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China’s Hottest App Is a Daily Test of Whether You’re Still Alive
Are You Dead Yet soared to the top of app-store charts and became a magnet for investors. In an exclusive interview with WIRED, one of its creators says they’re changing the name anyway.
China’s Hottest App Is a Daily Test of Whether You're Still Alive
Are You Dead Yet soared to the top of app store charts and became a magnet for investors. In an exclusive interview with WIRED, one of its creators says they’re changing the name anyway.
Reid Hoffman Wants Silicon Valley to ‘Stand Up’ Against the Trump Administration
The LinkedIn cofounder and frequent Trump target has a simple message for his peers: “Just speak up about the things that you think are true.”
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The Invisible Services That Keep Society Running
Every morning, lights turn on. Water flows. Goods arrive. Systems work. And almost no one stops to ask why. Modern society depends on a vast network of invisible services—roles, systems, and...
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Why Skills Matter More Than Job Titles in 2026
For decades, job titles were treated as shortcuts.“Senior Manager.”“Lead Developer.”“Marketing Director.” They were supposed to explain capability, experience, and responsibility in just a few...
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Death of the Pitch Deck: What Replaced It in Modern Fundraising
For years, the pitch deck was treated as the holy grail of startup fundraising. Founders obsessed over slide order, font choices, and the perfect 30-second story arc. Investors sat through...
Apple’s App Course Runs $20,000 a Student. Is It Really Worth It?
Apple, Michigan taxpayers, and one of Detroit’s wealthiest families spent roughly $30 million training hundreds of people to build iPhone apps. Not everyone lands coding jobs right away.
Pinterest Users Are Tired of All the AI Slop
A surge of AI-generated content is frustrating Pinterest users and left some questioning whether the platform still works at all.
OpenAI’s Child Exploitation Reports Increased Sharply This Year
The company made 80 times as many reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children during the first six months of 2025 as it did in the same period a year prior.
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
The Dollar Is Facing an End to Its Dominance
Questions around the reliability of the US greenback are dulling the luster of what was the world’s currency of trade. New, global alternatives are emerging.
AI Labor Is Boring. AI Lust Is Big Business
After years of hype about generative AI increasing productivity and making lives easier, 2025 was the year erotic chatbots defined AI’s narrative.