This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The noise we make is hurting animals. Can we learn to shut up? As human society has expanded, animals have started struggling to hear one another. For many birds, the noise…
In the past, even with an icebreaker and during peak melt season, getting to the North Pole wasn’t a sure bet. It took favorable winds to crack the frozen ocean surface, and ships had to fight through ice that had grown many meters thick over several winters. In the summer of 2025, though, Jochen Knies…
Most founders pride themselves on being constantly reachable — but that habit often turns them into the bottleneck. Here’s why stepping back is the real mark of leadership.
Working shoulder to shoulder isn’t about doing the work for your team — it’s about helping them own it at a higher level, so execution improves without constant oversight.