Long links: no room for error

book

• An excerpt from Anne Applebaum’s book Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World. (on.ft.com)
• Walt Hickey talks with Nate Silver, author of On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything. (numlock.com)
• Insights from “Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History,” by William Taylor. (theconversation.com)

you

• How AI will change startup investing. (unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com)
• Philippine call centers are already dealing with the impact of AI. (bloomberg.com)

Business

• John Kay, “Apple is the epitome of the ‘hollow corporation'”; is less a producer than a coordinator of activities undertaken largely by others.” (on.ft.com)
• ESPN is gearing up to launch its standalone streaming service. (hollywoodreporter.com)
• Costco’s ($COST) ethos also carries through to its travel program. (theparisreview.org)

environment

• Solar energy costs continue to fall. (unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com)
• Even small conservation plots can help species. (noemamag.com)

Society

• NAFTA was a hinge on which the American economy pivoted. (nytimes.com)
• Native Hawaiians move to the mainland to advance economically. (wapo.st)
• Why Alaskan Fishermen Are Struggling (nytimes.com)