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How the US built 5k ships in WWII
Among the most impressive manufacturing achievements of the US during WWII was the number of ships it produced.
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From: Steve Jobs. "Great idea, thank you."
The one email I ever got from Steve Jobs, and it said …
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Pakistani firm shipped fentanyl analogs, scams to us
A Texas firm recently charged with conspiring to distribute synthetic opioids in the United States is at the center of a vast network of companies in the U.S. and Pakistan whose employees are accused of using online ads to scam westerners seeking help with trademarks, book writing, mobile app development and logo…
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Mistral ships Le Chat – enterprise AI assistant that can run on prem
The most powerful AI platform for enterprises. Customize, fine-tune, and deploy AI assistants, autonomous agents, and multimodal AI with open models.
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Mississippi Can't Possibly Have Good Schools
And yet it does. Are we ready to deal?
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Four years of running a SaaS in a competitive market
Looking back on the last four years, what worked, what didn't.
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TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs
💡Update May 18, 2025: I described TeleMessage's trivial vulnerability in an article for WIRED: How the knock-off Signal app used by Trump officials got hacked in 20 minutes Update May 19, 2025: Uh oh: DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of heap dumps, hacked from TeleMessage's archive server Update
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Getting things “done” in large tech companies
What does it mean to get things done? In the abstract, you can complete a mathematical proof or a problem set, but the real world is much fuzzier. Suppose I…
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An appeal to Apple from Anukari
macOS GPU clock heuristics don't recognize real-time audio work, and my spin loop workaround fails on Pro and Max chips. I need the Metal team's help.
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Evolving OpenAI's Structure
An update from the OpenAI board on transitioning its for-profit entity to a Public Benefit Corporation, reinforcing its mission-driven structure under nonprofit oversight while enabling greater impact and long-term alignment with the public good.
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How three years at McKinsey shaped my second startup
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you...
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Brian Eno's Theory of Democracy
Organizing and generating variety in politics
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Why I stopped angel investing after 15 years, and what I'm doing instead
Plus: My interview with Oscar co-founder Mario Schlosser
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Accountability Sinks
Accountability engineering in institution design
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Webflow makes GSAP 100% free – plus more updates
Discover exciting updates to GSAP — supported by Webflow — plus product enhancements and more.
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Deno's Decline
The one where I nosey through rather telling git commits
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Oxide’s compensation model: how is it going?
Reflecting on how our compensation model is going
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New Study: Waymo is reducing serious crashes and making streets safer
The path to Vision Zero requires reducing severe crashes and improving the safety of those most at risk. Our latest research paper shows that the Waymo Driver is making significant strides in both areas. By reducing the most dangerous crashes and providing better protection for pedestrians, cyclists, and other…
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The future of solar doesn't track the sun
PV modules are cheap enough today that the simple fixed East-West arrays are cheaper and faster to install than the industry’s darling, the single-axis tracked array. Xavier Dedenbach, Terraform Po…
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Vanguard 50-year anniversary CEO letter
Vanguard's thought leaders share timely insights about international financial markets, investor behavior, and the investment industry.
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Judge rules Apple executive lied under oath, makes criminal contempt referral
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rebuked the phone giant, opened the app store, and made a criminal contempt referral to an Apple executive for lying under oath. Plus, a bad antitrust bill goes down.
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"AI-first" is the new Return To Office
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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What It Takes to Defend a Cybersecurity Company from Today's Adversaries
This report highlights a rarely-discussed but crucially important attack surface: security vendors themselves.