Laura Locke12 hours agoWhy we need a public internet and how to get oneverified_publisherThe Verge - Adi RobertsonFor weeks, tech news has been dominated by billionaire Elon Musk’s attempts to buy (and subsequently avoid buying) Twitter. And since Musk announced his plans in April, people have debated whether it’s better for online social spaces like Twitter to remain publicly traded companies — where they’re …
Laura Locke17 hours agoAmerica’s billionaire class is funding anti-democratic forcesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Robert ReichDecades ago, America’s monied interests bankrolled a Republican establishment that believed in fiscal conservatism, anti-communism and constitutional democracy. Today’s billionaire class is pushing a radically anti-democratic agenda for America – backing Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was …
Laura Locke1 day agoThe Era of Borderless Data Is Endingverified_publisherThe New York Times - David McCabe and Adam SatarianoEvery time we send an email, tap an Instagram ad or swipe our credit cards, we create a piece of digital data. The information pings around the world at the speed of a click, becoming a kind of borderless currency that underpins the digital economy. Largely unregulated, the flow of bits and bytes …
Laura Locke2 days ago1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupe Sells for a Record-Breaking $142 MillionComplex - Joshua EspinozaAn incredibly rare Mercedes-Benz has sold for a jaw-dropping $142 million, making it the most expensive vehicle in the world. Widely known as the …
Laura Locke17 hours ago“There Has to Be a Line”: Substack’s Founders Dive Headfirst Into the Culture Warsverified_publisherVanity Fair - Joe PompeoTo round out the team, they brought in fellow Kik alumnus Jairaj Sethi, who was born and raised in Japan before attending the University of Waterloo, where he overlapped with Best. “He won me over with the mission of how simple and obvious and real it was,” says Sethi. “I’ve worked at a bunch of …
Laura Locke1 day agoCybertruck inspired Tesla Model M bike is a bossy café raceryankodesign.com - Gaurav SoodThis striking café racer bears the definitive character of the Tesla clan with its sharp aesthetics and bossy stance. Be it the agonizingly close to …
