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As a rule, my presentations are highly interactive and thoroughly fun (also funny, if you’re a Seinfeld fan).
After all, people learn best when they’re being entertained.
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At his estimated net worth, Mark Zuckerberg could face a tax liability from California of $12.5 billion.💰
nytimes.com/2026/10/21/techn…
.@SimonOwens is a content creator. For years, he’s chided the big social-media companies for not sharing more money with… content creators.
Yet he argues that this miserliness is myopic not only because he wants to be paid…
This is outrageous.
Case studies from Harvard Business School — basically, the textbook for many M.B.A. programs across America — are not products of independent journalism.
They are narratives that the given company must explicitly approve.
nytimes.com/2026/10/18/opini…
In donating to charity, the receipt you get typically marks the end of the transaction.
Sure, maybe you're snail-mailed a free calendar. Maybe you're subscribed to a newsletter.
That's Fundraising 1.0. Fundraising 2.0? Use videos to show impact.
nytimes.com/2026/09/23/opini…
The food court in the Costco in Arlington, Virginia has been undergoing renovations for months.
Every time I’m here, I see that the completion date keeps getting pushed back.
At least they’re still serving the sacred hot-dog-and-drink combo.🌭🥤
While Forbes estimates his wealth at over $100 billion, Chanpeng Zhao insists that the actual figure is much lower — somewhere between $10 billion and $30 billion.
nytimes.com/2026/10/01/busin…
“Through much trial and error, he gradually learns to transform familiar interpersonal dynamics into ornately comedic set pieces.”🤭
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Meta’s spending totaled $39 billion in 2024 and $72 billion in 2025 and has since ballooned.
It has also racked up debt, with its long-term debt totaling $81 billion in Q3 2026, up from $59 billion a year earlier.
nytimes.com/2026/10/21/techn…
It does not seem to be a great leap to get from the Hugging Face hack to bots taking over things like the energy grid, the financial market, or systems of transportation, communications, or weapons.
newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
Getting featured in Forbes doesn’t automatically help you get a Wikipedia page.
Neither does Authority Magazine.
Even TechCrunch coverage can be problematic.
Why? Wikipedia editors evaluate media outlets differently than P.R. pros do.
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Q: On Wikipedia, which publications do clients frequently assume count, but generally do not?
A: Three publications come to mind.
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“If you compete against me, you better be willing to give up your life, because I’m giving up mine.”🏈
—Tom Brady
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The current state of apps on iPhone Duo: youtu.be/ESABTN4VtrA
Your organization can be wildly successful and still not qualify for Wikipedia.
Why?
Because Wikipedia doesn’t care how accomplished you are.
It cares whether independent media thinks you’re notable.
That’s a very different test.
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I use AI. multiple times every day. Here’s the hardest lesson I’ve learned:
Stop expecting a perfect response.🛑
A.I. makes mistakes. It makes assumptions.
Instead, use what it gives you as a foundation to build on rather than as a complete document ready for prime time.
This is one of the dumbest op-eds the New York Times has published.
At least they gave it a catchy headline.
nytimes.com/2026/09/29/opini… nytimes.com/2026/09/29/opini…
“This decision is not about diminishing the suffering of innocent Palestinians or denying anyone the right to advocate on their behalf. Standing with the Palestinian people and standing against Hamas should not be mutually exclusive.”
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