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No days off.

profiles Gary Vaynerchuk, a success story for the TikTok age.

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The Gospel of Gary

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Pet shop toys.

makes the case for AI as a new companion species. 

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AI is the new animal

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Elon Musk Twitter poll.

Instagram brings back away statuses.

helms our dispatch, recapping the latest news in digital culture. This week: Elon Musk’s latest Twitter meltdown, Instagram’s new Notes feature, and Avatar.

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Musk meltdown

Open AI

ChatGPT didn't write this, plus the latest streaming news.

helms our dispatch, recapping the latest news in digital culture. This week: Open AI’s ChatGPT, GMA drama, and Marseille, France.


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AI mediocrity

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Mastodon's exit to community.

helms our dispatch, recapping the latest news in digital culture. This week: Moving on from Musk’s Twitter, dreamlike TikToks, and Studio Ghibli x Lucasfilm.

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After Twitter

Gen Z VCs

How venture capital became the most coveted job in Silicon Valley.

reports on how Gen Z culture infiltrated venture capital, establishing a new investor archetype—or is it just a meme?

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Reddit is not the same.

writes with a simple plea: to bring back a weirder, wider internet.

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Bring back forums

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Slide to the left.

on the lost art form of elaborate, pre-PowerPoint “multi-image shows.”

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Big pictures

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