Hi, friends. Welcome to the latest edition of Newley’s Notes.
⚠️ Editor’s note: NN will be on summer holiday for the following few weeks. Expect the next edition July 21.
Here are ten items worth your time this week:
🍎 1) Apple Design Chief Jony Ive to Depart, Ushering in New Era [WSJ]
“Apple Inc. said design chief Jony Ive will leave the company later this year to form his own independent design company, marking the end of an era at the iPhone maker as it shifts from an emphasis on product development to services.”
🎨 2) And, from 2015, a profile of Ive: The Shape of Things to Come [New Yorker]
“How an industrial designer became Apple’s greatest product.”
👂 3) Aggression Detectors: The Unproven, Invasive Surveillance Technology Schools Are Using to Monitor Students [ProPublica]
“‘It’s not clear it’s solving the right problem. And it’s not clear it’s solving it with the right tools,’ said Suresh Venkatasubramanian, a University of Utah computer science professor who studies how replacing humans with artificial intelligence affects decision-making in society.”
🦄 4) A Unicorn Lost in the Valley, Evernote Blows Up the ‘Fail Fast’ Gospel [NY Times]
“In a season of multibillion-dollar I.P.O.s for Slack, Pinterest, Zoom, Uber, Lyft and others, Evernote is nowhere close.”
🚚 5) Sikh drivers are transforming U.S. trucking. Take a ride along the Punjabi American highway [LA Times]
"‘You used to see a guy with a turban and you would get excited,’ says Pal, who is in his 15th year of trucking. ‘Today, you go to some stops and can convince yourself you are in India.’’
📚 6) San Francisco Will Spend $600,000 to Erase History [NY Times]
“All are fair game for censorship in a worldview that insists that words and images are to be judged based on how ‘safe’ they make people feel.”
⌨️ 7) 20+ Mac Productivity Hacks from CEOs, Artists, Developers, Youtubers and More [Boxy Suite]
“I’m always surprised by how many Mac hacks, tricks and workflows I keep finding out that boost my productivity and make my life easier.”
🗣️ 8) This map shows the most commonly spoken language in every US state, excluding English and Spanish [Business Insider]
“German is the most commonly spoken non-English, non-Spanish language in nine states, with French most common in six states and D.C. Vietnamese was the most common language in six states.”
⚽ 9) Wayne Rooney GOAL from Beyond Midfield! [YouTube]
“Wayne Rooney scores from beyond the midfield stripe.”
😂 10) Water, water, OMG water! [Reddit]
💡 Quote of the week:
“We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training." – Archilochus
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👊 Fist bump from New Delhi – and happy summer!
Newley