New research finds gig workers may be missing from government job reports, which could have massive implications for how the Fed assesses inflation risk. / Reuters
Signal's president breaks down what it costs to keep the platform afloat, which by 2025 will add up to around $50 million a year. / Signal
Joanne McNeil on the empty promises of self-driving cars, which could actually be useful if companies weren't so focused on dazzle. / Esquire
“It's been a little over a year since Elon Musk officially took over Twitter, and I'm prepared to admit that—on at least one count—I was wrong as shit.” / Read Max
Experiencing a toddler learning to talk teaches lessons about large language models. / The New Yorker
See also: “The study and building of neural networks have become central to learning about the mind.” / Scientific American
The world of 1800, when artists revolted against the technocracy, is remarkably similar to today—maybe we're headed into a new Romanticism? / The Honest Broker
Unrelated: Recalling the New Romantic aesthetic from the late 1970s/early '80s, which “burned briefly but brightly.” / Aesthetics Wiki, Museum of Youth Culture
“Can Jeff Bezos, Kid Rock, or George W. Bush lasso a steer or fix your truck?” Why rich guys love dressing like cartoon cowboys. / Texas Monthly
Cold calling people around the world to find out if they're familiar with Thanksgiving: “I think of America, I think of gun violence and sad people.” / The Morning News
A short story for your weekend: Sheila Heti's “According to Alice.” / The New Yorker
“When the mega-mansion developer said, 'Build,' he willed the entire life of a neighborhood into despair.” Martin Luther in the West Village. / McSweeney's