August 2024 archive

Every article we published in August 2024.

Aug 1, 2024

Inside the Pod: Momentum Is the Key to Productivity

Learn how this programming GPT can boost yours

Aug 2, 2024

The Great AI Unbundling

Why ChatGPT and Claude will spawn the next wave of startups

Aug 4, 2024

ChatGPT Is the New Excel

Plus: Make a website with just two words

Aug 5, 2024

Twitter’s Future Is a Return to Elon Musk’s Past

The reinvention of X

Aug 6, 2024

Here’s a Million-dollar Software Idea

Welcoming the dawn of a new era in computing

Aug 7, 2024

How Packy McCormick Finds His Next Big Idea

One of the most influential voices in tech explains how AI helps him write and invest

Aug 8, 2024

The Horny Truth About AI Chatbots

What our digital companions reveal about human loneliness

Aug 9, 2024

Review: ChatGPT’s New Advanced Voice Mode

AI’s new voice is a leap into the future

Aug 11, 2024

Let AI Cure What Ails You

Plus: Find your next big idea with Packy McCormick

Aug 12, 2024

AI Works Better When You Make It Pretend

Why role prompting your LLM yields the response you want

Aug 13, 2024

The Addiction Economy

Addicted, overwhelmed, oversubscribed: How technology hooked the world

Aug 14, 2024

How to Be a Smarter Reader in the Age of AI

Alex & Books's Alex Wieckowski on finding joy in books again

Aug 15, 2024

Introducing Sparkle

Organize your files automatically—with AI

Aug 16, 2024

Feasting at the Trough of AI Slop

AI imagery is more popular, more powerful, and less harmful than you think

Aug 18, 2024

Making It Sparkle

Our new AI organizing tool, plus role prompting your LLM to better responses

Aug 19, 2024

Why I Avoided AI—And How I Finally Embraced It

Using a new technology can be hard. Here's what you can do about it.

Aug 20, 2024

How to Write With AI: Register Now

Learn how to use AI to produce the best writing of your life

Aug 21, 2024

The Mantra of This AI Age: Don’t Repeat Yourself

AI won't kill your job. But it will steal your repetitive tasks.

Aug 22, 2024

Copy Rights and Wrongs

Who owns the output of AI—the machines or the creators?

Aug 23, 2024

Building an AI Media and Software Empire

The journey to a calm, profitable business in the AI age

Aug 25, 2024

AI, IP, and the Anxiety of New Technology

Plus: Learn how to write with AI in 30 days

Aug 26, 2024

Inside the Pod: Can AI Solve the Adult Friendship Problem?

New York Times columnist Kevin Roose made 18 AI friends to find out

Aug 27, 2024

Benevolent Billionaire or Despot—Or Both?

A new book on Bill Gates asks: How do you measure a billionaire’s net impact on the world?

Aug 28, 2024

The Browser Company Is Building a Brand That Drives Viral Growth

Head of storytelling Nashilu Mouen-Makoua on how to tell memorable stories

Aug 29, 2024

Welcome to the Era of the Gritty Startup

The age of glut is over. Here are three lessons to navigate through leaner times.

Aug 30, 2024

OpenAI’s New Model, Strawberry, Explained

ChatGPT’s next big evolution lies in its ability to solve the ‘strawberry’ problem