I Helped Build Bytedance’s Censorship Machine
Persuading the Unpersuadable. The Gig Economy Is Coming for Millions of American Jobs.
Persuading the Unpersuadable
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The legend of Steve Jobs is that he transformed our lives with the strength of his convictions. The key to his greatness, the story goes, was his ability to bend the world to his vision.
Daily News in a Nutshell
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Daily Pnut (pronounced “peanut”) is the easiest way to filter out the noise and learn more about the world news that matters. Join over 250,000 readers and get entertained and educated.
5 Articles Pocket Users Loved This Week
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Bill Gates has a plan to save the world, America’s army of ghost kitchens and how to stop overthinking everything.
America’s Racist Housing Rules Really Can Be Fixed
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More than 50 years after passage of the Fair Housing Act, it’s time to sue the suburbs.
I Helped Build Bytedance’s Censorship Machine
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I wasn’t proud of it, and neither were my coworkers. But that’s life in today’s China.
The Beach Bum Who Beat Wall Street and Made Millions on GameStop
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Mike McCaskill spent years scouring the stock market and betting on long shots. Then he found the opportunity that changed his life—and helped spark the mother of all short squeezes.
Failing Britney Spears
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It shouldn’t have taken ten years to realize the discourse about her had been a hurtful, unhealthy constant.
The Gig Economy Is Coming for Millions of American Jobs
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California’s vote to classify Uber and Lyft drivers as contractors has emboldened other employers to eliminate salaried positions—and has become a cornerstone of bigger plans to “Uberize” the U.S. workforce.
I Tracked Down The Girls Who Bullied Me As A Kid. Here’s What They Had To Say.
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“Being able to zoom out and get some perspective ... underscored that we can never really know what’s going on in other people’s lives.”
How to Stay Warm When the Power Is Out
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If you lose heat when you lose power, as much of Texas did recently, a winter power outage can be especially dangerous. Here are some tips for you on staying warm in a house with no heat.