Friday, August 08, 2025

Long Bridge

"World's longest suspension bridge: Italy approves $15.6 billion connection to Sicily". (Via H.R.)

Forbes On Robinhood

Detailed Forbes piece on Robinhood ($HOOD) and Vlad Tenev.

Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Nvidia Millionaires

TIL that "78% of Nvidia employees are millionaires

I'm especially impressed by all the employees who want to keep working there, rather than cashing out and retiring. (Via P.O.)

Tuesday, August 05, 2025

Health Costs

"Baumol's Cost Disease and the Undercutting of Physician Pay"

Monday, August 04, 2025

Huemer On AI

Mike Huemer: "I, for one, welcome our robot overlords" (Springer Nature)

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

996 Workweeks

"Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China's Controversial '996' Work Schedule"

Would you like to work nearly double the standard 40-hour week? It's a question that many startups in the US are asking prospective employees--and to get the job, the answer needs to be an unequivocal yes. These companies are embracing an intense schedule, first popularized in mainland China, known as "996," or 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week. In other words, it's a 72-hour work week.

In the health care world, that's called "residency".

Monday, July 28, 2025

AI And War

"Six ways AI could cause the next big war, and why it probably won't"