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The Chinese phone giant that beat Apple to Africa
The Chinese phone giant that beat Apple to Africa
Transsion, a China-based smartphone manufacturer, is outpacing Apple and Samsung in Africa. It sells devices that take better selfies of dark skin and have features like a keyboard in Swahili.
·edition.cnn.com·
The Chinese phone giant that beat Apple to Africa
Web3 Is Silicon Valley’s Rosy Vision of the Future
Web3 Is Silicon Valley’s Rosy Vision of the Future
This week, we imagine a new version of the web that takes the power from the platforms and puts it back into the hands of the people.
·wired.com·
Web3 Is Silicon Valley’s Rosy Vision of the Future
Podcast: Missouri Hasn't Really Learned Its Lesson [Ep.305]
Podcast: Missouri Hasn't Really Learned Its Lesson [Ep.305]
We've got a crossposted episode for you this week: Mike recently joined The Cato Daily Podcast with Caleb O. Brown for a discussion about the "hacking" fiasco in Missouri and the state's treatment of the journalists who exposed its...
·techdirt.com·
Podcast: Missouri Hasn't Really Learned Its Lesson [Ep.305]
100 - Moving in Stereo by Robin James - Real Life: Audio Edition
100 - Moving in Stereo by Robin James - Real Life: Audio Edition
It's obvious that Peloton sells a kind of self-optimization — exercise as time discipline. But Spotify (a streaming service like Peloton) also trains listeners in how to attune emotionally to states (or vibes) that employers have deemed productive or spe...
·pca.st·
100 - Moving in Stereo by Robin James - Real Life: Audio Edition
100 - Moving in Stereo by Robin James - Real Life: Audio Edition
100 - Moving in Stereo by Robin James - Real Life: Audio Edition
It's obvious that Peloton sells a kind of self-optimization — exercise as time discipline. But Spotify (a streaming service like Peloton) also trains listeners in how to attune emotionally to states (or vibes) that employers have deemed productive or spe...
·pca.st·
100 - Moving in Stereo by Robin James - Real Life: Audio Edition
Chief Laugh Officer
Chief Laugh Officer
Laffy Taffy created a dream joke writing job. But is it real?
·underunderstood.com·
Chief Laugh Officer
'Wait Wait' For Oct. 2, 2021: RZA Plays Not My Job
'Wait Wait' For Oct. 2, 2021: RZA Plays Not My Job
The RZA is one of the godfathers of hip-hop and leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. Naturally, we invited him on to ask him three questions about Tang, one of the godfathers of powdered orange drinks.
·npr.org·
'Wait Wait' For Oct. 2, 2021: RZA Plays Not My Job
Lil Nas X? Not Sorry!
Lil Nas X? Not Sorry!
The celebrity apology has evolved, but it still isn’t good enough.
·nytimes.com·
Lil Nas X? Not Sorry!
Opinion | What the Heck are NFTs? Let’s Ask Beeple.
Opinion | What the Heck are NFTs? Let’s Ask Beeple.
The artist just sold an encrypted digital collage for $69 million. So are nonfungible tokens the next new asset class, or is it all hype?
·nytimes.com·
Opinion | What the Heck are NFTs? Let’s Ask Beeple.
Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers – Darknet Diaries
Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers – Darknet Diaries
In 2016 the LinkedIn breach data became available to the public. What the Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers did with it then is quite the story.
·darknetdiaries.com·
Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers – Darknet Diaries
The Unreality of Now
The Unreality of Now
Ahead of the election, we have stories about people trying to live in the unreality that defines this moment.
·thisamericanlife.org·
The Unreality of Now