Patrick Collison’s Ahemfie Atirimɔdensɛm Anwiinwii

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Yɛma mo akwaaba, Nnawɔtwe mufo! Wɔ saa nsɛmma nhoma yi mu:• The Big Read: Kings League, bɔɔlbɔ adwumakuw a ɛrenya nkɔso ntɛmntɛm, a wonim intanɛt so yiye, fa ɔkwan a ɛnyɛ den so wɔ pro agumadi mu• Tech Culture: So mfiridwuma ho nimdefo a wɔpɛ protein betumi aboa ma wɔagye Sweetgreen nkwa? • Plus, Recommendations —yɛn dapɛn dapɛn pop amammerɛ paw: “Real Vikings,” “Kutchinsky’s Egg” ne “Sirat”Patrick Collison, nnipa a wɔn ho yɛ anigye sen biara wɔ Silicon Valley no mu biako, kaa asɛm bi a ɛyɛ abufuw kɛse dapɛn yi faa nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo ho —ne nea enti a ɛte sɛ nea ɛkata tech ne tech elite so wɔ ɔkwan soronko so sen biribiara ne obiara. “There’s a lot of unevenness in how much attention internal drama and palace intrigue gets across different organizations. Sɛnea metumi aka no, eyi yɛ asɛm a ɛfa ɔkwan a wɔde wɔn ho to so ho kɛse: yenim nnipa a wɔwɔ sitcom a ɛwɔ ahyehyɛde ahorow bi mu nanso ɛnyɛ afoforo mu, na ɛde lock-in effects a ɛhyɛ wɔn ho den ba,” Collison kyerɛwee wɔ Twitter. “Obi te tumi ho apereperedi a ɛwɔ Chevron anaa Department of Agriculture no ho asɛm ahe?”Uh, ɛda adi pefee. Chevron yɛ mfonoe, nnwumakuw a wɔn ani nnye ho kɛse wɔ adwumayɛkuw a nsakrae kakraa bi na ɛbɔ mu no mu biako, na ne CEO de ayɛ n’adwuma ankasa sɛ ɔbɛhwɛ n’adwumakuw no so wɔ kommyɛ a enni anuonyam mu.Mfe pii ni no, Mike Wirth aka ɔkwan a ɔfa so yɛ Chevron captain ho asɛm sɛ “ahenkurow nteɛso,” na efi bere a ogyee adwuma no wɔ afe 2018 mu no, ɔde ne ho ama sɛ ɔbɛtew ɛka so na wama Chevron sika a ɛkɔ soro no akɔ soro. It hasn’t made the company’s stock a gusher: Ɛkɔ soro 49% wɔ ne bere so, di S&P 500 (147%) ne akansifo a wɔbɛn te sɛ Exxon (72%) nyinaa akyi. Ne nyinaa mu no, Chevron wɔ afe 2023 mu sii gyinae sɛ wɔbɛbɔ ne mmara sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Wirth bɛtena so atwam mfe a adwumakuw no hyɛ sɛ ɔde kɔ pɛnhyen no. Wirth ani gye sɛ ɔyɛ dull, na Chevron nso ani gye ho saa ara. Obiara nni Silicon Valley a ɔmpɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ te sɛ Mike. Mpɛn pii no obiara pɛ sɛ ɔyɛ te sɛ Collison, obi a ɛnyɛ sɛ wakyekye wiase no mu ankorankoro nnwumakuw akɛse no mu biako wɔ mfe aduonu mu nko—ɔsan de nhama resan sɛnea sika fa okyinnsoromma yi so—na mmom ɔde ne ho ahyɛ amammui nyansapɛ a ɛyɛ neo-moderate a ɔwɔ anidaso sɛ ɔbɛsan ayɛ U.S. ɔman no mu nhyehyɛe ahorow pii ho adwuma no ho dawuru. Te sɛ Collison no, wɔn kɔn dɔ hia ne nkɛntɛnso na wonsuro sɛ wobedi wɔn akyi wɔ ɔkwan a ɛda adi so.Wɔ Silicon Valley no, obiara pɛ sɛ ɔyɛ biribi foforo. Wɔpɛ sɛ wɔyɛ, wunim, ade a ɛyɛ hyew, foforo no —na wɔnam saayɛ so twetwe nnipa a wɔbɔ amanneɛ wɔ...asɛm ho amanneɛ no adwene. Wirth ne ngo abran afoforo no ani