When I talk to people about climate change, I almost always get asked the same question: What can I do to help? So, when I sat down to write my new book , I knew I wanted to include a chapter about wh

Seated in the lobby of the InterContinental Marseille, Marcelo Bielsa meticulously detailed his footballing methodologies for an audience of two. The palatial 18th-century French Baroque hotel was Bie

Apple has announced impending changes to its operating systems that include new “protections for children” features in iCloud and iMessage. If you’ve spent any time following the Crypto Wars , you kno

There's been a lot of discussion recently about how "Safari is the new IE" ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ). I don't want to rehash the basics of that, but I have seen some interesting rebuttals, most commonly:

Published in Monday Note · 5 min read · Jul 25, 2021 -- by Jean-Louis Gassée In recent years, Apple has put great and generally well received emphasis on its Services business. Does this come at a cos

It was the monoculture all along. Marvel ’s WandaVision debuted on Disney+ on January 15th, timed perfectly for a pandemic-pummeled nation fresh from an assault on its Capitol so outlandish it could’v

Culture from the time-for-a-rethink dept Tue, Jul 20th 2021 10:49am - For many reasons, it seems we’re deep in the mire of the techlash: everywhere you look, there are stories about the evils of techn

Excerpted from One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger , by Matthew Yglesias. Photo-Illustration: Joe Darrow The United States is not “full.” In fact, it is empty. Right now, the country h

The author and her brother excitedly prepare to spend an entire day riding their bikes in the middle of the street. Photo: Courtesy of Danielle Henderson My 7-year-old goddaughter missed her friends a

If I had a nickel for every time someone said they wished the M1 iPad Pro ran macOS instead of iPadOS, I’d be going into space with Jeff Bezos . The story of the M1 iPad Pro (and all iPads for that ma

The email evidence 1 in the Epic v. Apple trial has offered a cornucopia of insight into Apple’s internal deliberations over the last 14 years. Juicy stuff always comes to light in a big-money trial l

Embrace the Grind There’s this card trick I saw that I still think about all the time. It’s a simple presentation (which I’ve further simplified here for clarity): a volunteer chooses a card and seals

Hi, Welcome to BIG, a newsletter about the politics of monopoly. If you’d like to sign up, you can do so here . Or just read on… Last week, the Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed an a

It would be fair to say I'm pretty skeptical about Safari's new design. There are issues across all platforms that I hope Apple addresses before the app launches to the public this fall, but today I w

iOS and iPadOS 15. For the past three weeks, I’ve been running the developer beta of iOS and iPadOS 15 on my iPhone 12 Pro Max and M1 iPad Pro, respectively. Common wisdom says you’re not supposed to

This is a speech by John Gardner delivered in 1990 to McKinsey & Company : I’m going to talk about “Self-Renewal.” One of your most fundamental tasks is the renewal of the organizations you serve, and

5 minutes With WWDC this past week, I've spent some time sitting – stewing, somewhat – about the iPadOS 15 announcements and the subsequent sessions that have highlighted everything coming in the fall

For the third year in a row, Apple held an impressive WWDC (worldwide developers conference). The breadth of announcements across various product categories speaks to how Apple is successfully pulling

Safari is Apple’s web browser that was released back in 2003 with Mac OS 10.3 Panther. But you might be wondering, “what web browser did the Mac use before Safari was created?” Well they used Netscape

Stephen Hackett , Six Colors : Apple seems to be unhappy with the traditional browser design that includes navigation tools at the top, with websites being forced to live in their own view down below,

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic , Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. Nations, like indiv

The Reflective Leader and Learning Organization Guide 9 min read · Sep 19, 2018 -- In search of better feedbacking As a coach and mentor, challenging people is a natural part of my work, and sometimes

Note : This story has not been updated since 2021. I bet there’s nothing you like more than dealing with passwords. Coming up with strong passwords, remembering them, saving them to password managers,

This is impressive, but it won’t help me get around town. During the iOS portion of Apple’s WWDC keynote , it showed some amazing demos of 3D cities and AR transit directions, but amid all the beautif

It’s Apple’s world. We all just have to try and live in it. Published in OneZero · 5 min read · Jun 10, 2021 -- Privacy segment of Apple’s WWDC keynote Apple’s glitzy developer conference this June, W

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference kicked off today. As with last year, the company opted to hold the event remotely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But that didn’t stop Apple from

This morning at Apple’s second fully-remote WWDC keynote address, Craig Federighi introduced iOS and iPadOS 15. This year’s updates include significant improvements to core first-party apps, new contr

What is Mac OS X 10.0? Mac OS X is Apple's new operating system. I've said it before and I'll say it again: the "X" is pronounced "ten", like the roman number, not "ex" like the letter. Don't make me

Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge This week I’m talking to Horacio Gutierrez, head of global affairs and chief legal officer of Spotify, to help me understand why Spotify and so many

How Trumpism May Endure The Confederacy built a lasting myth of victory out of defeat. Trump and his followers may, too. Jan. 9, 2021 Confederate veterans at a reunion in Washington in 1917. Credit...

Fintech Judge Zia Faruqui is trying to teach you crypto, one ‘SNL’ reference at a time His decisions on major cryptocurrency cases have quoted "The Big Lebowski," "SNL," and "Dr. Strangelove." That’s

(Image credit: Apple) Last month, Apple announced a new model of their iPad Pro line that features the M1 chip. This is its own chip that’s a move away from Intel that supplied the CPU for the Macs. I

The circus is gone. The presidency is ending. The mystery endures. Photo: Olivia Nuzzi On the afternoon of November 13, Mike Siravo was standing outside his family’s landscaping business in Northeast

Environment Nationally, 1.9 million homes are projected to be literally underwater by the year 2100 if the oceans rise six feet. Thirty-nine percent are valued in the top third of homes in their metro

On the strip of the Cote d’Azur where Roman Abramovich spends parts of his year, they tell a story that should serve as a reminder, as football has shown this week, there are times when even the wealt

Economics Economics Indicators Central Banks Jobs Trade Tax & Spend Inflation & Prices Economics Euro-Zone GDP Barely Rose in Second Quarter Amid Export Slump Economics Malaysia Keeps Rate Steady Amid

The Science of Reasoning With Unreasonable People Don’t try to change someone else’s mind. Instead, help them find their own motivation to change. Jan. 31, 2021 Credit... Hanna Barczyk By Adam Grant i

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