The next thing will not be big
So we are all — collectively, culturally — looking for the Next Big Thing, and we keep not finding it.
So we are all — collectively, culturally — looking for the Next Big Thing, and we keep not finding it.
The horrifying result of 15+ years of steering the tech industry away from solving actual problems in pursuit of eternal growth.
We like progress—whether in technology, economy or culture—but we fear the most powerful generators of such progress.
From talent arbitrage and “proof of craft” to hardware moats, ambient listening, homegrown software, and the end of waste.
A unique collection of laptops adorned with creative stickers from around the world.
Very few graphic inventions have shaped the visual landscape of our everyday lives as quietly and ubiquitously as the barcode.
A drive folder with 2026 Trends reports from multiple companies, consultancies, and research groups.
Rehabilitating the idea of Luddites as people concerned with the control and impact of technology.
How accelerating tech progress compresses the economic lives of objects, and what we lose when fewer things are built to last.
In the coming year, we will begin the transition into a new era of AI in the human loop, not the other way around.
From making brain-computer interfaces affordable to enabling people with low vision to follow live sports.
Workflows, burnout, AI impact, career growth, and job market insights across regions and company types.
A prediction essay for the next 20 years of intelligent robotics.
A deep dive into the first principles of movie immersion: perceptual realism, indexicality, haptic visuality, and cinematic qualia.
How tech billionaires are building a post-democratic America — and why Europe is next.
We are in an AI Bubble: the big question is if this bubble will be worth it for the physical infrastructure and coordinated innovation that result?
A dynamic traceroute + an informative article about how the BGP routing protocol works and guides the shape of the Internet.
We’re in 1995 again. This time with Artificial Intelligence.
Personalization isn’t a feature; it is a way of acknowledging that life has texture.