Don’t Call Tony Fadell an Asshole—He Prefers ‘Mission Driven’
That touches on another distinction you make, between what you call a “caring CEO” and a micromanager. Where do you draw the line? You micromanage on...
Amazon Labor Union Loses Ground in Staten Island Push
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island have voted against unionizing, marking the first loss for the fledgling, worker-led Amazon Labor Union (ALU). When the...
Everything’s a WeWork Now
The SaksWorks coworking space in Greenwich, Connecticut, tucked inside what was once a Saks Fifth Avenue department store, feels like a well-appointed library where no one...
Overwatch’s McCree to have name changed after namesake fired from Blizzard
McCree, the Overwatch cowboy hero named after a former Blizzard employee, will soon have his name changed. His namesake, level designer Jesse McCree, was recently fired from Blizzard Entertainment. McCree (the...
To Win the Next War, the Pentagon Needs Nerds
When Russia invaded Ukraine, the US Department of Defense turned to a team of machine learning and artificial intelligence experts to make sense of an avalanche...
How Elon Musk Upstaged Barack Obama’s Social Media Manifesto
Hi, everyone. Plaintext is enacting a poison pill to prevent Elon Musk from taking over. But, like Twitter, $44 billion might change our minds. The Plain...
MiamiCoin Is Crashing, but It Won’t Go Away
On a sweltering Tuesday last August, a new cryptocurrency was born. Called MiamiCoin, it was styled as a way for the crypto-savvy to support the Magic...
Twitter Insiders Fear Elon Musk Heralds a Troll Takeover
At a Twitter company meeting Monday about the decision to accept Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition offer, CEO Parag Agrawal avoided speculating on how its new...