nnye ho sɛ wɔbɛyɛ foforo na wɔayɛ ayɛsɛm. Ngo ayɛ dedaw—nea ɛte ankasa. Yɛdwene ngo ho ankasa bere a ɔhaw bi ba bere ne bere mu —te sɛ Iran ɔko no —a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ebia yebetua pii wɔ ho nkutoo. Nanso yɛasi yɛn bo araa ma sɛ ngo bɛtra hɔ sɛnea ɛte no pɛpɛɛpɛ araa ma yɛapow mfiridwuma foforo a wɔde besi ananmu, a ebetumi akora yɛn sika so na, wunim, asiw okyinnsoromma yi kwan sɛ ɛbɛdan Turkeyfo aguaree. Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔbɛma Collison nea ɛfata no, misusuw sɛ ɔka asɛm a ɛfata wɔ sɛnea wɔmfa nsɛm kakraa bi na wɔde ma wɔ aban a ɛwɔ ɔman no mu no mmeae a ɛho hia pii no ho. Nanso afei bio, nnipa pii a wɔwɔ mfiridwuma mu no yɛɛ basaa kɛse afe a etwaam no bere a nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo danee wɔn mmɔdenbɔ kɔɔ DOGE mfiri ahorow no so, a ɛtrɛw faa aban adwumayɛbea ahorow pii so no.If Silicon Valley’s elite want to stop attracting the media’s attention, then they might consider settling for the old, boring thing—which would mean accumulating less money and less influence. Nneɛma a wɔde di gua! Dɛn bio na efi dapɛn yi mu...• Wɔ Britain no, ɔman no krataa sika a wɔbɛsan ayɛ ho mfonini no aba fam akodu akyinnyegye a ɛda gyata ne akraman ntam. • Ɛda adi sɛ Amazon’s Whole Foods mmeae bi de wɔn sotɔɔ ahorow no fã bi ma “afiase” ma sotɔɔ mu korɔnfo. Ɛno yɛ me nwonwa, ɛwom sɛ akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ megye atom sɛ ɛtɔ mmere bi a sɛ metwɛn wɔ Whole Foods nam aguadidan mu a, ɛte sɛ afiase de. • New York Times ahu sɛ San Luis Obispo wɔ hɔ! • Harvey Weinstein ka kyerɛɛ Hollywood Reporter bere a ɔkaa sɛnea Rikers Supɔw so nneduafo afoforo ne no di no ho asɛm sɛ: “Mete nka sɛ wɔaka me ahyɛ.” “Wɔba bɛka sɛ, ‘Weinstein, ma me sika bi. Weinstein, ma me wo mmaranimfo.’ ‘Weinstein, yɛ eyi. Weinstein, yɛ saa.’” Ɛte sɛ nea, wunim, sɛ woyɛ Hollywood siniyɛfo. • NBC nhwehwɛmu foforo bi hu sɛ Amerikafo da so ara susuw sɛ Republicanfo ye sen nsɛm te sɛ atubrafo ne nsɛmmɔnedi ho dwuma bere a Democratfo tumi di nsɛmti te sɛ akwahosan ho dwuma yiye no. Wɔ asɛm bi a wɔka munanso, yɛn bere yi ho mfonini no, nhwehwɛmu no hui sɛ Amerikafo mu apaapae koraa wɔ ɔfã bɛn na etumi di sikasɛm ho dwuma yiye ho —na wosusuw sɛ benkum anaa nifa biara nni AI ho adwene biara. • E-commerce’s mass embrace of drops, bere a eyi nneɛma kakraa bi adi wɔ hype kɛse mu no ama ayɛ den sɛ wɔbɛhyɛ ho nkuran. • McKay Coppins a ɔkyerɛw saa Mitt Romney asetra ho asɛm a eye paa no wɔ afe 2023 mu no adi afe biako sɛ “kyakyatowfo a wasɛe.”• Felicissima!