Biometric Tech And A Billion Dollars

The Cult Of The Enhanced Self

Derek Thompson | 18th June 2026

Biometric technology, packaged as fitness watches and rings, means that human health has never been so measurable. This personal awareness has ushered in a new era of completely individual self-improvement. Unlike in the past, there is no community or structural element to the desire to raise your sleep score. In fact, getting stuck in the feedback loop of data can cause withdrawal from relationships (3,800 words)

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How To Earn A Billion Dollars

Paul Graham | 14th June 2026

Text of a talk given by a Y Combinator co-founder at the Oxford Union on how to become a billionaire. It's simple, in a way: create something people don't know they need, and then keep growing the business for a long time. The best startup ideas, counterintuitively, come when you aren't looking for them. The winners "tend to sound so lame, at first". Stick at it and keep making your customers happy (2,300 words)