Jared Newman

1 week ago | wondertools.substack.com | Jeremy Caplan |Jared Newman

This week I'm delighted to welcome back Jared Newman, the insightful writer behind the Advisorator newsletter. I’ve written about why I use Arc, but Jared has persuaded me to explore some new and improving alternative browsers. From privacy-focused browsers to pro tools that organize your tabs, his summary below includes six strong options. Staring at a spreadsheet wondering where to start? Upload it in Flourish and let Start with Data handle the hard part. Get instant charts in seconds.

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Jared Newman

My worst workday habit is that I’m a compulsive web page checker. Most Read from Fast Company Throughout the day, I’m constantly refreshing the same handful of sites for updates. I’ll check the metrics on my newsletters, swing through a subreddit or two, and click through some tech news sites—and that’s before even getting to email and social media. Every time I do this, it’s hard to refocus.

3 weeks ago | pcworld.com | Jared Newman

Netflix is the envy of every other major streaming service; so, every other major streaming service continues to copy Netflix’s rules against password sharing. This week, Max took a page from Netflix’s playbook by adding an option to pay $8 per month for an extra member that doesn’t live in your home, same as Netflix. Last fall, Disney added similar options for its Disney+ streaming service ($7 per month with ads, $10 per month without).

3 weeks ago | fastcompany.com | Jared Newman

For years, Google made it incredibly easy to look up someone's address, phone number, age, and other personal info. All you had to do was type in a person's name and where they live, and you'd get all kinds of details from sites like Whitepages and Spokeo, which pull together that info from public and private sources. Creepy as this is, doing anything about it has always been a slog, and most people never bothered.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Jared Newman

6 hours agoJoe Rogan and Dave Portnoy are already distancing themselves from Trump’s agendaThe manosphere helped reelect Trump. Now some of its biggest influencers are pushing back against his policies. Just a few months into Donald Trump’s second term, are the manosphere influencers who championed him already starting to backpedal?