I've largely replaced Google with ChatGPT for looking things up
https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1917320233955602540
https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1917320233955602540
X (formerly Twitter)
Paul Graham (@paulg) on X
@haroonahmadmd I've largely replaced Google with ChatGPT for looking things up, but it hasn't changed anything about what I write.
The federal minimum wage is officially a poverty wage in 2025
https://www.epi.org/blog/the-federal-minimum-wage-is-officially-a-poverty-wage-in-2025/
https://www.epi.org/blog/the-federal-minimum-wage-is-officially-a-poverty-wage-in-2025/
Economic Policy Institute
The federal minimum wage is officially a poverty wage in 2025
In 2025, the federal minimum wage is officially a “poverty wage.” The annual earnings of a single adult working full-time, year-round at $7.25 an hour now fall below the poverty threshold of $15,650 (established by the Department of Health and Human Services…
Why Even Try If You Have A.I.?
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/why-even-try-if-you-have-ai
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/why-even-try-if-you-have-ai
The New Yorker
Why Even Try if You Have A.I.?
As A.I. grows more powerful, we may be more and more tempted to give up in advance and let it figure out things for us. What will we lose as a result?
I Created Perfect Wiki and Reached $250K in Annual Revenue Without Investors
https://habr.com/en/articles/905812/
https://habr.com/en/articles/905812/
Habr
How I Created Perfect Wiki and Reached $250K in Annual Revenue Without Investors
Hi, my name is Ilia. I founded Perfect Wiki — a SaaS product for creating internal company knowledge bases that works directly within Microsoft Teams. We created a simple and convenient...
Statewide fluoride ban for tap water passes in Florida
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article305335416.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article305335416.html
Miami Herald
Statewide fluoride ban for tap water passes in Florida. What’s next in Miami?
As Miami-Dade’s mayor fights to keep fluoride in local drinking water, Florida lawmakers vote for a statewide ban.
Retailers will soon have only about 7 weeks of full inventories left
https://fortune.com/article/retailers-weeks-of-inventory-left-trump-china-trade-war/
https://fortune.com/article/retailers-weeks-of-inventory-left-trump-china-trade-war/
Fortune
Port of L.A. executive director says retailers will soon have only about 7 weeks of full inventories left amid U.S.-China trade…
“Nobody wins,” Gene Seroka said. “China is America’s factory.”
U.S. Economy Contracts at 0.3% Rate in First Quarter
https://www.wsj.com/economy/us-gdp-q1-2025-1f82f689
https://www.wsj.com/economy/us-gdp-q1-2025-1f82f689
WSJ
U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter as Imports Surged Ahead of Tariffs
The gross domestic product reading fell short of the 0.4% growth that economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected.
Study finds that budget cuts to public R&D would significantly hurt the economy
https://impa.american.edu/costs-of-cutting-scientific-research/
https://impa.american.edu/costs-of-cutting-scientific-research/
Young people aren't as happy as they used to be [Global Flourishing Study]
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/well/mind/happiness-flourishing-young-adult-study.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/well/mind/happiness-flourishing-young-adult-study.html
NY Times
A Global Flourishing Study Finds That Young Adults, Well, Aren’t
New data collected from more than 200,000 people across the world shows that young people aren’t as happy as they used to be.
Archil (YC F24) Is Hiring a Distributed Systems Engineer (In-Person, SF)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43848007
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43848007
The Mira Pro Color is Boox's first color E Ink monitor
https://www.theverge.com/news/658705/boox-mira-pro-color-e-ink-desktop-monitor
https://www.theverge.com/news/658705/boox-mira-pro-color-e-ink-desktop-monitor
The Verge
The Mira Pro Color is Boox’s first color E Ink monitor
An e-reader for your work.
Reversible computing with mechanical links and pivots
https://tennysontbardwell.com/blog/2025/04/30/mechanical-computing/index.html
https://tennysontbardwell.com/blog/2025/04/30/mechanical-computing/index.html
Tennysontbardwell
Mechanical Computing
Doge Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-college-student-ai-rewrite-regulations-deregulation/
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-college-student-ai-rewrite-regulations-deregulation/
WIRED
DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations
A DOGE operative has been tasked with using AI to propose rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s regulations—an effort sources are told will roll out across government.
JetBrains defends removal of negative reviews for unpopular AI Assistant
https://devclass.com/2025/04/30/jetbrains-defends-removal-of-negative-reviews-for-unpopular-ai-assistant/
https://devclass.com/2025/04/30/jetbrains-defends-removal-of-negative-reviews-for-unpopular-ai-assistant/
DEVCLASS
JetBrains defends removal of negative reviews for unpopular AI Assistant • DEVCLASS
JetBrains has defended its removal of negative reviews and feedback for its AI Assistant on its plugin marketplace, […]