Apple Should Make LampsSep 10
and washing machines. and printers. and anything besides thinner iphones.
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DARPA's Plans to Kickstart the Lunar Economy
white pill #34 // darpa's moonshot, nasa's eyes, a real-life medical tricorder prototype, self-replicating dna nanomachines, fun stuff, and quite a bit more
Brandon Gorrell
Dec 16, 2023
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Apple Should Make Lamps
Inside the Amazon Slop King's $3M HustleSep 9
he's exploiting gaps in the ebook market to sell (probably llm-generated) books about potty training and finance, among other topics — and recruiting an army to do the same
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Luigi Mangione: China's Next Top ModelSep 4
shein used the face of accused murderer luigi mangione to sell $12 shirts — and behind the fiasco is a full-blown luigi cult in china that western media has ignored
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