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Read this korrent: The phrase people familiar with the matter, when used in journalism, signals reporters have anonymous insider sources they find credible.
The phrase people familiar with the matter, when used in journalism, signals reporters have anonymous insider sources they find credible.
Last stated 3 days ago
4 Sept 2026
SW
Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A correction never travels as far as the scare it corrects: the press said a fifth of the project's skills were malicious, and the measured figure was 0.3 percent. — tap to centre the map on it
A correction never travels as far as the scare it corrects: the press said a fifth of the project's skills were malicious, and the measured figure was 0.3 percent.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: News and journalism will matter in the future, and Google's commitment to that ecosystem will become a way it differentiates itself. — tap to centre the map on it
News and journalism will matter in the future, and Google's commitment to that ecosystem will become a way it differentiates itself.
Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Starting from what worked rather than from what failed is a different starting point from almost all journalism, and a journalist who did it would be accused of hagiography. — tap to centre the map on it
Starting from what worked rather than from what failed is a different starting point from almost all journalism, and a journalist who did it would be accused of hagiography.
Last stated 9 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The press release should be written before the project starts, not after the product ships. — tap to centre the map on it
The press release should be written before the project starts, not after the product ships.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people who come up with genuinely novel insights are also unusually clear communicators of them, against the assumption that expertise spoils explanation. — tap to centre the map on it
The people who come up with genuinely novel insights are also unusually clear communicators of them, against the assumption that expertise spoils explanation.
Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Aug 2024
MG
Matthew Green — holds since 2024-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France. — tap to centre the map on it
Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France.
Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. — tap to centre the map on it
He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside.
Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it
A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost.
Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
TP
Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system. — tap to centre the map on it
A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system.
Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
JB
Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A monopolist that can no longer grow by winning new users can only grow by making its product worse for the users it already has. — tap to centre the map on it
A monopolist that can no longer grow by winning new users can only grow by making its product worse for the users it already has.
Last stated 3 years ago
28 Jul 2023
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it
'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting.
Last stated 11 months ago
10 Oct 2025
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded. — tap to centre the map on it
A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Aug 2026
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Scott Greenfield — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2015 to today — full is today a face: someone on record holding the claim — tap it for who they are
At the centre
The phrase people familiar with the matter, when used in journalism, signals reporters have anonymous insider sources they find credible.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · 3 days ago
Holds Simon Willison
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Same subject: journalism
A correction never travels as far as the scare it corrects: the press said a fifth of the project's skills were malicious, and the measured figure was 0.3 percent.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Peter Steinberger
Same subject: journalism
News and journalism will matter in the future, and Google's commitment to that ecosystem will become a way it differentiates itself.
Last stated 5 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sundar Pichai
Same subject: journalism
Starting from what worked rather than from what failed is a different starting point from almost all journalism, and a journalist who did it would be accused of hagiography.
Last stated 15 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds ML Michael Lewis
Same subject: journalism
The press release should be written before the project starts, not after the product ships.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds TF Tony Fadell
Similar wording
The people who come up with genuinely novel insights are also unusually clear communicators of them, against the assumption that expertise spoils explanation.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
Same subject: Telegram
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Last stated 25 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds MG Matthew Green
Same subject: Telegram
Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds LF Lex Fridman
Same subject: Telegram
He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Pavel Durov
Same subject: Google
A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost.
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds TP Thuan Pham
Same subject: Google
A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system.
Last stated 14 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds JB Jeff Bezos
Same subject: Google
A monopolist that can no longer grow by winning new users can only grow by making its product worse for the users it already has.
Last stated 28 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds CD Cory Doctorow
Same subject: war
'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting.
Last stated 10 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds LF Lawrence Freedman
Same subject: war
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds BM Branko Milanovic
Same subject: war
A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded.
Last stated 27 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds SG Scott Greenfield