—de kɔ Wall Street Journal asɛmti yi so: “The Espresso-Chugging, Wine-Guzzling Italian-Americans Who Took Down Team USA.” • Phillip Picardi a na anka ɔyɛ Out nsɛmma nhoma samufo panyin no ne samufo panyin foforo ne Playboy ahyɛnsode ho ɔpanyin. Ne foro no ma me a meyɛ ɔbarima a ɔne ɔbarima da no susuw asɔredan afoforo a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ɛyɛ mmarimayɛ a ɛyɛ tẽẽ na ɛyɛ aborɔfo a mmarima a wɔne wɔn ho da ho nhyehyɛe no betumi ama atu mpɔn no ho: Hooters, ebia —anaasɛ ebia U.S. Mmarahyɛ Bagua no. • Cambridge Sukuupɔn mu sukuuni bi a wawie sukuu no hintiw wɔ nkrataa a ɛwɔ sukuu no nhomakorabea a ɛma hann foforo a ɛho hia bae wɔ sɛnea U.S. ne Britania ntua a wɔde baa Iraq so no ankɔ yiye saa no so. Asɛm bɛn ara ni—sɛnea ɛyɛ adanse a ɛkyerɛ sɛ nhomakorabea a wɔpɛ nhomakorabea nerds tumi gyina tebea horow ano! Na hwɛ sɛnea yɛkɔ so bu amammuisɛm ne nnipa a wɔwɔ Mfinimfini Apuei no atɛn a ɛnteɛ.—Abram Brown (abe@theinformation.com)Weekend’s Latest Stories The Big Read Big Read Sudden Death, Giant Dice, Internet Spectacle: Kings League Exports New Pro Sports ModelAdwumakuw a wɔafi ase a adi mfe abiɛsa no ahu sika a wonya no mmɔho abien wɔ bere biara mu, na ɛde ne bɔɔlbɔ a wɔsan yɛ no foforo a ɛyɛ intanɛt so de kɔ Europa ne Amerika Kesee Fam nyinaa. Nnwumakuw te sɛ Netflix ani gye ɔkwan a ɛtrɛw a wɔfa so boa nneɛma no ho. Wɔn a wɔde wɔn sika hyɛ mu no de din ahorow te sɛ Aryeh Bourkoff’s LionTree ka ho. Next stop: the States.Tech CultureSo Mfiridwumayɛfo a Wɔn Ho Nhyɛ Protein Ho So Betumi Aboa Ma Wɔagye Sweetgreen? Adidibea ahorow no ahwere wɔn akyidifo a wodii kan nyae no fã kɛse, na nea afi mu aba ne sɛ, CEO ne nea ɔne no hyehyɛɛ adwuma no Jonathan Neman kɔm de no sɛ obenya Silicon Valley’s wellness crowd no so nkonim. Tie: “Vikingfo Ankasa” Wokae bere bi a atwam bere a na obiara de ne ho ahyɛ tete Roma so denneennen a aniwu biara nni ho no? Wiɛ, I’m here to suggest sɛ yɛmfa yɛn adwene nkɔ Christo-abosonsomfo kuw foforo a mogya ho sukɔm de wɔn, a wɔkyekye ahemman no so —nsusuwii a ɛkyɛe, minim, nanso saa na ɛba bere a w’akorow tenten no kɔ fam wɔ Dyflin ne Hlymrekr ntam no. “Vikingfo Ankasa” san de n’akofo a wɔagye din no si hɔ sɛ nea ɛboro nnipadɔm a wɔkyinkyin, na wɔhwehwɛ wɔn nimdeɛ a wɔwɔ wɔ po so hyɛn, mfiridwuma ne aguadi mu no mu. Ahokokwaw a ɛte saa no maa wɔn atubra aman a wɔtrɛwee ne aguadi akwan a ɛtoatoa so no yɛɛ kɛse, a emu pii da so ara yɛ nkurow akɛse (te sɛ Dyflin ne Hlymrekr—Dublin ne Limerick). Sɛnea ɛte no, ɔkyerɛwfo Iain Glen (Ser Jorah a ofi “Game of Thrones”) de n’adwene si wɔn ahokokwaw wɔ basabasayɛ mu so kɛse, nso, na ɔbɔ Vikingfo din sɛ Hells Abɔfo a wɔwɔ Europa a wɔde gruel-and-chainmail ahyɛ mu. Ntoatoaso no de nnyigyei a ɛkorɔn ne editing fi Noiser, abakɔsɛm-a ɛtwe adwene si podcast studio a ɛno nso yɛɛ “Titanic: Ship of Dreams,” 2025 hit. Wɔ “Real Vikings” mu no, Noiser a ɛwɔ London no wɔ podcast a ɛbɛbɔ yiye titiriw wɔ abusua kwan so akwantu a mmofra a mmofra a wɔn ani gye tete a mogya ayɛ mu ma ho ahyɛ mu ma mu, sɛnea Terry Deary “Horrible Histories” nsɛm a ɛtoatoa so no maa awo ntoatoaso bi a atwam ani gyei no.