Steven Yarger
@yargerman
I use this account as my curated reading log for work stuff, so I keep it on-message. IRL mucho more diversified 🎉🐢🕺🚊🍾🍷💥
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Israel Takes Control of Iran’s Skies—a Feat That Still Eludes Russia in Ukraine - WSJ ~ lessons learned realtime wsj.com/world/middle-e…
Jane Street is big. Like, really, really big ~ insight open ft.com/content/546718…
Excellent LLM intro: ig.ft.com/generative-ai/ "they are pattern-spotting engines that guess the next best option in a sequence."
Some of the best startup ideas live in a grey area of legality. Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, YouTube, Coinbase were all somewhere between questionable and flat-out illegal in their early days. One reason for this is that incumbents cannot take any legal risk on a new initiative. Even if…
London Breed is highest-paid California mayor. How do others compare? ~ great summary of city government forms sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
The Big Ten Lands Oregon and Washington, Leaving the Pac-12 Bereft - The New York Times ~ best quick summary of what happened nytimes.com/2023/08/04/spo…
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The Big Ten Lands Oregon and Washington, Leaving the Pac-12 Bereft (Published 2023)
The Big Ten booms to 18 schools with the move, powered by TV money, and the once-great Pac-12 dwindles to four after three more schools leave for the Big 12.
Technology Was Supposed to Transform Insurance Pricing. It Hasn’t. - WSJ ~ nice summary this trend ~ wsj.com/articles/techn…
When Could the U.S. Default Without a Debt Ceiling Deal? - WSJ ~ really cool infographic work here! wsj.com/articles/how-c…
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When Could the U.S. Default Without a Debt Ceiling Deal?
Day-to-day cash flows show how the Treasury might have to choose which bills to pay if the debt ceiling isn’t raised.
How the New Immigration System Works After Title 42 - WSJ ~ wow no wonder ~ wsj.com/articles/how-t…
Millions snap up new Germany-wide public transit ticket | AP News ~ impressive national accomplishment ~ apnews.com/article/german…
Easy Loans, Great Service: Why Silicon Valley Loved Silicon Valley Bank - WSJ ~ how it worked ~ wsj.com/articles/easy-…
How red tape and bureaucracy fuel San Francisco’s housing crisis ~ excellent thorough summary of this issue thx ~ sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo…
Opinion | Europe Turned an Energy Crisis Into a Green Energy Sprint - The New York Times ~ some good news arrives nytimes.com/2023/02/15/opi…
How Sponsorship Deals Are Transforming College Sports - The New York Times ~ best summary & sad to read nytimes.com/2023/01/24/mag…
How the U.S. Government Amassed $31 Trillion in Debt - The New York Times ~ well done nytimes.com/2023/01/22/bus…
Book review of "The Cashless Revolution" by Martin Chorzempa - The Washington Post ~ excellent brief summary major trend ~ washingtonpost.com/books/2022/10/…
Travel Apps Are Betting That Paying You Will Win Your Business - WSJ ~ gamification extreme ~ wsj.com/articles/hoppe…
Why Men Are Hard to Help | National Affairs ~ great update ~ nationalaffairs.com/publications/d…
WeChat growth timeline ~ Why super apps are proliferating across emerging markets | Afridigest. afridigest.com/super-apps-in-…
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Why super apps are proliferating across emerging markets | Afridigest
A new generation of Asian & African super apps are seeking to emulate the success of China's WeChat in their home markets. Here's why.
Why Canada Races on Gun Policy When America Crawls - The New York Times ~ Under American-style elections, the party that wins 51 percent of a race controls 100 percent of the office it elects, while the party with 49 percent ends up with nothing. ~ nytimes.com/2022/06/02/wor…
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