Settle into the long weekend with the tech culture stories worth catching up on. This month’s collection looks at the books shaping the season, Silicon Valley’s embrace of bootleg Reta and the executive style on display as tech descended on Cannes. Subscribe now for just $299 and save 25% on the first year.

Key highlights:

• The books to read this summer, from AI dystopias to San Francisco chronicles.
• Why tech executives are turning to knockoff versions of retatrutide before FDA approval.
• What Apple, OpenAI, Google and other tech leaders wore at Cannes Lions.

Get Ready for the Summer

Books 20 Great Books for Summer 2026 By Abram Brown

The Big Read Bootleg Reta is Silicon Valley’s Drug of the Summer By Jemima McEvoy

Style and Shopping What to Wear When Work’s a Beach By Esther Achara

Tech Culture Billionaire Tax Refugees Flock to Ritzy Nevada Lake Town By Eli Rosenberg

Body Economy

Biotech Longevity Startups Have a Conundrum: Can They Sell Longevity Drugs? By Amy Dockser Marcus

Tech Culture Can Protein-Obsessed Techies Help Save Sweetgreen? By Jemima McEvoy

Power and Policy

The Big Read The Law Professor Behind Bernie’s AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Idea By Eli Rosenberg

The Big Read How a Chinese Megabillionaire Became the Jensen Huang of Batteries By Steve LeVine