A Fan Died at a Taylor Swift Show. Then It All Got Very Confusing. Nadira Goffe
The heat was blazing. The floor was metal. Was there anything else she could have done?
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The Unexpected Winner of the OpenAI Meltdown Heather Tal Murphy
There was a coup at the hot startup. Now it’s a coup for the most boring company in Big Tech.
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They fail the test of what makes a useful instant product.
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They’re not putting in the work.
Help! I Wrote a Bestseller. My Aunt Is Determined to Pretend It Doesn’t Exist. Jenée Desmond-Harris
She always changes the subject.
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