The devices have become our constant companions. This was not the plan. Mr. Newport is a computer scientist and author.
Steve Jobs Never Wanted Us to Use Our iPhones Like This
Monthly Archives: January 2019
This Is What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss
Millions of American workers sign away legal rights without knowing what they’re in for: Arbitration Hell. The proof that the fight between Alex Beigelman and UBS had descended into absurdity was the dispute over the granola bar.
Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA ‘Magic Box’
With Rapid DNA machines, genetic fingerprinting could become as routine as the old-fashioned kind. But forensic experts see a potential for misuse. BENSALEM, Pa. — They call it the “magic box.” Its trick is speedy, nearly automated processing of DNA.
Productivity
I think I am at least somewhat more productive than average, and people sometimes ask me for productivity tips. So I decided to just write them all down in one place. Compound growth gets discussed as a financial concept, but it works in careers as well, and it is magic.
How To Be Successful
I’ve observed thousands of founders and thought a lot about what it takes to make a huge amount of money or to create something important. Usually, people start off wanting the former and end up wanting the latter. Here are 13 thoughts about how to achieve such outlier success.
Amazon Starts Testing ‘Scout’ Delivery Robots Near Seattle
Amazon.com Inc. will use robots to deliver packages in the suburbs north of Seattle, its latest experiment to automate the last-mile of delivery that’s a labor-intensive and costly component of buying products online.
Chick-fil-A Won’t Even Make an Exception for Super Bowl Sunday
Chick-fil-A is punting on the opportunity to score LOTS of potential cash by refusing to open up one very important location for Super Bowl Sunday … TMZ has learned.
Second-generation AirPods tipped to ship in early 2019 with health tracking features
The second generation of Apple’s AirPods will arrive in the first half of 2019, according to supply chain sources, with the wearable devices expected to include health tracking functionality that will make them more attractive in the overall wearables market.
He Knows the Stars’ Dirty Laundry. Because He Washes It.
BERLIN — One afternoon in November, Hans-Jürgen Topf walked through the backstage area of the Mercedes-Benz Arena, where dozens of crew members were unloading the equipment for the final stop of U2’s “Experience + Innocence” tour.
Details of Tesla layoffs emerge, including reduced hours for Model S and X production
New details are emerging about Tesla’s second round of layoffs in just seven months. Deep cuts occurred in its sales, delivery and Model S and Model X production teams, according to current and newly laid off workers.
Report: Zynga founder Mark Pincus is raising up to $700 million for an investment fund
Zynga founder Mark Pincus is raising up to $700 million for a new investment fund that will focus on publicly traded tech companies in need of strategic restructuring, according to a new report in Axios.
Fender’s New Acoustic Guitar Has a Million Different Voices
Few guitars carry more historical weight than the Fender Telecaster. With its compact body and brash, incisive twang, the Telecaster—first introduced by Fender in the 1950s—played a pivotal role in the evolution of country music, electric blues, and, most of all, rock and roll.
A meteorite hit the moon during yesterday’s total lunar eclipse
Observers of yesterday’s lunar eclipse were blessed with the first known sighting of a meteorite impact during such an event. The so-called “super wolf blood moon” was eagerly watched by millions of people around the world, mostly via live streaming video.
Does the corporate debt mountain pose an avalanche risk?
During the years of ultra cheap money, companies loaded up on debt but now the concern is whether they will be able to handle the mountain of debt as interest rates rise. Until last year, companies basked in the sun of low interest rates while economies were expanding at a steady clip.
Humans to download their SOULS onto microchips so they can ‘live FOREVER’
Richard Skellett, a founder of Digital Anthropologist and an expert for Future of Work, has warned of a future in which British workers have chips inserted underneath their skin. The process has already been trialled with company BioTeq fitting 150 implants in the UK.
New Apple Patent Hints at an AirPods 2 Case With an Unexpected Feature
A new year means a potentially all-new look for the AirPods. Apple’s buds are due for a refresh, having launched in late 2016, and a steady drumbeat of reliable rumors, analyst predictions, and unearthed patents have already painted a picture of what the AirPods 2 could look like.
Models Can’t Keep Up With Migrating Magnetic North Pole, And The US Government Shutdown Just Made It Worse
Rapid and erratic movements of Earth’s north magnetic pole have prompted an early update to a model that assists with navigation. The scheduled fix was supposed to happen on January 15, but the US government shutdown has forced an unwelcome delay.
Pentagram’s ‘Range of Possibilities’ for Slack
Coincident with the announcement of Slack’s new branding, Pentagram posted some of the work they did for Slack. For example, this image showing seven takes on a new identity (alongside the old one). What they’re showing is shockingly bad work.
‘We’re going to electrify the F-Series,’ Ford exec says
Watch as Ford Motor Co. flexes its manufacturing muscles, where a new Ford F-150 rolls off the line every 53 seconds at the Rouge Complex in Dearborn. Ford Motor Company, Detroit Free Press Ford Motor Co.
Turning Type Sideways
This month, researchers made official something that typeface designers have long known: that horizontal lines appear thicker than vertical ones.