Would Be a ‘Death Sentence’ for Chinese EVs in the US

The US wants to ban any Chinese or Russian software installed in cars, purportedly over security concerns. If the proposed rule is finalized, don’t expect to see a China-made EV stateside any time soon.

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A Mysterious School for the Network State Crowd Is Now in Session

Balaji Srinivasan has long touted the crypto-fueled “network state” as the next evolution of society. His three-month Network School will bring those ideals directly to 150 eager students.

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New Cloudflare Tools Let Sites Detect and Block AI Bots for Free

“The path we’re on isn’t sustainable,” Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince tells WIRED, in reference to rampant AI scraping. Here’s his plan to course-correct.

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Attention, Spoiled Software Engineers: Take a Lesson from Google’s Programming Language

The language Go hails from an era when programmers had smaller egos and fewer commercial ambitions. My generation of strivers has a lot to learn.

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TikTok’s Defense Strategy Involves Throwing Shein and Temu Under the Bus

In an attempt to defend itself against a ban in the US, TikTok has pointed out that other Chinese companies could be collecting as much data as it does.

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Protesters Take to Apple Stores Worldwide on iPhone 16 Launch Day

Calling for Apple to break its silence on the ongoing war in Gaza and to rid so-called blood minerals from its supply chain, protesters stood outside over a dozen Apple Stores around the world Friday.

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Welcome to the Era of ‘Deep Doubt’

AI has scrambled our ability to tell what’s real and what’s synthetic. But there are tools and techniques to help stay grounded in truth.

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Want to Get Into Founder Mode? You Should Be So Lucky

Paul Graham’s viral essay explains why Brian Chesky and Steve Jobs ruled and professional managers stink. But if a manager is smart and the founder is meh, who’s better?

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