A Thursday roundup of long pieces and excerpts that matter this week: new books and interviews, debates over the pace of AI progress, and features on business, food tech, and changing habits at home.
Recommended reads include perspectives on whether AI advances will be steady or exponential and an argument that AI will increase entrepreneurship.
Other notable longreads cover changing office demand, Shopify’s story, social habits at home, and profiles of industry figures such as Binance’s founder.
# What this roundup collects
# Central thread: AI acceleration
If you want a quick prioritization: read the AI pacing piece first for strategic implications, then the entrepreneurship essay for practical consequences on business formation.
# Books and excerpts This roundup highlights several book-related items:
These selections mix short excerpts, interview conversations, and curated lists of insights to help decide which books to prioritize.
# Business and markets Several longreads examine established firms and market shifts:
# Food tech and cultivated meat
# Social behavior and other features A piece on Americans spending more time at home but hosting others less is included. Other notable links: a ProPublica report on how DraftKings VIP status works (betting behavior tied to VIP tiers) and a New York Times profile of Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, living in the UAE.
# How to use this roundup
# Quick reference
If a link in this roundup matches your beat — AI policy, startup formation, corporate real estate, food tech, or regulatory profiles — prioritize those pieces first.
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