Newsmarks — imported from WordPress.https://alan.is/topics/newsmarks/https://alan.is/insights/delorean-vs-tesla-the-race-to-build-the-ultimate-flying-car/https://alan.is/insights/delorean-vs-tesla-the-race-to-build-the-ultimate-flying-car/DeLorean joins eVTOL racing, but nostalgia is not engineering. Demand innovation, not cinematic ghosts.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 02:42:10 GMTdeloreanelectric-carsteslahttps://alan.is/insights/big-tech-settlements-2026/https://alan.is/insights/big-tech-settlements-2026/Fifteen major tech fines topped $25B in mid-2026. Nobody admitted guilt—the interesting part is what they must build.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:06:14 GMTalibabaamazonanthropicgooglemetaoracletiktokhttps://alan.is/insights/hugging-face-hacked-by-openai-show-the-prompt/https://alan.is/insights/hugging-face-hacked-by-openai-show-the-prompt/Hugging Face got hacked from a runaway OpenAI agent that apparently did this on its own. Or did it? We could resolve this quickly.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:05:37 GMThugging-faceopenaiprompthttps://alan.is/insights/between-a-mugger-and-the-feds-what-duress-looks-like/https://alan.is/insights/between-a-mugger-and-the-feds-what-duress-looks-like/Border prosecution over a 'duress password' led me to GrapheneOS and what ownership over convenience means.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:16:46 GMTgrapheneosprivacysecurityhttps://alan.is/insights/stripe-goes-after-openrouter/https://alan.is/insights/stripe-goes-after-openrouter/Stripe is thinking further down the road than most, by going after OpenRouter, the gateway to AI models. Clever.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:09:52 GMTaiopenrouterstripehttps://alan.is/insights/think-like-a-cto-japanese-edition/https://alan.is/insights/think-like-a-cto-japanese-edition/Think Like a CTO has been translated and published into another language, Japanese.Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:48:27 GMTbookchief-technology-officerctohttps://alan.is/insights/open-source-means-never-being-stuck/https://alan.is/insights/open-source-means-never-being-stuck/Stuck on libvips limits, I patched upstream—open source gives autonomy and room to contribute.Sun, 07 Sep 2025 20:25:51 GMTaiartificial-intelligencechatgptjavaopen-sourceprogrammingtechnologyhttps://alan.is/insights/keep-out-of-technical-debt/https://alan.is/insights/keep-out-of-technical-debt/Ignoring small issues, skipping updates, and overcomplicating work piles up debt that blocks growth.Thu, 23 May 2024 21:45:53 GMTtechnical-debthttps://alan.is/insights/you-dont-add-security/https://alan.is/insights/you-dont-add-security/Security belongs in architecture from day one—not bolted on after you map attack surfaces.Fri, 03 May 2024 19:36:39 GMTsecurityhttps://alan.is/insights/main-challenges-for-a-cto/https://alan.is/insights/main-challenges-for-a-cto/Security tops many CTO worry lists—organizations often learn vulnerability only after an incident.Fri, 03 May 2024 18:59:29 GMTsecurityhttps://alan.is/insights/uber-works-car-no-longer-required/https://alan.is/insights/uber-works-car-no-longer-required/Uber could make gig work without a car mainstream—extra income on your schedule, if they pull it off.Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:51:21 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/fedex-ceo-finally-admits-amazon-is-a-real-competitor/https://alan.is/insights/fedex-ceo-finally-admits-amazon-is-a-real-competitor/"We basically compete in an ecosphere that's got five entities in it," Smith said, adding: "There is UPS.Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:47:47 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/netflix-loses-no-1-spot-as-bandwidth-user-for-2019/https://alan.is/insights/netflix-loses-no-1-spot-as-bandwidth-user-for-2019/  Interesting to see who is consuming the global bandwidth with this study.Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:05:00 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/audi-unveils-mars-rover-looking-electric-off-roader/https://alan.is/insights/audi-unveils-mars-rover-looking-electric-off-roader/  Audi has teased the world at this years Frankfurt show, and by george, it looks fantastic.Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:51:40 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/hands-up-who-didnt-see-this-coming-fda-warns-juul-for-marketing-e-cigs-as-safe/https://alan.is/insights/hands-up-who-didnt-see-this-coming-fda-warns-juul-for-marketing-e-cigs-as-safe/Anything you pump into your body, that let's face it isn't water, is going to have side effects - death being one of the harsher ones.Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:09:12 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/over-half-a-million-active-gps-trackers-have-123456-as-default-password/https://alan.is/insights/over-half-a-million-active-gps-trackers-have-123456-as-default-password/It is ridiculous that this is still happening in this day'n'age.Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:21:34 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/tesla-model-s-warned-driver-in-fatal-crash-to-put-hands-on-steering-wheel/https://alan.is/insights/tesla-model-s-warned-driver-in-fatal-crash-to-put-hands-on-steering-wheel/The NTSB concluded today, with their release of a 500 page report, that the driver had failed to respond to directions to put his hands on the wheelTue, 20 Jun 2017 18:37:01 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/rnc-research-firm-leaks-data-of-200m-us-citizens/https://alan.is/insights/rnc-research-firm-leaks-data-of-200m-us-citizens/1.1 terabytes of data includes birthdates, home addresses, telephone numbers and political views of nearly 62% of the entire US population.Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:17:10 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/amazon-buys-whole-foods-13-4b/https://alan.is/insights/amazon-buys-whole-foods-13-4b/Amazon shocked retail by buying Whole Foods—a big bet on bricks-and-mortar grocery.Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:40:23 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/email-still-the-king-of-social-networks/https://alan.is/insights/email-still-the-king-of-social-networks/Around 40% of your emails are being tracked for marketing purposes.Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:07:12 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/those-blue-signs-are-cheaper-than-you-think/https://alan.is/insights/those-blue-signs-are-cheaper-than-you-think/Not nearly as expensive as you would think to rent space on this most valuable of places on the highway.Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:45:35 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/verizon-yahoo-aol-oath/https://alan.is/insights/verizon-yahoo-aol-oath/Verizon closes Yahoo for $4.48B. Mayer exits with a $23M package on a once-iconic property.Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:46:00 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/tesla-to-charge-cars-exclusively-from-the-sun/https://alan.is/insights/tesla-to-charge-cars-exclusively-from-the-sun/Musk says Superchargers will go off-grid—no surprise after the SolarCity acquisition.Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:40:32 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/what-ellotheranos-can-teach-hbr/https://alan.is/insights/what-ellotheranos-can-teach-hbr/Good article from Harvard Business Review on the hubris of courting too much media attention too early on in a startup.Mon, 05 Jun 2017 12:32:08 GMThttps://alan.is/insights/tim-armstrong-on-being-a-ceo/https://alan.is/insights/tim-armstrong-on-being-a-ceo/30 min interview with Tim on how he stepped up to the challenge of taking over as CEO of AOL.Sun, 04 Jun 2017 19:41:50 GMT