Here are a few reads that I enjoyed this year on a variety of topics (tech, business, environment, society, etc) including articles, blog posts and longer more in-depth reads. Hope you’ll find them interesting too!
Business
Founder Mode: September 2024[[[ At a YC event last week Brian Chesky gave a talk that everyone who was there will remember. Most…
Alex Karp Has Money and Power. So What Does He Want?: In a rare in-depth interview, this billionaire man of mystery, the head of Palantir Technologies, talks about war, A.I…
What Is Venture Capital Now Anyway?: The opposing paths taken by two powerful firms - Benchmark and Andreessen Horowitz - embody a profound debate about the…
Naysayer: Naysayers will always naysay. They want to make themselves look smart. They want to feel superior to you. They don’t…
The Quiet, Transformative Power Of Introverted Leaders: Discover how introverted leaders leverage quiet strength, focus, and thoughtful decision-making to excel in leadership…
Tech
A.I. Needs Copper. It Just Helped to Find Millions of Tons of It.: The deposit, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the…
Ilya: The AI scientist shaping the world: Ilya Sutskever, one of the leading AI scientists behind ChatGPT, reflects on his founding vision and values. In…
Reid Hoffman: Why the blockchain matters: Greylock investor and Uber-connector Reid Hoffman tells WIRED why he sees Bitcoin as the future of currency
Giant cyborg cockroaches could be the search and rescue workers of the future | CNN: Electronic backpacks allow University of Queensland researchers to control the movements of beetles and roaches, while…
How Much Can Duolingo Teach Us?: Carina Chocano on the company's founder, Luis von Ahn, who believes that artificial intelligence is going to make…
20 years of Gmail: Twenty years ago, Gmail completely rethought how we email each other. But as flashier communication tools appear, where…
Travel
The Case Against Travel: Agnes Callard writes about why travelling shouldn't be branded as an achievement, and why people insist on projecting…
Society
Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?: The sound of gentrification is silence.
Opinion | It’s Not You: Dating Apps Are Getting Worse: Hinge, Tinder, Bumble: They used to be free and maybe too good to be true. Now paid versions and fatigue are making…
Writes and Write-Nots: October 2024 I'm usually reluctant to make predictions about technology, but I feel fairly confident about this one: in…
Francophone
Carte blanche à Louis-Jean Cormier | Plaidoyer pour la souplesse de l'esprit: Avec leur plume unique et leur sensibilité propre, des artistes nous présentent leur vision du monde. Cette semaine…
Place publique | Le pouvoir des relations à long terme: C'est presque cliché de le dire, mais nous vivons dans un monde de l'instantané, des " trends " vite passées, du…