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11 2025 December
Apple Finds the Wrong Way to Measure Innovation
The iPhone Air is a sales disaster with some media outlets reporting “virtually no demand.” The latest Samsung S25 is also facing disappointing sales results....
Read Now21 2025 November
The Truth About Toxic Words and Why Word Policing Doesn’t Work
In closed meetings leading up to the G20 Summit happening in South Africa this weekend, early reports note that in addition to the Trump administration...
Read Now20 2025 November
Does the World Still Need Car Keys? I Hope the Answer is Yes.
Writing about innovations that I hope die quickly isn’t usually my style … except for today. A recent piece in WIRED magazine asks whether we should still...
Read Now19 2025 November
The Sad Shutdown of Teen Vogue
I wasn’t supposed to be a fan of this magazine. Yet for the last decade, I would talk about it on stage, subscribe to their...
Read Now18 2025 November
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Age of Extraction by Tim Wu
Tim Wu is exactly the voice that we need right now to help imagine what the positive version of our technological future could be. Known...
Read Now17 2025 November
Why Kim Kardashian Deserves Something She Never Gets: Respect
Some people are saying that Kim Kardashian just had the “most terrible week ever,” but I don’t agree. The facts probably aren’t on my side....
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Insights about the Future of Writing from Industry Professionals …
At the annual Gathering of the Ghosts event in NY, AI was a hot topic as sessions focused on the business of writing and the future of...
Read Now12 2025 November
Electricity Will Be Free in the Future. In Australia, It Already Is.
Solar power in Australia costs about a third of what it currently costs in the US. As a result, more than 1 in 3 homes...
Read Now10 2025 November
Adobe Is Rolling Out Emotion Mixers Where AI Can Shift the Tone of Voice Overs
At the Adobe MAX Creative event last week, WIRED reported on several enhancements to audio editing that are likely to be coming soon inside of Adobe products....
Read Now07 2025 November
How Long Should It Take Before Something Is Declared a Flop?
The initial ratings for the American reboot of The Office were famously bad. People didn’t love the character of Michael Scott and the entire effort...
Read Now06 2025 November
Why Zohran Mamdani Won the NY Mayoral Election
The day after stories of Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise and win of the NY city Mayoral election were everywhere this week. The best recap I read...
Read Now05 2025 November
Bill Gates Now Says We Are Fighting Climate Change Wrong …
Something unusual was amiss in the media this week: climate activists were hating on Bill Gates. It all started with Gates publishing a blog post...
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The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
In a world where multiverses are real, there’s just one catch … no one can visit a world where they already have a living counterpart....
Read Now03 2025 November
The Personal Exoskeletons Are Coming—Here’s What It Means
Nike just announced a groundbreaking new sneaker that includes an advanced exoskeleton to make walking and running easier. It’s essentially a bionic shoe. The upside...
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