I do think social networks should allow browser extensions for customization...

...but lol, Ethan Zuckerman's Unfollow Everything won't 'turn off' the algorithm. It'd just give Fb unlimited power to recommend random viral crap with no friends in the way wired.com/story/meta-sec…

Ditch your employer and go start a competitor, because the FTC just banned noncompetes nationwide and made existing ones unenforceable for everyone except senior execs.

Now the question is whether employers become more cagey about widely sharing strategy internally.

Zuck paints a compelling picture of the future of gaming

…but you don’t own a consoles, games, or even a screen. Just a headset, controller, and a cloud game pass.

Today he opened Meta’s Horizon OS to other VR headset makers in hopes of becoming the center of this new reality.

Bryan from a16z & I shared our thoughts on the next consumer opportunities at the AI Rabbit Hole conference:

-I’m looking for the democratization of affordable access from assistants to medical & legal advice
-Bryan Kim looks for 3 Cs: Creativity, companionship, & co-pilots

Consumer AI must escape the chat box.

It can't be a destination, but a companion there before we even need it.

Blinking cursors cause decision paralysis. Like Spotify evolved from search to personalized playlists, consumer AI's next evolution is in delivery, not engineering

We take for granted how un-shittified TechCrunch is. No giant pop-over ads or auto-play videos covering text from every direction. Just a few small banners and promos for their events.

I get it, journalism is hard to monetize, but UX is how you build loyalty. 💚💚💚

Wow, our data on NYC winning the pandemic tech relocation contest while SF hosts the AI boom really caught people's attention!

Here’s SignalFire's State Of Talent report and all its press coverage! signalfire.com/blog/state-of-…

WSJ print & online: wsj.com/articles/new-y…

Forbes:…

We discovered some major tech employee trends in SignalFire's new State Of Talent report signalfire.com/blog/state-of-…
-SF lost lots of talent to NYC but owns the AI boom
-Gen Zs switch jobs 2X faster than Gen Xers
-VCs are funding older founders

Here are the top insights and graphs:…

Smartest thing I've seen a media company do in a while:

Axios starts selling 'a membership program centered on its star journalists' for $1K/year

The age of the publisher and editor is over. Readers connect with reporters. Give them equity & revenue shares to build deep fandoms

You know what I'm bullish on? Phones.

They're equipped with a telescoping 6-axis auto-stabilizing gimble called your hand.

Glasses, pins, watches - I love the experiments - but being orthodoxically anti-phone won't help. Collaborate, or devs should focus on building for phones

We need a revolution in access to mental healthcare, and Grow Therapy is going to power it.

Grow helps 12K+ therapists run their own practices with visits covered by insurance

SignalFire led its A and now it's raised $88M from Sequoia! fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/me… tip Techmeme

Renegade fashion show on a WWII bunker — and not a Patagonia vest in sight. SF is evolving.

SF is magic because no one is embarrassed to talk about the nerdy things they’re building. You can learn by osmosis instead of appointment.

SF is so back!

Here's a look inside SignalFire's AI art gallery party, featuring opera by luba, DJ sets by evan stites-clayton & Dave Font, & vibes by Michelle Fang 🌁, Jonathan Chang, & Oana Olteanu

I love SF. There’s a “Sound Poisoning Bath” event today.

“Let the jarring sound waves of hammers, loud chewing, and spam phone calls agitate your nervous system, ushering you into a state of deep discomfort.”

-Every app has shrunk since the pandemic
-Fb appears to hold strong but actually trading lucrative western users for emerging market users
-TikTok declining now we have real life as entertainment
-Can’t seem to figure out Twitter 🙄

My toddler falling in love with Blink-182: 🥹

Realizing they’re older to her than The Beatles were to me when dad played me them in 1990: 😬😵‍💫😭

Senior citizen benefits should require driving tests every 5 years. Absolutely insane that people with potentially declining eye sight, motor skills, and mental faculties can pilot deadly weapons after a half century with no exam.