How the Vision Pro Rollout Inflamed Tensions at Apple
To roll out its new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, Apple devised a plan almost as intricate as…
My Unlikely Existence – Longreads
Thoughtful stories for thoughtless times. Longreads has published hundreds of original stories—personal essays, reported features, reading lists, and…
How Is Kalshi Not Gambling?
No matter what mechanism, there’s still a bet made. Maybe you are offering a better deal. As far…
China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
Indeed, the greatest beneficiaries of China’s renewables revolution may, in fact, be consumers, both inside and outside of…
How China’s ‘Crystal Capital’ Cornered the Market on a Western Obsession
Villages looked for niches they could fill in the global market. The town of Xuchang, for instance, capitalized…
Want a Fortell Hearing Aid? Well, Who Do You Know?
“I’ve tried different brands of hearing aids, and they’re good, but they’re not this good,” says Martin in…
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives
Hearing all this, I started to wonder: Was the AI employee age upon us already? And even, could…
Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI
In his day job, Ed Zitron runs a boutique public relations firm called EZPR. This might surprise anyone…
How the Pre-Teen Band X-Cetra Made an Album That Became a Cult Classic
T he year was 2000. Y2K came and went, and a group of four childhood best friends had…
Where Are All the AI Drugs?
A new drug usually starts with a tragedy. Peter Ray knows that. Born in what is now Zimbabwe,…