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I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.
Caitlin Callenson’s courage in the face of insane danger is just remarkable.
Wartime can be extremely demanding for Engineering Managers. But by ruthlessly focusing on delivery, building a resilient team, investing in individuals, and maintaining their own strength, an EM can lead their people to not just survive but thrive under pressure.
Wanting to offer an alternative to PayPal, we set up a Google Checkout account for people to buy our ebook.
Salaries in tech are going up, and many people are looking for new jobs or reevaluating the ones they have. However, many tech workers have no idea what their labor is worth on the open market. There’s a huge information asymmetry here: employers have access to detailed industry data on salaries, but workers don’t. In…
Learn what triggers Germany’s exit tax for business owners, how it’s calculated, and why growing a profitable company can make leaving Germany costly.
For months, supporters of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, assured the government that Meta and Google were bluffing when they warned that a bill based on mandated payments for links was unworkable and they would comply with it by removing links to news from their platforms. However, what has been readily apparent for…
It’s well established that estimating software projects is hard. This is true, but you should learn how anyway.
Khan Academy explores the potential for GPT-4 in a limited pilot program.
Hot takes and cold truths on software, startups, and the lies we tell ourselves.
My nephew just graduated high school, and wants a laptop. When he decides what computer to buy, price (or more precisely, value) is the most important attribute. Apple's MacBook Neo upended the 'value laptop' equation—Apple's not supposed to be both the cheapest option and the best value... but it seems like that's…
Vanguard's thought leaders share timely insights about international financial markets, investor behavior, and the investment industry.
Corporate gambling is economic coercion, a way to shift tax burdens away from the wealthy to the poor. It's been here since the 1970s, and now it's corrupting sports and young men. Abolish it.
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SWIFT operates a messaging protocol which ties banks together with correspondent banks. This collaboration enables most international wires.
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If you want to be amongst the best paid people in software, you have to move to San Francisco. Or do you?The roots of Basecamp are in Chicago. It’s where the business started, it’s where our only o…
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Mapzen was reborn as a Linux Foundation project in 2019 after ceasing commercial operation in 2018. There continues to be a future for the projects incubated...
A couple years ago, a good friend of mine, who was in charge of operations at a food delivery company, got laid off after a merger - they kept the guy from the other side.
Nearly 40,000 of all depositors at Silicon Valley Bank were small businesses. If swift action isn’t taken, over 100,000 people could soon lose their jobs.
The AI bubble is reaching a tipping point. As we continue to follow the GPUs, navigating what comes next will be essential.
