I heard about the sci-fi novel Exadelic from this TechCrunch book review. Going through the first dozen chapters, I wasn't sure there was much more to add than what the reviewer identified right in the title of the book: it's Ready Player One , Silicon Valley edition, where the divisive insider references...
I worked at Affirm for 3½ years, before "Buy Now Pay Later" (BNPL) was coined as the instantly-approved, low-duration loan popular with online retailers today. Some would argue that the entire business model was only possible because of our previously low-interest rate environment and that rising interest rates have exposed the fragility of...
A couple of weeks ago, Apple announced—to much fanfare and anticipation and rumor—the Apple Vision Pro, a high-end AR/VR headset that also introduces a new computing platform for the company. Even those...
I just saw that Gmail is starting to implement its own identity verification and validation system. This comes at a time when Twitter's "blue check" system has undergone product changes that make it much less valuable, and Facebook has rolled out its own paid verification program. At the same time, the...
I've always liked E-ink as a display technology, particularly as an alternative to LCDs. They'll never be as popular , due to the inherent limitations of low refresh rates and low color...
This is a good, if long , article that summarizes how everything seems to be converging on a set of homogeneous styles: The age of average I've read the bit on how all cars have near-identical shapes, and I can appreciate the ubiquitous decor of coffee shops, hotels, etc. The memetic reproduction of Instagram...
