Books
- An excerpt from Tim Harford’s book, “The Undercover Economist Strikes Back.” (on.ft.com)
- A Q&A with Alison Fragle author of “Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve.” (annieduke.substack.com)
AI
- Why AI really could disrupt work. (danielmiessler.com)
- Just how transformational is AI in the big picture? (thezvi.substack.com)
- 11 predictions about AI including ‘AI will create more disruption than profit.’ (honest-broker.com)
Business
- The story of endless shrimp: how Red Lobster went bankrupt. (nytimes.com)
- How Shein conquered American retail. (msn.com)
- How Bob Iger maneuvered his way to return to the CEO job at Disney ($DIS). (nytimes.com)
Crime
- Telegram is filled with criminals, racists, extremists and disinformation. (nytimes.com)
- How Tether works (for criminals). (wsj.com)
- Why criminals love Telegram. (wsj.com)
Longreads
- Noah Smith, “Poland’s economic rise has been among the world’s most remarkable.” (noahpinion.blog)
- How many Americans are going to end up on GLP-1 drugs? (asteriskmag.com)
- Why can’t the U.S. build ships? (construction-physics.com)
- Why the dating app companies are struggling. (kyla.substack.com)
- Car-centric design led America down a dark path. (hamiltonnolan.com)
- How Joe Rogan changed Austin. (theatlantic.com)
- A big profile of Ina Garten who ‘transcends cultural divides.’ (newyorker.com)