Attention — Oct 9, 2026
What caught my attention on Oct 9 (24 items).
AI Is Breaking Google
Better Offline (Podcast:00:02) - Published 2024-05-28 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 00:02
We’re Watching Facebook Die
Better Offline (Podcast:00:20) - Published 2024-05-23 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 00:20
How Mark Zuckerberg Deliberately Made Facebook Worse
Better Offline (Podcast:00:46) - Published 2024-05-21 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 00:46
OpenAI’s Video Generating AI Is Dead On Arrival
Better Offline (Podcast:01:08) - Published 2024-05-14 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 01:08
Enron Musk Ft. Ed Niedermeyer
Better Offline (Podcast:01:31) - Published 2024-05-07 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 01:31
The Cult of Failing Upwards
Better Offline (Podcast:01:48) - Published 2024-04-30 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 01:48
The Man That Destroyed Google Search
Better Offline (Podcast:02:02) - Published 2024-04-25 10:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 02:02
How Managers Are Breaking The Internet
Better Offline (Podcast:02:20) - Published 2024-04-23 17:01 - Discovered 2026-10-09 02:20
Monologue: Australia’s Dodgiest AI IPO Is A Pale Horse
Better Offline (Podcast:04:03) - Published 2026-10-08 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 04:03
How A Chinese Glycine Manufacturer Went Viral ft. Louise Matsakis and Tianyu Fang
Better Offline (Podcast:04:19) - Published 2024-04-16 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 04:19
The AI Bubble Is Bursting
Better Offline (Podcast:04:40) - Published 2024-04-11 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 04:40
Are We At Peak AI?
Better Offline (Podcast:04:53) - Published 2024-04-09 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 04:53
Wikipedia Is All The Web Has Left ft. Molly White
Better Offline (Podcast:05:08) - Published 2024-04-02 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 05:08
Rich Idiots Are Killing The Media To Please The Tech Industry
Better Offline (Podcast:05:30) - Published 2024-03-26 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 05:30
How Growth Is Killing Tech’s Innovation, ft. Robert Evans
Better Offline (Podcast:05:53) - Published 2024-03-19 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 05:53
Musk’s Uncharitable Charity ft. David Fahrenthold
Better Offline (Podcast:06:11) - Published 2024-03-12 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 06:11
The Metaverse: How Mark Zuckerberg Lied To The World
Better Offline (Podcast:08:53) - Published 2024-03-05 17:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 08:53
How The Winklevoss Twins Lost A Billion Dollars
Better Offline (Podcast:09:50) - Published 2024-02-29 14:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 09:50
The Rot Economy ft Robert Evans
Better Offline (Podcast:10:11) - Published 2024-02-24 08:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 10:11
An Autopsy of Apple’s Vision Pro
Better Offline (Podcast:10:35) - Published 2024-02-20 17:30 - Discovered 2026-10-09 10:35
Introducing: Better Offline
Better Offline (Podcast:10:36) - Published 2024-02-13 21:25 - Discovered 2026-10-09 10:36
A Stark Warning From a Former AI Doomer
Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Podcast:11:12) - Published 2026-10-07 23:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 11:12
Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Cal interviews Emile Torres who provides a stark warning about AI.
Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia
(0:00) A stark warning from a former AI doomer
(2:01) Interview with Emile Torres
(1:13:57) Cal recaps the interview with Emile
Links:
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Combating the Whirlwind with a Single Sheet of Paper
Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Podcast:11:39) - Published 2026-10-04 23:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 11:39
One of the more debilitating experiences in our current digital world is the sense of being trapped in relentless, reactive, busyness. This “whirlwind” can separate you from both ambition and presence, leaving you feeling flat and fried. In this episode, Cal discusses a simple trick he deploys when he finds himself in this state. It requires only a single sheet of paper.
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An Insider’s Guide to AI Doom
Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Podcast:11:51) - Published 2026-09-30 23:00 - Discovered 2026-10-09 11:51
The conversation around AI harms has become incredibly heated in recent weeks. But it’s also incredibly confusing. In this short explainer episode, Cal walks through the three major categories of beliefs around AI in the current moment and helps explain who belongs where and how they all relate to each other. If you’re trying to keep up with AI news you have need to learn this framework.
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