Tom White

Today, more than half of American adults read at less than a sixth-grade level. Twenty-seven percent read no books annually. Twenty-one percent are functionally illiterate. Nearly a third of graduating high school seniors read below the basic proficiency level. Nineteen percent can barely read at all.

Predictably, student reasoning skills have... See more

Local market conditions will undoubtedly continue to fluctuate. By targeting markets with sizable momentum at a given funding stage or within a particular vertical, both startups and their investors can gain a true edge.For example, TechCrunch recently analyzed African startup valuation trends and found more robust tailwinds out of Kenya than any... See more

Is panpsychism the only ethical belief given a complete lack of verifiable information about consciousness?

The SaaS playbook rewarded specialization. The AI playbook rewards breadth.

Years ago, the MGM studio declared its motto was Ars Gratia Artis —which translates as Art for Art’s Sake .

"The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an... See more

Nuclear is increasingly central to AI infrastructure and industrial decarbonization. Data centers need always-on power that intermittent sources like solar and wind can't reliably provide. Demand is structural. Supply hasn't caught up. Long-term contracting is accelerating because buyers can't afford to wait for the spot market.

Although AI can provide support and assistance in managing tasks related to communication, in the long run, choosing to evade the effort of thinking for ourselves and settling for artificial statistical compilations threatens to diminish our cognitive, emotional and communication skills.