Don’t Buy the AI Hype Before Reading This.
Discover the signs that the AI hype is deflating as market realities, off-balance-sheet risks, and China’s AI struggles come to light.
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Discover the signs that the AI hype is deflating as market realities, off-balance-sheet risks, and China’s AI struggles come to light.
Examining Anthropic’s financials reveals a troubling outlook as it seeks a $2 trillion valuation despite massive losses. Is it the next big tech...
The Paramount Skydance-WarnerBros. Discovery merger is the biggest example yet of how the oligopoly is leading to an erosion of our rights, the...
It’s only taken us a few short years to arrive at the point where extinction-by-AI has emerged as a real threat.
Explore the flawed focus on taxing billionaires instead of addressing corporate tax policies that enable wealth inequality and hinder economic...
Uncover the potential pitfalls of the SpaceX IPO, revealing inflated valuations and questionable revenue streams that could impact everyday investors.
AI breaks the rules of scale, the IPO bubble is primed to pop, and manufacturers are hoarding before prices explode. It’s all connected.
BlackRock’s private-credit halt highlights the risks of democratizing finance, echoing the pitfalls of 1920s stock-market speculation for small...
Jeff Bezos’ ownership of The Washington Post has led to massive layoffs, controversial editorial changes, and a decline in the paper's credibility...
Starbucks Workers United, born in Buffalo in 2021, is striking across the U.S. for better wages and conditions, challenging Starbucks’ labor...
Donald Trump is poised to exploit stablecoins and digital currency to amass unparalleled wealth, presenting an urgent need to understand and address...
Congress recently passed a trio of cryptocurrency regulation acts that may fundamentally shift U.S. monetary authority from public to private hands....
Palantir has been among the biggest beneficiaries of the Trump presidency and is poised to capitalize on Trump’s wealth transfer law, even as its...
The movement to get money out of politics will take a very long time. I know people don’t want to hear that. My guess is, in the best case scenario,...
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