The Young Minds App wants to protect and educate children online and will show its tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Young Minds gives parents control over what their kids do on the internet, while also protecting their children’s privacy and teaching them good online habits. Young Minds gives parents control over what their kids do on the internet, while also protecting their children’s privacy and teaching them good online habits.
Tammie Lister: Why Gentle Leadership Builds Better Products
We’ve all seen it. A product launches, a feature ships, a choice gets made. And within hours, the not-so-hot, more grumpy takes arrive. Threads dissecting every misstep. Social media posts stating how they’d have done x or y better. Statements across the web cataloguing failures. Commentary that positions the critic as the one who would […]
Matt: Greenwashing
Tonight there was a lovely event at TinkerTendo by Raman Frey and Karin Johnson of Good People Dinners, this one honoring David Gelles’ new book, Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away. I’m a huge fan of Yvon Chouinard and really enjoyed his book Let My People […]
A breach every month raises doubts about South Korea’s digital defenses
Known for its blazing fast internet and home to some of the world’s biggest tech giants, South Korea has also faced a string of data breaches and cybersecurity lapses that has struggled to match the pace of its digital ambitions. Known for its blazing fast internet and home to some of the world’s biggest tech giants, […]
Newsom signs bill giving Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize
Drivers for ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft will soon have the right to unionize in California as independent contractors, thanks to a bill signed Friday by Governor Gavin Newsom. Drivers for ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft will soon have the right to unionize in California as independent contractors, thanks to a bill signed Friday […]
Tesla’s insurance arm accused of ‘egregious delays’ and ‘systemic failures’ by CA regulator
California’s Department of Insurance has been warning Tesla to fix its claims process since 2022, but consumer complaints have skyrocketed anyways. California’s Department of Insurance has been warning Tesla to fix its claims process since 2022, but consumer complaints have skyrocketed anyways.
Gutenberg Times: Blocks galore, test template management, Woo product collections, and more—Weekend Edition 343
Howdy, And just like that, the last quarter of 2025 has begun. It’s been an interesting year again, and now we are on the home stretch, heading into a Holiday season. It’s become my favorite time of the year when Autumn make nature paint trees and bushes in so many colors. After a life near […]
Bezos predicts that millions will live in space kind of soon
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made a rare public appearance at Italian Tech Week in Turin on Friday and used the opportunity to predict that millions of people will be living in space “in the next couple of decades,” the Financial Times reports. Speaking with John Elkann, a scion of Italy’s Agnelli dynasty, Bezos, who also […]
Matt: Linkrot
One of the things I hate most on the internet, and part of the reason I started WordPress, was to fight linkrot. Ever since 1998, when Tim Berners-Lee wrote “Cool URIs Don’t Change,” I’ve been obsessed with content management and ensuring that links don’t break. (BTW, TBL, a pioneer of creating the World Wide Web, […]
With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI
OpenAI is acquiring the CEO of Roi, an AI financial companion. Roi will sunset its service as its talent heads to OpenAI, ostensibly to help boost revenue in consumer apps. OpenAI is acquiring the CEO of Roi, an AI financial companion. Roi will sunset its service as its talent heads to OpenAI, ostensibly to help boost […]