Maybe everyone dreams of dying, even if not in quite this way. I once had nightmares about being a victim of crime, but after I began witnessing executions, I came to imagine myself on some subconscious plane as the perpetrator… Read More ›
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When was the worst time to be alive?
If there’s one lesson from history that might get you through such woes, it’s the fact that however bleak things are for you now, chances are they would have been worse if you’d had the misfortune to be alive in… Read More ›
What Google Knows About You
It’s hard to overstate how deeply Google is woven into our lives—and how much it collects along the way. If you use services like Search, YouTube, Gmail, Chrome, Google Maps, or Android (which, let’s face it, covers most people), you’re… Read More ›
Is Apple fixing the wrong things?
There are so many parts of iOS that could do with tweaking to make the experience better and yet they have been ignored in iOS 26. The reference is to market fancy new aesthetics and not to worry about these… Read More ›
The best we have
It’s a dull grey day in the pebbledashed sprawl of north-west London when I first see Keir Starmer. We’re at RAF Northolt just outside Ruislip, a military airport that seems to capture much about modern Britain. Set among the tired… Read More ›
The only band in history with a number one hit from every member
What makes Queen such a rare anomaly is how each member managed to inject their worldview into the band’s catalogue without ever derailing the larger vision. It wasn’t just that they could write cracking songs, it was that they wrote… Read More ›
This Structure In China Is Disrupting Global Timekeeping
A human-made structure that’s altering the Earth’s rotation? Yes, that’s what NASA has concluded in one of its latest findings. China’s Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric dam, which influences both global dynamics and mass energy production. Its movements… Read More ›
When did Apple last change the world?
You already know the story. After releasing the Apple Watch and adjusting its course to turn it into what it is, Apple went on to make a series of bad bets that didn’t pay off. It swung and missed with… Read More ›
Pocket shuts down July 8, 2025
You will no longer be able to download Pocket or purchase a new Pocket Premium subscription from May 22, 2025.Premium monthly and annual subscriptions will be cancelled automatically. Annual subscribers will receive automatic refunds from July 8, 2025.Users can export… Read More ›
Thinking Different is Never Popular
Apple’s iconic motto, “Think Different,” perfectly captures the company’s essence and why we admire it. Yet it’s often forgotten how much criticism Apple initially receives when it challenges conventional wisdom. As Steve Jobs remarked in 2010: “When we get rid… Read More ›
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