Silver Bulletin favorability ratings for the world's richest man.
Silver Bulletin
• Nate Silver
How popular is Elon Musk?
Silver Bulletin
• Nate Silver
Silver Bulletin favorability ratings for the world's richest man.
WIRED
• Elizabeth Fazzare
Designers are finding sustainable building solves close to home—in ancient practices and cutting-edge innovations alike.
A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earth. They already have 10K satellites in orbit and they want to add a million more. 🥴
WIRED
• Louryn Strampe
Verizon introduced a new plan that costs $45 per month, revamped rewards programs, and more today.
WIRED
• Jill Kargman
Tech has been encroaching on the family domicile for years—but actor, writer, and satirist Jill Kargman is all-in on analog.
WIRED
• Mary Holland
From friend compounds and meditation spaces to shaded outdoor areas and rooms just to make coffee, homes are getting even more multipurpose.
WIRED
• Jackie Cooperman
Buying a first house used to mark entry into adulthood—and the beginning of wealth-building. But a shifting economic landscape is threatening to close the door on this American milestone.
WIRED
• Julian Chokkattu, Matthew Korfhage
Sitting at a desk for hours? Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy WIRED-tested seats.
WIRED
• Julian Chokkattu, Matthew Korfhage
Sitting at a desk for hours? Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy WIRED-tested seats.
The valuation of SpaceX is wild. When it comes back down to earth, what impact will it have on the market? I don’t worry too much about an AI bubble, but I do worry about the market imploding because so much of the S&P 500 is concentrated in a small number of tech companies.
Finally watched Hoppers last night. Really fun. Used to be that I would see every animated feature opening weekend… So many movies now and it’s harder to keep up. 🪵
Simon Willison blogged more on the Fable shutdown drama:
This whole situation is such a mess. Non-technical decision-makers have been hearing that models that can “craft cyber attacks” are uniquely dangerous for months. Now they look ready to ban any model that can help us secure our code.
Anthropic spent months telling everyone that their model is dangerous. Now they’re annoyed that we believed them. Maybe this is an argument for open weights. Less centralized control, more transparent development.

Some 700 million people now use ChatGPT every week. Now, the next phase of AI is well underway, as agentic
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Marconi Union, which you might remember for creating the most relaxing song in the world, has released a new album: Multiforms: Ambient Transmissions, Vol. 3. You can watch the visual album on YouTube or stream it from a variety of sources. This went straight into my Underscore collection.
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The Texas Observer
• Justin Miller
After spending four decades in exile south of the Rio Grande, the New World screwworm has finally wriggled its way back into Texas. The return of the parasitic worm has been splashed across national, state, and local headlines for the past couple weeks with equal measures of trepidation and disgust, prompting alarm and pledges of […]
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404 Media
• Joseph Cox
The data contains a list of "talent," including former Knicks players and coaches, and whether other celebrities are considered "Low Risk" or "High Risk." The data also contains emails between customers and MSG.
404 Media
• Joseph Cox
Whereas Roblox hackers were previously focused on stealing players' high value items, some have taken over entire Roblox games, stealing their ownership and Robux in the process.
WIRED
• Steven Blum
Devices that monitor seniors for safety are appealing to worried loved ones and underresourced home care agencies.
WIRED
• Gear Team
These clever lights—each one an exemplar of innovation in materials, design, and function—will beautify your home.
WIRED
• Katie Drummond, Amy Astley
The global editorial directors of WIRED and Architectural Digest on teaming up to help you understand how we live today, and what comes next.