Kyle Forrest

people are getting very confused about this whole Silicon Valley Bank / FDIC issue, so here's a thread: -Majority of accounts over $250k are BUSINESSES, not individuals -While FDIC is only required to pay out up to $250k, in practice, they tend to arrange a sale... 🧵 (1/?)

The full article on the research methodology from the Microsoft Human Factors Lab can be found below. It's interesting and the graphics are awesome. microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/…

Today's tight labor market has many experts claiming we are in a worker shortage. And after rising for fifty years, the Labor Force Participation Rate has been falling since 2000. Are people getting lazy? Are jobs getting automated? Are public benefits too generous? 1/

Boxabl folding house is 40 square meters—about the size of a studio apartment—and they’re calling it the Casita. It costs $49,500 and can be set up in a day once it’s delivered [read more: buff.ly/37bRNle]

The best use of technology is to improve quality of life. Watch people’s beautiful first expressions of hearing sounds for the first time.

Japan is giving empty homes to its citizens for free - there are over 8 million empty homes. 🏡🇯🇵 wef.ch/2RpBqZ5

This is a very powerful way to use urban art

@ElizabethSBloom @SahilBloom @ElizabethSBloom - we have a 3 month old girl (our second), so I think 2 months ahead of your son. At the ~6-8 week mark for both is when we started getting ~5ish hour stretches. What worked for us was a set nighttime routine (e.g., stroller walk, bath, feed, bed).

@SahilBloom Any frameworks on how to make a baby sleep more than 3 hours at a time? Asking for a friend.

This week’s Friday Five newsletter is my best one yet. 5 ideas to spark your curiosity: 1 Framework 1 Quote 1 Tweet 1 Article 1 Podcast 100,000+ readers are going to get it in their inbox. If you aren’t a subscriber, join below to get it tomorrow!👇

BREAKING: we are now testing our Interceptor Trashfence in Guatemala's Rio Motagua Basin home to what we believe to be the world's most polluting river.

China has 80%+ of the total installed DC charging capacity globally. The US has about 5%. Said differently, China is eating our lunch at charging. & that's not all. They're also building battery *swapping* stations, *fast* Is swapping the next trend the US falls behind on? 👇

Most Startups today are worth less than they were a year ago • What’s happening? • Why should you care?

@THEROSSHARKNESS More important to add to this list is decreasing quantity of alcohol consumed daily + similar to coffee cutting alcohol off few hours before bed.

Your lack of high-quality sleep is ruining your life Here are 8 steps to wake up feeling refreshed and ready to go every morning:

@ZakStern The whole series starts to go way more Sci-fi/fantasy after the first book

Read the second book...a bit hard to follow. Very different than the first. Felt rushed.

Watched the Dune trailer and immediately bought the book on Kindle. Despite being written in 1965 I was immediately hooked after 5 mins of reading. Amazing staying power. Looking forward to this read...

@btaylor Very Philip K Dick 😊

I dream of coding and then I code my dream

@theaknobel @uclaanderson Pay attention to and invest in the people side of things from the start (more than just perks) - too many failures or public issues related to culture/people challenges

What’s the best piece of advice you have around launching a startup? 🚀

#intersectionality and the state of Black Women in the workforce are now center stage. @workday introduces a new solution focused on this problem. joshbersin.com/2020/09/unders…

Today, guided by our values, we are sharing the steps we are taking to support and empower the Black community while working to accelerate racial equality and justice. Here are our actions across People, Purchasing, Philanthropy, and Policy: sforce.co/38iTihx

@YahooFinance @Benioff @salesforce @leyvaleyv

Highlight: "Facebook is the new cigarettes," @Salesforce CEO Marc @Benioff says. "It's addictive. It's not good for you. They're after your kids... They say publicly their highest values are not truth and trust."