Search the archive

THE CASE FOR BEING IGNORANT

While connecting with like-minded people can be beneficial, designers must maintain individual appreciation and avoid letting groupthink diminish personal enjoyment.

THE WORLD GAMES 2025 LOGO

The World Games 2025 logo, designed by John Fairley and selected from 3,562 entries, captures Chengdu's essence with elements like the Chinese peony, panda, Chinese knot, arrows, and the world.

THIS COLORFUL NEW FONT DOESN'T USE A SINGLE LETTER

Poly Mono is a unique font made entirely of geometric shapes instead of letters designed for creative designs rather than spelling.

Access Docs now (100% free and ungated)

ANTHROPIC HIRES FORMER OPENAI SAFETY LEAD

Jan Leike, a prominent AI researcher, has joined Anthropic to lead a new team focused on AI safety and security after resigning from OpenAI. His team will concentrate on scalable oversight, weak-to-strong generalization, and automated alignment research. He will report directly to Anthropic's chief science officer, Jared Kaplan. This move aligns with Anthropic's emphasis on safety, contrasting with OpenAI's more commercial direction, which led to the formation of Anthropic by former OpenAI employees.

DEEP DIVE ON NEURALINK

Brain-computer interfaces have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of neurological disorders and enhance human cognition. Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk, is at the forefront of developing advanced BCI technology. It intends to create a seamless connection between the human brain and artificial intelligence. While the company faces challenges related to safety, adoption, and animal welfare, its progress in securing funding and clinical trial approvals positions it as a leader in the commercially viable BCI space.

CHINA RAISES $47.5 BILLION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR FUND

TOP 10 GTM MISTAKES FOUNDERS MAKE

Founders often make critical go-to-market mistakes when scaling their startups, such as hiring the wrong executives, cutting marketing budgets too deeply, and prioritizing short-term profitability over growth. To avoid these pitfalls, founders should hire experienced leaders who can effectively sell and market the product, maintain a strong commitment to sales and customer success, and strategically leverage emerging technologies like AI while fostering sustainable growth.

SWITCHING COSTS

As we gain experience, we become more efficient at completing individual tasks, but switching between different types of tasks can still be challenging and time-consuming. To perform at our best, we need to acknowledge the hidden costs of context switching and build adequate preparation and transition time into our schedules, even limiting the number of different tasks we can tackle in a day. While it may be humbling to accept these switching costs, planning for them is essential for maintaining high-quality work and avoiding the trap of feeling productive while compromising on performance.

WHY DATA-DRIVEN PRODUCT DECISIONS ARE HARD

Product teams often encounter numerous challenges and limitations that can hinder their progress in the pursuit of data-driven decision-making. While data is meant to provide objective insights, in practice, it can lead to analysis paralysis, measuring the wrong metrics, and relying on historical data that may not predict future trends. Despite these limitations, there are situations where intuition and fast decision-making can be more effective than being purely data-driven, especially for startups competing against established tech giants.

STATE OF TALENT 2023

This report reveals which cities are gaining and losing tech talent, how Gen Z's career paths are changing, and how AI is reshaping employment.

2024 APPLE DESIGN AWARD

Meet the finalists for the 2024 Apple Design Awards.

REFORGE EXTENSION

The free Reforge Extension coaches you through improving your actual work, inside your existing tools.

4 COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS YOU NEED TO ADDRESS

Effective communication is crucial for success in the workplace. Even brilliant strategists and executors can be held back by their inability to convey their ideas clearly. Common communication errors include providing too much detail, using jargon that excludes others, lacking context, and having clear blind spots in the information presented. Developing strong communication skills, such as providing accessible and balanced information with sufficient context, can be key to gaining traction for ideas and avoiding potential disasters.

THE DISAPPOINTMENT FRONTIER

Leadership often involves managing people's expectations and disappointment, as there is typically a gap between what they desire and what is realistically achievable. To effectively navigate this "disappointment frontier," leaders should practice transparency, overcommunication, and collaboration with their team, while clearly delineating what they can and cannot control.

THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUMP'S TRUTH SOCIAL

Donald Trump's social media app, Truth Social, recently went public. It is now valued at an astounding $8 billion despite generating only $770,000 in revenue last quarter. The company's ownership consists primarily of gamblers and Trump fanatics. Trump himself owns 65% of the outstanding shares, currently worth $5.2 billion on paper. However, due to a 6-month lockup period and the potential for significant stock price pressure if Trump decides to sell his shares, it is unlikely that he will be able to cash out his fortune from Truth Social at its current valuation.

THE AI TRUST FALL

As AI becomes more integrated into work processes, users will scrutinize its accuracy more than they do with human-generated data, leading to a shift in how product managers onboard users.

