Renewing Medium’s focus

We’ve decided to make some major changes at Medium. I’ll start with the hard part: As of today, we are reducing our team by about one third — eliminating 50 jobs, mostly in sales, support, and other business functions. We are also changing our business model to more directly drive the mission we set out on originally. […]

Transcript of Simon Sinek Millennials in the Workplace Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MC2X-LRbkE This is a transcript of an interview with Simon Sinek about his take on millennials in the workplace recorded in Dec of 2016. I thought it was meaningful and decided to type out the interview for my blog. If you have any opinions on what Simon summarizes, please leave me a comment below. I […]

Faraday Future Introduces Its Would-Be Tesla Killer, the FF91

It’s been a rough year for erstwhile electric car company Faraday Future. Several members of a senior staff recruited from the likes of Tesla, BMW, and Google, as well as the aerospace and medical device sectors, reportedly jumped ship. The company fell behind in paying the contractor building its factory in Nevada, where state treasurer […]

Bill and Melinda Gates back an implant that could prevent HIV

You don’t have to wait until after an infection to fight HIV. A technique known as pre-exposure prophylaxis has you taking preemptive medicine on a regular basis, greatly reducing the chances that HIV will take root in the first place. Needless to say, such a treatment could change the world if done well — and […]