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My recent visit to Anthropic
I very recently participated in a two-day session to offer guidance on rewriting the constitution for Claude.
The new agentic O-ring world
But because agents often require guidance or additional context as they move through their tasks, Sharma, 27, finds himself wanting to be available to them around the clock and forgoing a regular…
The End of Friday Nights with Friends
This study examines how Americans’ time with friends has changed over the week, focusing not on how much social interaction has declined but on when it has.
Has the European turnaround finally arrived?
Europe just had its best reporting season in years. Companies in the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 index boosted earnings per share by 18% on average in the second quarter compared with a year earlier.
What should I ask Annie Lowrey?
Yes I will be doing a Conversation with her. She has a new and very interesting book coming out, namely The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time―and How to Fix It.
This brew, at least, is from Ashburn, Virginia
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Rick Rubin podcasts with me
Two hours, thirty-four minutes, Rick and I recorded this session not too long ago in Tuscany. It was everything Rick wanted to ask. Self-recommending of course, and there is more to come.
Green shoots for the UK?
Early signs of tech-driven improvements in productivity growth could herald a sustained strengthening in the UK’s economic outlook, analysts have said, in a turnaround after years of underperformance.
More evidence on the effects of recent tariffs
Trump is giving economists something to write papers about: U. S. tariff rates in 2025 rose to levels not seen since the Great Depression, yet imports increased.

Tyler Cowen: On the Sound of Patriotism - A Musical History
To honor the 250th anniversary of America, Tyler Cowen plays Rick patriotic music from the United States and around the world in this special listening…