August 23, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.If an explosive whistleblower is true, then Twitter executives deceived federal officials about extensive security issues within the app that leave users’ personal information vulnerable and could even pose a risk to national security.The whistleblower, who agreed to have his identity revealed publicly, was...a pretty big deal at Twitter—it’s the company’s former security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko. In an 84-page complaint sent to...…August 23, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.If an explosive whistleblower is true, then Twitter executives deceived federal officials about extensive security issues within the app that leave users’ personal information vulnerable and could even pose a risk to national security.The whistleblower, who agreed to have his identity revealed publicly, was...a pretty big deal at Twitter—it’s the company’s former security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko. In an 84-page complaint sent to...WW…

August 16, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.Have things been feeling tense on the mandatory remote colleague bonding video conferences? We may have just discovered why. Meditation apps like Calm and Headspace are facing usage declines from their pandemic peaks.An by Apptopia found that people just aren’t into doing breathing exercises narrated by Nick Offerman right now. User sessions of Calm are down 26.4% since last July, and 60.3% for its primary rival, Headspace. On average...…August 16, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.Have things been feeling tense on the mandatory remote colleague bonding video conferences? We may have just discovered why. Meditation apps like Calm and Headspace are facing usage declines from their pandemic peaks.An by Apptopia found that people just aren’t into doing breathing exercises narrated by Nick Offerman right now. User sessions of Calm are down 26.4% since last July, and 60.3% for its primary rival, Headspace. On average...WW…

August 22, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.Keep Malcolm Gladwell in your thoughts: Apple employees have a petition to push back against the company’s rapidly approaching return-to-office deadline.The , signed by 550+ people as of Monday evening, is a direct response to an internal memo CEO Tim Cook sent all Apple employees last week, declaring that workers would have to report to the office at least three days a week beginning in early September. According to Cook’s memo, the...…August 22, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.Keep Malcolm Gladwell in your thoughts: Apple employees have a petition to push back against the company’s rapidly approaching return-to-office deadline.The , signed by 550+ people as of Monday evening, is a direct response to an internal memo CEO Tim Cook sent all Apple employees last week, declaring that workers would have to report to the office at least three days a week beginning in early September. According to Cook’s memo, the...WW…

December 14, 2021Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.Expectations around inflation tend to fluctuate depending on factors like age, income, and Hogwarts house (OK, not that one)—and the differences can be pretty significant.The November results of the New York Fed’s —which measures what different groups think the median inflation rate will be in three years—revealed that Americans...Why the big difference? Because we all live in different circumstances. More so than the youths, older...…December 14, 2021Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.Expectations around inflation tend to fluctuate depending on factors like age, income, and Hogwarts house (OK, not that one)—and the differences can be pretty significant.The November results of the New York Fed’s —which measures what different groups think the median inflation rate will be in three years—revealed that Americans...Why the big difference? Because we all live in different circumstances. More so than the youths, older...WW…

It seems as if millennials have avoided traditional media ever since they learned how to read.The results of new research by marketing startup and the global research company shed new light on how the connected generation gets its news. When it comes to trust, it turns out, millennials almost always choose their peers over professionals.User-generated content (UGC) is media created by your peers. It includes status updates, blog posts and restaurant reviews -- any content from non-professionals without any real motivation besides adding an opinion to the sea of already existing opinions. In...…It seems as if millennials have avoided traditional media ever since they learned how to read.The results of new research by marketing startup and the global research company shed new light on how the connected generation gets its news. When it comes to trust, it turns out, millennials almost always choose their peers over professionals.User-generated content (UGC) is media created by your peers. It includes status updates, blog posts and restaurant reviews -- any content from non-professionals without any real motivation besides adding an opinion to the sea of already existing opinions. In...WW…