Culture & Society
Art, media, philosophy and the social effects of technology.
When Company Culture Leadership Goes to War: Automattic's Board Rebuild After a 33-Hour Coup
Matt Mullenweg rebuilt Automattic's board with novel appointees after the previous directors tried and failed to remove him. What the new lineup says about governance, loyalty, and open-source power structures.
Read Article
Behind the Tinseltown Facade: Dissent Against Ideological Conformity in Hollywood
An in-depth exploration of internal dissent within Hollywood studios against progressive orthodoxies, examining the challenges facing studio leadership, organizational culture leadership strategies, and the imperative of creative freedom.
Enterprise AI Leadership Starts With Trust: Why Culture Is the Final Barrier
Corporate tech leaders spent three years solving data pipelines and model access. The next problem isn't technical — it's whether their people believe them.
AI’s Executive Reality Gap: AI Developer Tools Startups India Investments
How leadership’s AI ambitions, workforce decisions and uncertain productivity shape investment in AI developer tools startups in India—and why operational evidence matters more than agent demos.
A Decade of Teen Data Points to a Sensitive Window for Social Media Exposure
A prospective Melbourne cohort study followed nearly 1,200 young people through adolescence and found that heavier daily social media use was associated with modestly higher subsequent risks of depressive symptoms and poor well-being, with the strongest estimates in early adolescence. The findings sharpen the policy debate without resolving it.
Mobile Games Are Eating Everything, and the Platforms Aren't Done Fighting About It
Mobile gaming is barreling toward 60% of the entire games market. Meanwhile Apple and Google are still litigating the ground rules, TikTok just launched subscriptions, Snap warned about a slowdown, and Niantic made its first-ever investments. Here's what the late-May app landscape looked like in 2022.
AI21 Labs on Hugging Face: Enterprise AI Solutions and Jamba Model Family
Org profile for AI21 on Hugging Face, the AI community building the future. Covers AI21's presence, model offerings, and enterprise focus on the Hugging Face platform.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Calls AI Frontiers 'Marxist' After $1.1B Quarter
Palantir's Q2 2026 delivered $1.9B in revenue and $1.1B in profit. CEO Alex Karp used Marxist terminology to criticize AI frontier labs in a shareholder letter, arguing they seek to capture enterprise intellectual property.
From Execution to Expertise: Defining the Future of Agency-Client Partnerships in the Age of AI
This article explores how AI transforms content strategy from a commoditized execution model into a high-value partnership. It details how agencies can pivot toward being strategic advisors by leveraging AI for deep competitive intelligence, unique ideation, and sustained thought leadership, ultimately boosting client retention. The article outlines a practical framework for agencies to implement this transformation.
Beyond the Forbes Playbook: Why Generalist Authority Fails in the Age of AI Search
Gathers research on why massive generalist domains like Forbes command search results for disparate queries, while other brands are forced to build deep, niche topical authority to stay visible in modern search and AI engines.
Validating Your Smart Bidding Targets: A Data-Driven Approach
A guide to understanding, setting, and validating Smart Bidding targets (Target ROAS/CPA) using data-driven methodologies and signal-based analysis.
How Reading Books Adds Years to Your Life
Exploring research on how reading books contributes to mental health, cognitive function, and longevity in older adults.