—Abram BrownReading: “Kutchinsky’s Egg” a Serena Kutchinsky kyerɛwee Wɔ go-go late ’80s, Kutchinsky soo dae sɛ ɔbɛdan ne Knightsbridge agude adwumakuw no ayɛ no asɛm kɛse mpo —biribi te sɛ Cartier —dabi, biribi te sɛ Fabergé. Na anifere nyɛ Kutchinsky agodie. Nea ɛbɛyɛ na watwe nsakrae no afi hɔ no, osii gyinae sɛ ɔbɛma Fabergé nsaano nkyerɛwee no kɛse ayɛ kɛse na wayɛ ɛmo a wɔde aboɔden abo ayɛ a ɛsõ sen biara a wɔayɛ pɛn: objet d’art a wɔde sika kɔkɔɔ ayɛ a ne tenten yɛ anammɔn 2 a wɔde Barbie-pink abohene mpempem pii akata so. Na simma biako no, Argyle Nhomakorabea Kwaa no twee wiase no adwene, na edii nkonim wɔ Kutchinsky BBC ne “Ɛnnɛ” ɔyɛkyerɛ ahorow mu na mpo ɛmaa wɔde ɛmo no kyerɛe wɔ ɔyɛkyerɛ bi mu wɔ London’s Victoria and Albert Tete Nneɛma Akorae. Bere a nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo adwene kɔɔ soro no, Kutchinsky susuwii sɛ ebia ɔbɛtɔn ama wɔn a ɔtaa tɔ no no mu biako, te sɛ Brunei Sultan. Na sɛ ɛnyɛ ɔno a, ebia Malcolm Forbes, nsɛmma nhoma tintimfo a ɔsõ sen nkwa a na wagye din sɛ ɔwɔ Fabergé nneɛma pii a wɔaboaboa ano no. Anaasɛ ebia saa obi a ɔyɛ krakra, sika kɔkɔɔ-bɔdamfo a ɔyɛ adan ne afie ho adwuma a ɛkɔ akyiri wɔ kurow no atifi no: Donald Trump. Ɛno mu biara amma: Nokwarem no, nnipa a wɔtaa Malta akɔre no nyaa anigye kɛse wɔ saa totem no mu sen Kutchinskypɛn a wɔahu wɔ ne de mu. Ne babea, Britania nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo Serena Kutchinsky, ka n’agya asetra ne n’adwene a ɔde gyee n’adwene wɔ “Kutchinsky’s Egg” mu ho asɛm na ɔkyerɛw sɛnea ɔno nso hwee ase wɔ nkesua no akɔmfosɛm ase wɔ ne papa wu akyi mfe du du pii, na ofii n’ankasa mmɔdenbɔ ase sɛ obehu no mfe pii akyi bere a ɛyerae wɔ ɔmanfo ani so no.—A.B.Watching: “Sirāt”With most studio ahorow a wɔn ani gye ho kɛse sɛ wɔbɛdan akɔ adwene mu agyapade a wotumi de ho to so so no, ahodwiriw yɛ ade foforo wɔ sinidan ahorow mu. Na ɛno ne nneɛma atitiriw a wɔtɔn no mu biako wɔ “Sirāt,” Spain sini a ɛfa agya bi a ɔrehwehwɛ ne babea a wayera wɔ rave bi ase wɔ Morocco ho: Worentumi nhyɛ nsakrae nyinaa ho nkɔm koraa wɔ sini yi mu, a ne fã bi yɛ sini a ɛyɛ anigye, ne fã bi yɛ obi atirimpɔw ho adwennwen (wɔ Islam mu no, Sirāt yɛ hell ne paradise ntam kwan). Ebia w’ani rennye akwankyerɛ ahorow a “Sirāt” kɔ mu no nyinaa ho —ɔbea biako twee me kɔɔ nkyɛn bere a na meretwɛn aguaree no wɔ sini no akyi sɛ ɔbɛka akyerɛ me sɛ “wannya” nkamfo no. Anaasɛ ebia w’ani begye ho —ɔbarima bi a ɔwɔ m’agoruhwɛbea no gyinaa hɔ bɔɔ no nsam, na Oscarfo no apaw no sɛ ɛnyɛ Amanaman Ntam Sini a Ɛsen Biara. Nanso akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛbɛma woakɔ so asusuw ho, na adapɛn abien akyi a mahu no, me werɛ ntumi mfii.—Catherine Perloff

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