Last Tuesday, I watched my friend Maya break down in tears—the good kind—over a photo on her phone. In the image, her current 35-year-old self was gently embracing her 8-year-old self, both of them sitting on a park bench she remembered from childhood. The lighting was perfect, the emotion was …
Last month, my cousin Jake texted me a screenshot of his crypto portfolio—up 300% in three weeks. “I’m a genius!” he wrote, complete with rocket emojis. Two weeks later? Different story. Different emoji choices too. Jake’s rollercoaster ride perfectly captures what most people get wrong about cryptocurrency investing. They chase …
My accountant friend Mark looked genuinely worried when he texted me last week: “Just saw Altman’s latest interview. Should I be updating my resume?” It wasn’t the first time someone had asked me this question, but something about Mark’s concern felt different—more urgent, more real. Here’s a guy who’s been …
My friend Sarah rushed to update to iOS 26 the moment it dropped last month. “It’s got all these cool new features!” she texted excitedly. Two weeks later, she called me frustrated, her phone barely lasting half a day and apps crashing left and right. “I should’ve listened to you …
My neighbor Bob stopped me at the mailbox last week with that look—you know the one. Half confused, half skeptical, completely overwhelmed. “My grandson keeps talking about this Bitcoin thing,” he said, waving his phone. “Says it’s the future of money. But I can’t even figure out how it works, …
Last month, I watched my 16-year-old nephew create a stunning 3D model of our family dog using nothing but his smartphone and some AI magic. What should’ve taken weeks of professional 3D modeling software and serious technical skills happened in about 15 minutes. The result? A model so realistic I …
Picture this: you’re 20 years old, probably stressing about college finals or figuring out what to do with your life, and suddenly Elon Musk calls to offer you one of the most high-pressure jobs in tech. Sound like a fever dream? Well, that’s exactly what happened to Diego Pasini. Last …