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As a former group fitness coach, I was trained to track my goals in numbers: calories in, hours trained, kilograms lifted. Numbers don’t lie. Loading audio narration… However, tracking them was messy. I bounced between MyFitnessPal for meals, Apple Watch for workout duration, and the Notes app for lifting logs.…
In early 2023, when Elon Musk began attacking OpenAI in public, Sam Altman sent him a text. Loading audio narration… He was upset.”i am tremendously thankful for everything you’ve done to help—i dont think openai would have happened without you—and it really fucking hurts when you publicly attack openai,” Altman…
Bernie Sinclaire calls herself a “mommunist.”For nearly two years, the 38-year-old has raised kids with her best friend in their shared Manhattan apartment — and she couldn’t recommend the setup more. She and Anabelle Gonzalez, 39, have a household rhythm: they trade off chores, cooking, and doing crafts with their…
Lovable’s recent security fumble just gave pro software engineers one more reason to be wary of vibe coding. Loading audio narration… On Monday, an X user called Lovable out and said that the Swedish AI-coding startup suffered a mass data breach “affecting every project created before November 2025.”The individual, who…
Americans are feeling despondent about gas. Loading audio narration… It’s a dour time for consumers — in April, the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index, which surveys consumers on how they feel about current and future economic conditions, hit an all-time low.It turns out that one small (or not-so-small) number…
In February, Block CEO Jack Dorsey wrote a letter in such a gentle whisper that he almost made you forget he was announcing some of the biggest layoffs in recent history. “i’ll be straight about what’s happening,” he wrote to the 4,000 people, or 40% of his fintech company, he…
The AI boom has catapulted tech stocks to historic highs, with many trading at punchy valuations. They’re even more expensive than they appear, Michael Burry says. Loading audio narration… The investor of “The Big Short” fame explained why he thinks this in a detailed Substack post this week, which he…
During a lively exchange of questions and arguments on Thursday, a trio of federal appeals judges signaled their strong interest in overturning last year’s sentence on prostitution-related charges for Sean “Diddy” Combs. Loading audio narration… The appellate judges repeatedly voiced skepticism over the Manhattan sentencing judge’s decision to hold the…
Exactly how “big” is Big Tech’s workforce these days? Loading audio narration… The past several years brought a pandemic-era hiring surge followed by a swift pullback, waves of layoffs, and massive AI investments. Together, these shifts have reshaped the labor force at some of the largest US tech companies. Between…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Crystal McDuffy, a 28-year-old marketing manager based in New York. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I’ve always known that I wanted to work in tech. I felt that tech would bring me closer to…
