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  • Chief Content Officer and Editorial Director, Worth Magazine
  • Chief Content Officer and Editorial Director, Techonomy
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New York, Tucson
As seen in: Techonomy, Worth Magazine, LinkedIn, LinkedIn News, El País, Yahoo News, Goodreads, Yahoo Finance, Entrepreneur, PC Mag Middle East, PCMag, PCMag India and
Covers:  AI, Automation, Gadgets, the Future.
Chief Content Officer and EiC of Worth Media, including @techonomy and @worthmag. Former EiC of @PCMag. Scribbler at machined.substack.com

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Dan Costa is the Chief Word Mechanic at Machined.substack.com Machined delivers the latest insight and analysis on AI, the Verse, and living in an automated world - the technologies are transforming how we live, work, and play.

For 10 years, Dan Costa was the Editor in Chief of PCMag.com and SVP of Content for Ziff Davis, which Includes Geek.com, ExtremeTech,com, ComputerShopper.com In addition to reading a lot of product reviews, he writes about social, business, and consumer technology trend…

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PC Magazine

PC Magazine

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What Google Zeitgeist 2012 Tells Us About Us

What Google Zeitgeist 2012 Tells Us About Us

Google announced its Zeitgeist 2012 search trends today, and the results are entirely predictable and reveali…

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The NRA's 'Practice Range' Misfire

The NRA's 'Practice Range' Misfire

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Machined by Dan Costa | Substack

Machined by Dan Costa | Substack

Insights on AI, the Verse, and living in an automated world. Plus, gadgets! Click to read Machined by Dan Cos…

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Stop Asking What AI Automates. Ask Who It Hires

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The dynamo is having a moment. I’ve heard the story of the electrified factory three times in the last week, twice from a conference stage and once in a pitch deck. Joe Reis told it well on his Substack in April. The moral is always the same: factories bolted electric motors onto steam-era buildings and got nothing, so don’t bolt AI onto steam-era workflows. Recognizing this can empower you to lead change effectively.
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Peninsula's Long Game | Worth

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In January 2022, Hong Kong billionaire Sir Michael Kadoorie paid nearly double the market price to increase his family’s stake in The Hong kong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited from approximately 60% to 72.4%. This $337 million investment underscores their commitment to the company’s long-term growth and strategic positioning, especially as the stock surged 20% on the news despite years of trading at a discount to net asset value. The Kadoories are doubling down on their vision for Peninsula Hotels.
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The Confidence Gap

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The Milken Institute Global Conference convened in Beverly Hills last week with the Strait of Hormuz still closed, Brent crude trading above $100 a barrel, and the U.S.-Iran conflict in its third month of unresolved hostilities. By the time the conference ended on May 6, the S&P 500 had closed at a record. Three trading days later, it printed another one. The Nasdaq did the same.
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