June 21, 2025

Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism

Paul Pope has written and drawn some of the most gorgeous comics of the twenty-first century — from “Batman: Year 100,” in which Batman challenges a dystopian surveillance state, to “Battling Boy,” with its adolescent god proving his mettle by fighting giant monsters. But it’s been more than a decade since Pope’s last major comics […]

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Candela’s electric ferries multiply as the startup lines up $25M in new funding

March 20, 2024

Electric boat maker Candela is approaching cruising speed with $25 million in new funding and the first commercial deployment of its new P-12 ferry, in New Zealand. The company has global ambitions for its highly efficient boats, and has completed and delivered dozens of them — which is a lot in this industry! Candela has […]

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Understanding the art of goodbyes

March 20, 2024
In the vast landscape of human interaction, one experience binds us together, regardless of our cultural, linguistic, or geographical differences. It’s the act of saying goodbye. This simple yet profound…

Shifting power in real estate commissions

March 20, 2024
Thanks to a recent court settlement, the real estate industry is teetering on the edge of a significant transformation. This change is poised to revolutionize how real estate commissions are…

EU signals doubts over legality of Meta’s privacy fee

March 20, 2024

The European Union has given its strongest signal yet that a controversial tactic rolled out by Meta last November to extract consent to tracking from regional users of Facebook and Instagram — by forcing them to choose between paying a monthly subscription or agree to tracking — won’t wash under the bloc’s updated digital governance […]

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