Charlie Munger Said ''No Nation That Big Has Ever Advanced That Fast'' — China Got Rich By Having ''A Bunch Of Poor People Save Half Their Income'' (news.google.com)
YouTube Revenue for Full-Year 2025 Topped 60 Billion, Making Video Platform Bigger Than Netflix Ad revenue hit record 11.38 billion in Q4 but fell short of Wall Street expectations (old.reddit.com)
Uber found liable for sexual assault in first of thousands of similar lawsuits / A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay the victim 8.5 million in damages. (old.reddit.com)
After 3 years of negotiations with Microsoft, Blizzard QA workers win a new contract guaranteeing ''better working environment with increased pay, benefits, and layoff protections'' (old.reddit.com)
Yet another Windows update is wreaking havoc on gaming rigs worldwide — Nvidia recommends uninstalling Windows 11 KB5074109 January update to prevent framerate drops and artifacting (old.reddit.com)
Ukraine says its ''red'' team forces beat NATO''s ''blue'' team forces in every combat scenario during recent naval drone drills (www.businessinsider.com)
My first performance review after maternity leave was disappointing. It was difficult to be a great mom and a great employee. (www.businessinsider.com)
CNN’s “Podcast Look” and the Slow Death of Cable News - The network’s experiment in style was embarrassing, but it may tell us more about the state of podcasting than it does about legacy media. (www.newyorker.com)
A Former Prisoner of the Iranian Regime Watches Trump’s War - A journalist who was wrongfully detained for five hundred and forty-four days never got to say goodbye to Tehran. Now he’s fielding messages about chaos and destruction in the home he left behind. (www.newyorker.com)
The Text of E-mails from My Accountant vs. the Subtext - Hi, your dad’s friend Bill here. Neither your father, nor I, knowing very little about you, have any confidence that you can be expected to handle filing your taxes by yourself. (www.newyorker.com)
“Coots,” by Rosanna Warren - “Were they coots, those dark birds with flashy / white bills, swimming together in circles / on winter waves?” (www.newyorker.com)
“Midnight in the Pain-Relief Aisle of CVS Thinking About ‘The Cloud of Unknowing’,” by Donna Masini - “Pain ricochets around my skull / like an aspirin commercial from the sixties.” (www.newyorker.com)
Between Sting and the Deep Blue Sea - The Police front man’s 2014 musical, “The Last Ship,” was inspired by his gritty working-class childhood in England. Now a revamped production—featuring Shaggy—is docking at the Metropolitan Opera. (www.newyorker.com)
Under the Influence at the Whitney Biennial - How the artists in this year’s survey do or, more often, don’t acknowledge those who paved the way for them. (www.newyorker.com)
Steve Zahn’s Father-Daughter Dance - At a Broadway studio, the actor busts a move with his daughter, Audrey, who also happens to be his inspiration (and co-star) for his new film, “She Dances.” (www.newyorker.com)
The “Baritenor” Michael Spyres Soars in the Met’s New “Tristan und Isolde” - At the Met, Michael Spyres uses his broad vocal range to stunning effect, but Lise Davidsen loses power when she leaves her brilliant upper register. (www.newyorker.com)
Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Queuing up is the new normal, especially when it comes to the T.S.A. Fifty minutes, two hours, half a day—how much time is a flight (or a cronut or a ticket to a Harry Styles show) worth? (www.newyorker.com)
How Trump’s Iran War Could Torch the Global Economy - A conflict that was supposed to be brief has sent oil prices soaring and raised the risk of a worldwide recession. (www.newyorker.com)
The Return of Staten Island’s Secession Movement - For more than a hundred years, the city’s most isolated borough has threatened to leave. After the election of Zohran Mamdani, some on the island think it’s time. (www.newyorker.com)
Schools to Root for After Your Bracket Fails - To keep March Madness interesting, why not go with your mom’s alma mater? Or the college with a celebrity’s kid? (www.newyorker.com)
Does A.I. Need a Constitution? - Jill Lepore writes about “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” and A.I. constitutions, like that of Anthropic’s chatbot Claude. (www.newyorker.com)