Navigating the crypto and tech crash with behavioral economics as your guide The numbers are stark. Bitcoin has plummeted nearly 50% from its October peak, briefly crashing below $60,000 this...
Humans excel at inventing games, often brilliantly designed, yet hilariously difficult to master! This post explores why we're so drawn to conquering seemingly impossible challenges.
TikTok's US strategy, focusing on localized content and partnerships, isn't universally replicable. Its success hinges on specific cultural nuances and market conditions, making it a unique model.
In July 2025, the United States passed three landmark pieces of legislation that together attempt to define the future of digital finance: the GENIUS Act, the CLARITY Act, adn the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State...
https://www.ted.com/talks/audra_a_diptee_the_records_the_british_empire_didn_t_want_you_to_see In his thought-provoking book Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari explores the concept of historical records being erased as a means of political change. This phenomenon is not new; throughout history,...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d37n This documentary paints a stark picture of the UK’s current financial predicament, arguing the nation is stuck in a “doom loop” of low growth, rising costs, and unmet public...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_Chinahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_balance_of_tradehttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20zd4k6d36ohttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g2089vznzohttps://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/balance-of-trade US started having trade deficits since 1970s and grew to become the country with largest trade imbalance by far. US imported $440bn from China; China imported $145bn from America....
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/04/04/project-liberty-bid-to-buy-tik-tok-protect-user-rights/ It’s very hard to tell who has the upper hand on this. Did TikTok actively seek the extension? Or US avoiding a Gen Z revolt? Sure, 170m users in...
https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44529187/elon-musk-says-tesla-doesnt-need-lidar-because-people-dont-shoot-lasers-out-of-their-eyes-yet-his-ev-company-quietly-spent-over-2-million-on-the-technology-in-2024-as-china-takes-global-lead Elon Musk having such hate for Lidar is just silly. Might be valid a decade ago when Lidar was overly expensive like any niche technology at the beginning. But...
https://openai.com/global-affairs/openai-proposals-for-the-us-ai-action-plan If you can allow freedom for AI to learn from all content, including copyrighted ones. That is essentially giving up the ability to protect IP rights. Just need smart...
https://www.techspot.com/news/106920-microsoft-cancels-data-center-contracts-ai-enthusiasts-caught.html We have seen it all before. Dotcom, Mobile, VR, Metaverse, Drones, Cloud, SaaS, etc, etc. All had similar patterns. Don’t expect any of them to make money directly. They...
https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-co-founder-says-60-hour-weeks-needed-to-achieve-agi?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other It’s not just about working 60 hours a week. If Google don’t do anything impressive in the next couple of years, their core business might not be around. AI...
https://www.rawstory.com/mark-zuckerberg-leakshttps://www.404media.co/its-total-chaos-internally-at-meta-right-now-employees-protest-zuckerbergs-anti-lgbtq-changes/ You got paid to do a job, the company doesn’t need your agreement to all matters and leaking any information you disagree with isn’t even protest, it’s just sabotage....
https://decrypt.co/303263/former-sec-chair-gary-gensler-to-go-back-to-school-to-teach-ai Sure, he had the power to slow down crypto adoption at the SEC. But ultimately he failed. When he “lost” to BlackRock and others for the crypto ETFs applications,...
https://procreate.com/ai Procreate’s CEO is taking a strong stance against AI, claiming that it merely steals from human creativity. It will be intriguing to see how this controversy unfolds. Can he...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn47798gxx4o Will be fun to see how he can prove that they conspired against his platform.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/25/mark-zuckerberg-says-whatsapp-has-100-million-daily-active-users-in-the-u-s/ When many countries can say that their default chat app is Whatsapp, that’s not true in America. Very odd.
https://fortune.com/europe/2024/05/15/stellantis-boss-carlos-tavares-biden-100-tariff-chinese-evs-selling-21000-models-europe-leapmotor/ 100% Tariff on Chinese EVs. Will it help the US market by keeping the price up for Americans? EV isn’t well adopted in the US, and trying to keep...
https://time.com/6952889/tiktok-ban-freedom-of-speech-essay/ https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/03/37763876/forced-sale-or-ban-on-tiktok-will-impact-apple-tesla-operations-in-china-says-top-analyst-gene-munst It’s not actually hard to imagine US banning Tiktok. They have been trying it for a few years and they are likely to get it done eventually. It’s...
https://www.blinkist.com/en/nc/reader/co-opetition-en Zero Sum Game is popular, by branding. Or just the ease of understanding it. But that’s not the norm. Certainly not in the long run. Long, meaning generationally long.
https://petapixel.com/2024/01/24/famed-photographer-shows-how-easy-it-is-to-recreate-his-photos-with-ai/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fartificialintelligence AI models have no idea who this guy is. But somehow his style of work is just so predictable. What’s if he had a much wider portfolio? Of all...
Indonesia has become an increasingly popular destination for digital nomads due to its low cost of living, beautiful scenery, and diverse culture. The country boasts numerous co-working spaces, reliable Wi-Fi,...
Vietnam has become a popular destination for digital nomads in recent years, thanks to its affordable cost of living, beautiful scenery, and vibrant culture. As digital nomads who have traveled to Saigon, Da...
Attending local weddings is an excellent way to immerse oneself in the local culture and traditions of a country. During our stay in Da Nang, we had the privilege to...
As if #BillGates didn’t know about Winmine.ini file. 🙂 windowscentral.com/microsoft/bill…
Should we listen to father of #AI or godfather of AI? Did everyone spend years debating different opinions after invention of the spear? Or did they just get on with...
Can we still assume that we have a monopoly on humour and creativity? #AI bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…
RT @geoffreyhinton: In the NYT today, Cade Metz implies that I left Google so that I could criticize Google. Actually, I left so that I cou…
Will #DonaldTrump endorse #TruthGPT and integrate it with #TruthSocial? #ElonMusk is good at this. #AI cointelegraph.com/news/elon-musk…
#AI will not only be able to generate creative text and images to write into our minds, but to read back from our minds too. Is that scary? Or will...