HOW TO SAY NO TO FEATURE REQUESTS

Saying 'no' to feature requests is a crucial yet challenging part of a product-oriented founder's role as it helps maintain focus on the company's strategic goals.

THE UNSPOKEN RULES OF REMOTE MEETINGS

Zoom meetings have an unspoken but strictly enforced set of tardiness rules: being one minute late is seen as a tactic to avoid small talk, two minutes late is generally acceptable, three minutes late raises questions about your intentions, four minutes late requires an apology, and being five or more minutes late provokes anger.

2.8 MILLION IMPACTED BY DATA BREACH AT PRESCRIPTION SERVICES FIRM SAV-RX

Pharmacy prescription services provider Sav-Rx is notifying around 2.8 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a cyberattack on October 8, 2023. The compromised information includes names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, eligibility data, and insurance identification numbers.

INTERNET ARCHIVE AND THE WAYBACK MACHINE UNDER DDOS CYBER-ATTACK

The Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library housing millions of historical documents and websites, has endured an intermittent Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) cyber-attack for three days, limiting access to its vast collections including the Wayback Machine's web archive.

TP-LINK FIXES CRITICAL RCE IN POPULAR GAMING ROUTER

An RCE vulnerability TP-Link Archer C5400X router was recently disclosed after identification by OneKey. The vulnerability is a command injection and buffer overflow in the rftest binary, which is responsible for network self assessments. A patch that implements input sanitization was released to address the vulnerability.

BEST PENETRATION TESTING TOOLS IN 2024

Penetration testing tools are essential for efficient hacking and security assessments. While hacking without tools is possible, it is time-consuming and repetitive. These tools streamline basic scanning and security processes, saving time and effort. This post dives into some of the best penetration testing tools.

STOP RECOMMENDING JWTS (WITH SYMMETRIC KEYS)

The Truffle Security team analyzed 10k JWTs found via Shodan and another 500 committed to public repos in GitHub. They used hashcat to attempt cracking the JWTs and found that 1.2% of symmetric keys used in production were guessable within seconds. This was caused by users implementing weak passwords (including the defaults used in documentation and examples) as their symmetric keys when setting up their authentication systems.

A BASIC GUIDE TO DISCOVERING ATTACK SURFACE WITH GHIDRA AND GDB

This blog post provides a walkthrough on how to programmatically map the attack surface of an application using GDB and Ghidra. It begins with walking through the strategy for identifying functions after ASLR and then shows how it can be implemented using GDB Python. The post takes this one step further and shows how to write a Ghidra Python script to generate the GDB Python script for each function and ignore artificially generated blocks.

app wrappers. Save your spot

SNAP WTF MACOS

WTF Snapshot fuzzing of macOS targets, enabling users to perform precisely targeted fuzz testing of hard-to-pinpoint chunks of the macOS kernel.

ARCJET JS

Arcjet JS SDKs. Rate limiting, bot protection, email verification, and attack defense for Node.js, Next.js, Bun, and SvelteKit.

SUDO FOR WINDOWS

Sudo for Windows is a windows-specific implementation of the Sudo concept to escalate privilege from Linux/Unix. This means that certain elements of the traditional sudo experience are not present in Sudo for Windows and vice versa. Scripts and documentation that are written for sudo may not be able to be used directly with Sudo for Windows without some modification.

OPENAI'S NEW SAFETY COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF ALL INSIDERS

OpenAI has formed an internal Safety and Security Committee headed by CEO Sam Altman and composed of company insiders. Its goal is to oversee critical security decisions related to OpenAI's AI projects over the next 90 days, raising concerns among ethicists about the lack of independent oversight.

A ROOT SERVER AT THE INTERNET'S CORE LOST TOUCH WITH ITS PEERS. WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHY

For more than 4 days, the Cogent root name server fell out of sync with all 12 of its peers. Cogent has fixed the issue but has refused to comment on the cause of the disparity. This could have led to DNS Cache poisoning issues or issues in DNSSEC.

AI RED TEAMING TOOLS HELPED X-FORCE BREAK INTO A TECH MANUFACTURER IN 8 HOURS

IBM reported that its X-Force red team was able to compromise a network that they had allocated 3 weeks for in just 8 hours with the help of AI red teaming tools. The team found a vulnerability in the company's HR portal with the aid of the tooling and then installed a rootkit after exploiting the vulnerability and eventually pivoted through the network. IBM believes that these AI tools can be essential in analyzing the large volume of data accumulated in a red team assessment.

BREACHFORUMS RETURNS, JUST WEEKS AFTER FBI-LED TAKEDOWN

BreachForums is back not long after it was seized by law enforcement, bringing back ransomware leaks.

