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A thing about Smashing that not everyone understands yet - you can use it to follow *any* industry or set of companies, people, places. It's like Google Alerts on steroids.

Otis Chandler, cofounder and former CEO of Goodreads, is among those who have launched Smashing, a new reading app with a daily feed of news, podcasts, and social media posts based on users’ interests. buff.ly/3NGflnw

With the election tomorrow I have been trying to understand the impact of tariffs. I found, surprisingly that the top thing that helped me better understand the proposals was to read a variety of sources that supported both sides. It inspired me to write a piece on how to use

I helped curate this story grouping with some of the best post election takes I've read. Our AI summary is thus pretty accurate from what I read.

Great take on the value Smashing is bringing to our growing community!

I love 3 body problem books so this was a fascinating comparison. Basically it's too hard to be truly open and honest on the open web so most of us are doing that in safer more private spaces. This why I'm building Smashing - it's easier for everyone to curate not just the

Love this. I would add that the best way to "feel good" is to learn something new every day by reading a good book or article.

Super cool. Similar to vision I wanted to do for Kindle back in the day!

Only 4 stars huh - lol - good he was a little critical? On serious note, seeing all these mentions of Goodreads because of this is very entertaining!

Exciting new way to find more curated great reads from others. Loving my new AI feed for instance after adding my tech cofounders feed as it now is much more technical.

Check out my startups feed - full of tech goodness: smashing.xyz/feed?share=VQ3V

Scary how much plastic they found. Interesting takeaways too, such as: “water in glass and plastic water bottles have surprisingly similar levels of chemical content; and hot foods which spend 45 minutes in takeout containers have 34% higher levels of plastic chemicals than the

A great set of tips for reading more in 2025. Put books everywhere and read in the cracks of your life instead of doom scrolling. My top hack is to buy the Kindle AND Audible version as they sync if you get the same edition so it’s seamless to switch! Read before bed. Lately my

Should we be concerned that OpenAI when asked to do humor makes up stories about Skynet?

I really loved the book Stolen Focus by Johann Hari - I think worth a read if you are feeling at all unproductive goodreads.com/review/show/72…

Social media is literally making us dumb. Young people are reading less and are unable to concentrate. Frightening if we have really peaked. smashing.xyz/contents/have-…

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Today I say goodbye to @smashing_app, which I spent the last 3 years of my life focused on. When I set out to build it I had one big idea: the internet is full of brilliant content—but most of it is nearly impossible to find. And yet, when you do find a gem, it can be so

Pretty cool... What Will Automated Firms Look Like? youtu.be/bJD1NpdMY5s?si…