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Why the 1990s Bubble Feels a Lot Like New AI Boom

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Walking through the Bay Area today—billboards for “AI labs”, new office towers lining the highways, tech workers back at cafés and high‑rises—it’s hard not to get a déjà­vu feeling of the late‑1990s dot‑com boom. But if the mood is familiar, the…

How China Allegedly Leveraged New UAE Tech to Upgrade Missiles

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In 2022 and beyond, U.S. intelligence reportedly discovered that China had used components, software or know‑how linked to the G42 AI firm (based in the United Arab Emirates) to enhance its long‑range air‑to‑air missiles — specifically the PL‑15 and PL‑17…

Inside New Startup Betting $60M on a Controversial Climate Fix

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What if fighting climate change wasn’t just about reducing emissions—but also about bouncing sunlight back into space? That’s the bold idea behind Stardust Solutions, a geoengineering startup that just raised $60 million to test one of the most radical technologies…

Why “Bursting” Might Be the New Uncomfortable Cure

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There’s growing concern that we’re experiencing an AI-fueled boom that mirrors the speculative manias of the past—like the dot-com crash or the 2008 housing bubble. While investment and enthusiasm around artificial intelligence are sky-high, the underlying benefits—especially for workers and…

Big‑Business on the New Brink: The $1 Trillion Capex Question

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American large companies are sitting at a major inflection point: whether to deploy massive capital expenditures (capex) now — on manufacturing, infrastructure, AI, data centres and reshoring — or to hold fire. The Economist estimates the potential national capex wave…

Andreessen Horowitz’s $10 Billion Play on Next New Tech Revolution

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In a bold move that’s turning heads across Silicon Valley and beyond, venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is preparing to raise a staggering $10 billion to fund what it sees as the next great wave of tech innovation. This…

Silicon Valley Eyeing on China About America’s New Tech Future

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Silicon Valley — once the undisputed king of global innovation — is now casting a long, anxious glance toward the East. More specifically, it’s looking at China. But this isn’t just admiration from afar; it’s something deeper. There’s a growing…

Can Emerging Markets Turn Profit or Are Investors Right to Be Skeptical?

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is being hailed as the great economic equalizer — a force that could help emerging markets leapfrog decades of development and unlock trillions in value. From Africa to Latin America to Southeast Asia, governments and startups alike…

🔍 Why Swearing at Google Might Be the Smartest Hack on the Internet Right Now

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If you’ve noticed Google’s search results looking a little… robotic lately, you’re not alone. Ever since Google integrated AI Overviews — its new AI-powered summaries that appear above traditional search results — users have been both impressed and irritated. The…

💰🔒 Silicon Valley’s New Apocalypse Obsession: Why Tech Billionaires Are Preparing for the End of the World

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They design the future — but they’re preparing for the end of it. From luxury bunkers in New Zealand to secret compounds in Hawaii and cryogenic insurance policies, tech billionaires are quietly investing millions in “doomsday prepping.” Their reasons vary…