Media
Over Three Decades, Tech Obliterated Media
Kara Swisher’s front-row seat to a slow-moving catastrophe.
Saving the news media means moving beyond the benevolence of billionaires
How can an industry experiencing systemic failure get back on its feet?
Markets & Economy
Anxiety, Mood Swings and Sleepless Nights: Life Near a Bitcoin Mine - The New York Times
Pushed by an advocacy group, Arkansas became the first state to shield noisy cryptocurrency operators from unhappy neighbors. A furious backlash has some lawmakers considering a statewide ban.
FTC Orders Intuit to Cease “Deceptive” TurboTax Ads — ProPublica
The federal agency, after an investigation prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, blasted Intuit for misleading customers about its “free” tax-filing program and directed the company to take specific steps to fix its ads.
You paid more in income taxes last year than a corporation with billions in profits
Working Americans, for the most part, pay federal income taxes. Salaried workers have a portion of their pay withheld for federal income taxes every pay period. Small business owners and independent contractors are required to submit payments to the federal government throughout the year based on their projected income. Except for workers with low incomes, these federal taxes amount to a significant percentage of workers' earnings. In 2020, for example, the average American family paid
Climate Change
2023 confirmed as world's hottest year on record
Climate records tumbled "like dominoes" in 2023, with temperatures far above any recorded level.
How Therapists Treat Anxiety, Stress Over Climate Change - Bloomberg
Mental health experts are reporting a rising number of patients experiencing high levels of stress over global warming and its impacts. How are they treating it?
Health/Biotech
Alarm After Tests Find Chemicals of “Concern” in Replacement Philips CPAP Machines — ProPublica
Amid a massive recall in 2021, the medical device maker Philips raced to overcome troubling questions about its replacement machines as customers waited for help.
Culture
The Doomsday Clock Keeps Ticking - The New York Times
Are humans the only beings in the universe confronting global self-destruction? Or just the last ones standing?
Über-exclusive Palm Beach Is Having a Category 5 Identity Crisis | Vanity Fair
Long an elite bastion, the exclusive Florida hideaway is now straining with an influx of MAGAs with money, COVID exiles, and Gen X newbies.
The Life and Death of the American Mall - Atlas Obscura
The indoor suburban shopping center is a special kind of abandoned place.