CHRISTIE DISCLOSED A DATA BREACH AFTER A RANSOMHUB ATTACK

Auction house Christie disclosed a data breach following a RansomHub cyber attack that occurred this month.

TREASURY SANCTIONS CREATORS OF 911 S5 PROXY BOTNET

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned three Chinese nationals for running the 911 S5 proxy botnet, a service that allowed routing web traffic through malware-infected computers globally.

GEN Z DRIVES A TEEN-JOB COMEBACK

Gen Z is reversing a decades-long decline in teen employment. The labor force participation rate for 16-19-year-olds rose to 38% in April 2024. Factors driving this trend include rising wages for younger workers and the need for teens to support their families amid inflation. The long-term decline in teens working for pay lines up with several other trends (ie. delayed driving and dating), indicating that today's kids are growing up slower than kids of previous generations.

INSIGHTS FROM GOOGLE'S LEAKED SEARCH DOCUMENTS AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR SEO

Leaked Google documents have surfaced, revealing valuable insights into the company's search algorithms. These documents emphasize the importance of using nofollow links consistently and maintaining high content quality, particularly in categories like Travel. While the authenticity of these documents has not yet been confirmed, they seem to validate long-held SEO strategies and practices.

9 POPUP USE CASES YOUR COMPETITORS DON'T KNOW ABOUT YET

Popups are not only for capturing email addresses – they are also a great way to increase on-site e-commerce conversions. They build social proof, drive traffic to your newest products, tease upcoming sales, and more. This article walks through 9 popup use cases that don't include asking for an email address.

PRODUCT RELEASE SHOWCASES

A product showcase is an opportunity to share recent improvements, enhancements, and capabilities in your product – all bundled together into a cohesive narrative. This tactic is increasingly popular among software companies, as it enhances marketing efficiency, improves customer perception, and facilitates internal alignment. This post includes examples from Shopify, Canva, Hubspot, Workhuman, and VTEX.

71 SOCIAL MEDIA POST TEMPLATES TO SPEED UP YOUR PROCESS

71 social media post templates that can help streamline the content creation process, ensuring visually appealing and consistent posts across multiple platforms. Covering Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and more, these templates help maintain brand cohesion and engage audiences effectively.

TIKTOK LAUNCHES MANAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR CREATORS

TikTok Studio is designed to help creators analyze their performance, track improvements, and make more informed decisions. Creators can manage all aspects of their presence, including video uploads, editing, performance analytics, and more. TikTok Studio replaces Creator tools within the TikTok app as well as the Creator Center web app, but creators can continue to access the full suite of tools and resources on a desktop web browser.

PAYPAL READIES ADVERTISING PLATFORM ROOTED IN REAMS OF TRANSACTION DATA

PayPal has announced plans to create a new advertising platform rooted in transaction data generated by its nearly 400 million active accounts. The offering is designed to help merchants sell more products and services while acting as a discovery engine for consumers. PayPal joins financial players like Chase Bank and hospitality companies like Expedia in launching media networks that attempt to use companies' first-party data to sell advertising.

KLARNA CUTS SPEND BY $10 MILLION A YEAR WITH AI

Klarna has cut marketing spending by $10 million annually through the use of AI, achieving a 40% reduction in costs while increasing campaign numbers. AI tools like Midjourney, DALL-E, and Firefly have reduced production expenses by $6 million, speeding up the image development cycle from 6 weeks to 7 days. Klarna's AI-powered Copy Assistant now handles 80% of the company's copywriting, further enhancing efficiency and reducing reliance on external suppliers.

OLD MARKETING VS. NEW MARKETING

This post shares 6 ways to leverage your story to stand out in today's market. Customers today want to hear from humans and prefer a personal approach. They expect two-way conversations and need to be heavily educated before any direct communication takes place. Humor also goes a long way — tell stories of times when things went wrong or were imperfect.

WHAT IS THE AUDIENCE FUNNEL?

SEO tactics to move users through the funnel at various stages, including informational, navigational, commercial, and transactional.

10 VISUALS TO CHANGE HOW YOU THINK ABOUT MARKETING

10 graphics to change your perspectives on complex words vs. simple words, the power of a good story, and writing for clarity.

RECALL OF KEY MESSAGES FROM ADS

The percentage of recall for each individual message decreases as you add more messages to an ad.

INTRODUCING THE CSS ANCHOR POSITIONING API

The new CSS Anchor Positioning API allows native positioning of elements relative to anchors you define. You can set up anchors implicitly or explicitly and then position other elements relative to them using the anchor() function. The API also allows for centering elements with anchor-center, anchoring to multiple elements, positioning with inset-area, and sizing elements with anchor-size().