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Mar 13, 2026

Russia and China are winning the war in the Middle East (they aren’t even fighting), Nobel Peace Prize misses, the markets that knew before the markets knew, how capable AI actually is and Carney talks K-Pop with Monocle in Tokyo.

Mar 6, 2026

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16 min read

Inside the assignation of Khamenei, Nightmare oil prices (but relax hopefully), Crime actually doesn’t pay, A school thats actually harder to get into that Harvard and how Chinese EV’s are much cheaper.

Dec 13, 2024

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9 min read

Meta’s Global Data Cable, Holiday Returns, U.S. Investment Boom, and Bitcoin’s Big Milestone

Nov 15, 2024

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8 min read

T-Pain releases ‘Get Low’, Cheese Bandits, Canada’s nuclear ambitions and Amazon launches Haul

Nov 8, 2024

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8 min read

Neocloud companies stockpile processing power, Pay your taxes with Crypto and President Musk

Nov 1, 2024

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8 min read

Starbucks is bringing back the Sharpie, Spraying Diamonds in the Sky, Google gets a fine larger than the global asset base, Lazy version of kiting cheques, America buys too much for other countries to move away from the USD.

Russia and China are winning the war in the Middle East (they aren’t even fighting), Nobel Peace Prize misses, the markets that knew before the markets knew, how capable AI actually is and Carney talks K-Pop with Monocle in Tokyo.

Sam Perera

Inside the assignation of Khamenei, Nightmare oil prices (but relax hopefully), Crime actually doesn’t pay, A school thats actually harder to get into that Harvard and how Chinese EV’s are much cheaper.

Mar 6, 2026

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16 min read

Inside the assignation of Khamenei, Nightmare oil prices (but relax hopefully), Crime actually doesn’t pay, A school thats actually harder to get into that Harvard and how Chinese EV’s are much cheaper.

Sam Perera

Meta’s Global Data Cable, Holiday Returns, U.S. Investment Boom, and Bitcoin’s Big Milestone

Dec 13, 2024

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9 min read

Meta’s Global Data Cable, Holiday Returns, U.S. Investment Boom, and Bitcoin’s Big Milestone

Sam Perera

T-Pain releases ‘Get Low’, Cheese Bandits, Canada’s nuclear ambitions and Amazon launches Haul

Nov 15, 2024

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8 min read

T-Pain releases ‘Get Low’, Cheese Bandits, Canada’s nuclear ambitions and Amazon launches Haul

Sam Perera

Neocloud companies stockpile processing power, Pay your taxes with Crypto and President Musk

Nov 8, 2024

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8 min read

Neocloud companies stockpile processing power, Pay your taxes with Crypto and President Musk

Sam Perera

Starbucks is bringing back the Sharpie, Spraying Diamonds in the Sky, Google gets a fine larger than the global asset base, Lazy version of kiting cheques, America buys too much for other countries to move away from the USD.

Nov 1, 2024

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8 min read

Starbucks is bringing back the Sharpie, Spraying Diamonds in the Sky, Google gets a fine larger than the global asset base, Lazy version of kiting cheques, America buys too much for other countries to move away from the USD.

Sam Perera

Munificent Mayweather strikes again, flying taxis, Women and Weed, Funds may be forced to Dump tech stocks, Walmart makes a major move into pharmacy

Oct 25, 2024

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11 min read

Munificent Mayweather strikes again, flying taxis, Women and Weed, Funds may be forced to Dump tech stocks, Walmart makes a major move into pharmacy

Sam Perera

Uber considers buying Expedia, the business of calculating odds in sports, gamble on the US elections and Patek unveils their first new collection in 25 years

Oct 18, 2024

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9 min read

Uber considers buying Expedia, the business of calculating odds in sports, gamble on the US elections and Patek unveils their first new collection in 25 years

Sam Perera

Private Equity Buys into American Royalty (NFL), Big Tech Goes Nuclear, Ozempic changing waist lines at a national level and the Diamond of all Diamonds

Oct 11, 2024

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10 min read

Private Equity Buys into American Royalty (NFL), Big Tech Goes Nuclear, Ozempic changing waist lines at a national level and the Diamond of all Diamonds

Sam Perera

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Russia and China are winning the war in the Middle East (they aren’t even fighting), Nobel Peace Prize misses, the markets that knew before the markets knew, how capable AI actually is and Carney talks K-Pop with Monocle in Tokyo.

Inside the assignation of Khamenei, Nightmare oil prices (but relax hopefully), Crime actually doesn’t pay, A school thats actually harder to get into that Harvard and how Chinese EV’s are much cheaper.

Meta’s Global Data Cable, Holiday Returns, U.S. Investment Boom, and Bitcoin’s Big Milestone

T-Pain releases ‘Get Low’, Cheese Bandits, Canada’s nuclear ambitions and Amazon launches Haul

Neocloud companies stockpile processing power, Pay your taxes with Crypto and President Musk

Starbucks is bringing back the Sharpie, Spraying Diamonds in the Sky, Google gets a fine larger than the global asset base, Lazy version of kiting cheques, America buys too much for other countries to move away from the USD.

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Russia and China are winning the war in the Middle East (they aren’t even fighting), Nobel Peace Prize misses, the markets that knew before the markets knew, how capable AI actually is and Carney talks K-Pop with Monocle in Tokyo.

Inside the assignation of Khamenei, Nightmare oil prices (but relax hopefully), Crime actually doesn’t pay, A school thats actually harder to get into that Harvard and how Chinese EV’s are much cheaper.

Meta’s Global Data Cable, Holiday Returns, U.S. Investment Boom, and Bitcoin’s Big Milestone

T-Pain releases ‘Get Low’, Cheese Bandits, Canada’s nuclear ambitions and Amazon launches Haul

Neocloud companies stockpile processing power, Pay your taxes with Crypto and President Musk

Starbucks is bringing back the Sharpie, Spraying Diamonds in the Sky, Google gets a fine larger than the global asset base, Lazy version of kiting cheques, America buys too much for other countries to move away from the USD.

Munificent Mayweather strikes again, flying taxis, Women and Weed, Funds may be forced to Dump tech stocks, Walmart makes a major move into pharmacy

Uber considers buying Expedia, the business of calculating odds in sports, gamble on the US elections and Patek unveils their first new collection in 25 years

Private Equity Buys into American Royalty (NFL), Big Tech Goes Nuclear, Ozempic changing waist lines at a national level and the Diamond of all Diamonds

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