Joe Berkowitz

Minneapolis

Opinion Columnist at Fast Company

Writer. Not too annoying. Books: American Cheese, Away With Words. Bylines: Many of the good places.

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Trump's favorite sign-off has become a viral meme

1 day ago | fastcompany.com | Joe Berkowitz

Thanksgiving may not arrive until November, but you wouldn't know it from perusing Donald Trump's social media feeds. He's been giving thanks quite a lot lately. " Thank you for your attention to this matter!" is how the president has been closing some of his recent online dispatches. It's a weirdly stiff expression.
Everything you need to know about the Oscars’ AI controversy

1 day ago | devicedaily.com | Joe Berkowitz

Everything you need to know about the Oscars’ AI controversy Sometimes, authenticity can be a film’s most special effect. It took months for Best Actress front-runner Mikey Madison to learn how to pole dance like the titular exotic dancer in Anora and for her fellow nominee Timothée Chalamet to passably play guitar as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.
The Democrats' X account is starting to get spicy. It's about time.

2 days ago | fastcompany.com | Joe Berkowitz

The image in the tweet may have been blurry, but its message was unmistakable. On Sunday afternoon, the official X account for the Democrats responded to news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly had a second Signal group chat about missile strikes in Yemen by demanding that Hegseth be removed from his role. Hegseth, who has not admitted wrongdoing, replied to the tweet with a pugilistic dispatch attacking the Dems' agenda. So far, so 2025-that's when things took a turn.
'The Rehearsal' Season 2 will make you think differently about plane crashes-and standing up to your boss

4 days ago | fastcompany.com | Joe Berkowitz

Nathan Fielder's comedy can feel like watching a slow-motion plane crash. On semi-scripted shows such as Nathan for You and The Rehearsal, the comedian makes real people squirm with his bizarre suggestions, which he offers with rigor mortis-level deadpan. Some of it is best viewed through the slightly parted fingers of a face-obscuring hand. The second season of The Rehearsal, returning to HBO on April 20, is no exception.
Your favorite podcast is now a toy-and a cruise, and a book, and a backpack

5 days ago | fastcompany.com | Joe Berkowitz

Not so long ago, a book deal and a live tour marked the outer limits of how far a hot podcast could hope to expand its horizons. These days, they're only the beginning. Especially at Wondery, the fast-growing podcast network based in West Hollywood, California. Wondery has more than 240 podcasts, and more than 55 of them have hit the No. 1 spot on Apple Podcasts.
Lo que ‘Ex Machina’ acertó (y se equivocó) sobre la IA

1 week ago | fastcompany.mx | Joe Berkowitz

Antes de que los medios empezaran a comparar a Sam Altman de OpenAI con el padre de la bomba atómica, y antes de que Jeff Bezos de Amazon se pusiera musculoso, teníamos a Nathan Bateman, el desarrollador de inteligencia artificial adicto al gimnasio interpretado por Oscar Isaac en la película de 2015 Ex Machina. Escrita y dirigida por Alex Garland, director de Civil War, Ex Machina trata aparentemente sobre una versión moderna del test de Turing.
Elon Musk claims DOGE firings will boost American manufacturing. But who will really be working in these factories?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Joe Berkowitz

2 hours agoJordan Says It Foiled a Plot Against the KingdomThe country’s main intelligence branch said the plans, apparently years in the making, involved rockets, weapons manufacturing and drones.
Pokémon cards spiked 20% in value over the past few months. Here’s why

1 week ago | devicedaily.com | Joe Berkowitz

Pokémon cards spiked 20% in value over the past few months. Here’s why February 22, 2025 The Pokémon card boom is getting bigger, with overall value of cards rising recently—and some individual cards increasing by as much as 150%. It might sound a little silly that there’s an entire subgenre of influencers who offer investment advice around Pokémon trading cards. Probably because it is a little silly.
Los personajes de "The White Lotus" no sobrevivirían los aranceles

2 weeks ago | fastcompany.mx | Joe Berkowitz

“¿Crees que podrías vivir sin dinero?”, pregunta el turbio patriarca Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs) en el episodio final de la tercera temporada de The White Lotus, la exitosa serie de HBO. “Quiero decir, sin dinero, sin casa, sin nada”. En una coincidencia notable —aunque no exactamente afortunada— la serie se estrena en un momento en el que la austeridad fiscal ocupa un lugar prioritario en la mente de muchos estadounidenses tras los aranceles. Advertencia: spoilers a continuación.
'Somebody has to pay the cost': Business owners break down tariff drama on social media

2 weeks ago | fastcompany.com | Joe Berkowitz

Founders and CEOs typically use social media to etch a human face onto their brand, forge a personal connection with potential customers, and put some pizzazz into product launches. With the thundercloud of steep global tariffs looming overhead, though, many business owners have lately turned to TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit to explain the economic havoc those tariffs are poised to wreak on their brands—and in some cases, to search for a path forward.

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