Julian Rad

This actually makes so much sense.

This feels like a perfect encapsulation of the problem with the new tech - little to no anticipation of the ramifications of their products and lackluster reaction to put out all the fires they’ve caused.

You know it when you see it.

YouTube video by Canoo THE MULTI-PURPOSE PLATFORM | ELECTRIC VEHICLES | CANOO

Listening to @joannastern.bsky.social on @theverge’s Decoder talking with Jim Farley from Ford … and are they making a Canoo? Talking about platform to make multiple products on top of it …? youtu.be/bgiCKsduo-k?...

YouTube video by Adult Swim Europe Hungry for Apples | Rick and Morty | Adult Swim

I just realized that #RickandMorty "Hungry for Apples" episode was a prescient forecast of AI sycophancy 🤯 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VKD...

This is why I still have hope.

China's CATL launches new sodium-ion battery brand China's CATL on Monday launched a new brand for its sodium-ion batteries, Naxtra, which it said would go into mass production in December, and a second generation of its fast-charging battery for electric cars.

Looks like China is already surpassing the West in the tech that is going to matter for the future. www.reuters.com/technology/c...

YouTube video by The Verge Meta's quest to own your face | The Vergecast

Playing a bit of catch up on my podcasts and HELL YEAH your friend and mine @reckless.bsky.social has snuck out to bring back “Brendan Carr is a dummy.” I admit I’ve been waiting for this take on @theverge.com pretty much ever since is leave started. youtu.be/NSymehINBgY

Oh cool @linkedin.com is updating their terms of service so that they can use your #data to train #AI models to create #content. As of November 3rd, 2025. Go here to opt out: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

When Artists Are Too Old to Be “Emerging” If the art world is serious about equity, it has to stop equating emergence with youth and start building structures that reflect the multiplicity of artistic timelines.

Amen. hyperallergic.com/1042641/when...

"You're not the same as you were before. You were much more... muchier. You've lost your muchness." - Alice in Wonderland

Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer

My grandfather died of Prostate Cancer. So did my dad. My mother died of pancreatic cancer. And I am currently battling a stage 2 prostate cancer diagnosis. I can’t tell you how infuriating it is that this administration continues to defund science. Also FUCK CANCER. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

Finding God in the App Store

This is hardly surprising that attention entrepreneurs have come up with this AI-powered hack to take advantage of people in need of support and help but it is profoundly disturbing. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...

I love New York City. Today especially.

🤪

Giorgio Armani, Fashion’s Master of the Power Suit, Dies at 91

RIP Maestro. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/f...

lolz

American Allies Want to Redraw the World’s Trade Map, Minus the U.S.

I was recently in Paris for an industry-specific event and over and over I heard confidentially that anything American is considered toxic and unreliable and they wanted nothing to do with any US companies. Because …. yeah, that reason. You know which one. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/w...

No More Nike - Adidas Liverpool 25-26 Home & Away Kits Released + Third Kit Leaked Update: @TheyThinkKits has shared the full set of Liverpool's 25-26 kits, giving us a clearer look at the LFC 25-26 third kit, which will be officially unveiled soon.

Yes, Adidas gave @lfcr.bsky.social a fantastic contract (worthy of the Champions they are!) but the move from Nike feels like part of a larger global trend away from anything American. www.footyheadlines.com/2024/09/live...

“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarely imagine, and rage in me the likes of which you would not believe.” (Frankenstein by Mary Shelley)

Rest in peace Robert Wilson. You shattered my brain too many times to count. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/t...

This is certainly a bit of overreach.

a man sits at a desk in front of a poster that says if it ain t broke don t fix it ALT: a man sits at a desk in front of a poster that says if it ain t broke don t fix it

Go off @reckless.bsky.social

This isn’t parody. www.instagram.com/reel/DHK6N3b...

"Finally someone designing for my needs" says commenter In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a glossy pink, spiralled baguette holder created by Swedish designer Gustaf Westman.

I admit it I want one www.dezeen.com/2025/07/04/b...

I really hope someone is shorting the fuck out of this stock.

Disney and Universal sue AI image creator Midjourney, alleging copyright infringement Studios accuse AI firm of ‘piracy’ and seek injunction over alleged use of copyrighted characters

So it begins. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

YouTube video by WiseRiley Thom Yorke - Love Will Tear Us Apart | Cover of Joy Division [live with Atoms For Peace] (multicam)

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