The Daily Index — Friday, August 25, 2023 · TLDR Index

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BUILD TRUST OVER ZOOM

Zoom is requiring employees living within 50 miles of an office to report to the office a minimum of two days a week. The company's CEO, Eric Yuan, says that it's difficult for employees to build trust with each other on a computer screen. He claims that it's too difficult to have innovative conversations and debates on Zoom as it makes people too friendly. His comments point towards the company's belief in the ability of its platform.

gizmodo.com · 3 min

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The partnership with Wing will allow Walmart to deliver to an additional 60,000 homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

theverge.com · 2 min

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MEETING SAM BANKMAN-FRIED

This article tells the story of how a former engineer at Alameda Research met Sam Bankman-Fried and provides a few anecdotes from their time working at the firm.

adityabaradwaj.com · 5 min

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CITY?

Flannery Associates and its parent company, Flannery Holdings, have purchased approximately 140 properties for more than $800 million in Solano Country at premium rates since 2018.

sfchronicle.com · 3 min

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A VISIT TO THE ONE-MAN COMPUTER FACTORY

Mythic Computer is a company that makes handmade wooden computers that look nothing like your average computer.

theverge.com · 20 min

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CHECKING EMAIL? YOU’RE PROBABLY NOT BREATHING

Email apnea, which, according to an informal survey, happens to roughly 80% of people, is a phenomenon where people periodically hold their breath or alter their breathing when checking their emails.

nytimes.com · 5 min