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The mean means nothing: data visualization to debug a latency problem.
https://fzakaria.com/2026/07/27/the-mean-means-nothing
saved 2026-07-28

Millions of Americans are holding onto empty homes,
fearing the tax hit a sale would bring.
https://bsky.app/profile/nytimes.com/post/3mkpx5pw5o223

The New York Times (@nytimes.com)
Roughly 7.2 million single-family homes are sitting empty and being kept off the market, according to the real estate investment service Flock Homes, contributing to a nationwide housing shortage. But a closer look at these “zombie homes” shows that for many owners, selling just isn’t worth it. https://nyti.ms/4w2X7l9

An Indonesian court sentences Gojek co-founder and ex-education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison for power abuses over a Chromebook contract (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/business/indonesia-trial-nadiem-makarim.html

Prominent Tech Founder in Indonesia Is Found Guilty in Corruption Case
The case against Nadiem Makarim, a co-founder of Gojek, has fueled concerns about judicial fairness in a nation where foreign investors were already growing wary.

Doctors and researchers worry that FDA-related wagers on Kalshi and Polymarket could compromise drug development tests and erode public trust in the process (Rebecca Robbins/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2…

Prediction Market Betting on Drug Trials and Approvals Sparks Concern About Undermining Research
Prediction markets on Kalshi and Polymarket now let people wager money on drug approvals. Kalshi also plans to allow bets on clinical trial results.

How Schneider Electric is using AI in call centers and manufacturing to complement employees' work and boost productivity, rather than to replace them (Patricia Cohen/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/busines

A.I. Doesn’t Have to Mean Layoffs
A French multinational, Schneider Electric, decided to use artificial intelligence in manufacturing to make workers more productive, rather than to replace them. Here’s how that’s going.

Anthropic says Claude Mythos Preview was able to break a weaker version of AES and it orchestrated another improved attack against HAWK cryptographic system (Dustin Volz/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07…

An Anthropic Claude AI Model Finds Flaws in Tough-to-Crack Encryption Algorithms
Claude Mythos Preview discovered new attacks in testing against weakened cryptographic algorithms, which protect online financial transactions, private communications and more.

Digital advertising is booming for Google and Meta, helped by AI tools used for language translation, real-time changes to ad copy, and easier ad targeting (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/technology/ai-artificial-intelligence-ad-boom.…

A.I. Helps Online Ad Businesses Boom
Google and Meta are enjoying a digital ad boom, as artificial intelligence automates marketing and drives record sales.

How a Polymarket dispute over a single syllable ignited a bitter debate; Polymarket uses Risk Labs' Optimistic Oracle to decide ~200K tough call bets per month (David Segal/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/0…

How Polymarket Traders Revolted Over One Silly Syllable
How one silly syllable ignited a bitter dispute over the nature of reality on Polymarket.

As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, San Francisco tech workers making six figures say they cannot compete with the new AI elite and may have to leave (Emmy Martin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/0…

In San Francisco’s A.I. Era, Even $180,000 Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough
As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, tech workers making six figures are grousing that they cannot compete with the new A.I. elite. Some doubt they can afford to stay.

Political campaign managers and consultants are using AI to analyze voter data, create campaign materials, and more; survey: 87% of campaigners use AI daily (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29…

How A.I. Is Changing the Way Politicians Run for Office
A.I.-generated images are the public face of this election overhaul. Behind the scenes, campaigns are using the technology to analyze voter data, craft campaign materials and write custom messages.