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Writes on regenerative business models, exponential technologies, and the economics of abundance, covering how companies and individuals can generate radical positive impact by leveraging technological disruption.
In Q1 2026, four AI companies absorbed 65% of all global venture capital in a single quarter, restructuring the rules of defensibility and capital access for every other startup.
Core question
When four companies absorb the majority of global venture capital in a single quarter, what does defensibility mean for everyone else?
A University of Málaga research team proposes deploying autonomous AI agents with collective reasoning at EV charging stations to close the structural cybersecurity gap in OCPP-based networks before regulators and attackers force the issue.
Core question
How can distributed AI agents address the systemic cybersecurity vulnerabilities in electric vehicle charging infrastructure that the OCPP standard was never designed to handle?
Silicon Valley VCs are using Matt Ridley's 'The Rational Optimist' as an intellectual framework to justify AI capital deployment, arguing that LLMs are the largest idea-exchange amplifier in history.
Core question
Why are venture capital investors in AI infrastructure rereading a 2010 economic history book, and what does that reveal about how they are structuring their investment thesis?
AI agents are not replacing creative workers — they are becoming the operational infrastructure that makes creative judgment reproducible, auditable, and scalable.
Core question
What is the actual role of AI agents in creative production, and where does human judgment remain irreplaceable?
The Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) launched at COP26 have largely failed to deliver promised capital flows to Indonesia, Vietnam, and South Africa because their design ignored the political economy of state-owned energy companies and created risk asymmetries that recipient governments had rational reasons to resist.
Core question
Why have the Just Energy Transition Partnerships failed to convert large financial commitments into real clean energy assets in Southeast Asia, and what does that reveal about the design of climate finance at scale?
OpenAI is accelerating Codex updates to build an enterprise revenue argument for investors, targeting software engineering teams as its most defensible and monetizable market segment.
Core question
Can OpenAI use Codex to demonstrate a sustainable enterprise revenue model before its competitors consolidate their advantage in the software development workflow market?
Nestlé Malaysia is using a door-to-door recycling programme to embed itself in state waste management infrastructure, positioning ahead of regulation that does not yet exist.
Core question
Is Project SAVE a corporate sustainability initiative or a strategic play to capture institutional positioning before Malaysia mandates extended producer responsibility?
Neutral atom quantum computing is transitioning from academic project to commercial race, with Infleqtion's full-stack strategy and NVIDIA AI integration positioning it as the most advanced player in a field where calibration and error correction—not qubit count—will determine who wins.
Core question
Which quantum computing architecture and business model will deliver commercially useful quantum compute first, and who controls the software and AI stack that makes it viable?
A $5 trillion capital cycle driven by energy security, electricity demand, and decarbonization is structurally reshaping global investment—and it is larger and more durable than the AI spending narrative alone suggests.
Core question
Is the current global investment supercycle primarily an AI story, or is the energy transition the deeper structural force organizing capital allocation for the rest of this decade?
Most enterprises activate AI copilots on top of unclassified, over-permissioned data environments, creating invisible risk surfaces they cannot quantify or govern.
Core question
What happens to corporate data when AI assistants are activated in environments that were never audited or governed for machine-speed access?
The world has grown accustomed to the contradictions of major emerging powers, but the one India presents deserves special executive attention. The country has one of the most ambitious renewable energy programs on the planet: 500 gigawatts of non fossil capac
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The world has grown accustomed to the contradictions of major emerging powers, but the one India presents deserves special executive attention. The country has one of the most ambitious renewable energy programs on the planet: 500 gigawatts of non fossil capac
Europe generates more than five million tonnes of textile waste every year. Most of it ends up in landfills or incinerators. Not because the technology to process it is lacking, but because turning it into useful raw material at a commercially viable cost had
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Europe generates more than five million tonnes of textile waste every year. Most of it ends up in landfills or incinerators. Not because the technology to process it is lacking, but because turning it into useful raw material at a commercially viable cost had
On March 5, 2026, the United States Department of Defense placed Anthropic on a list it typically reserves for foreign adversaries: the supply chain risk category. The move was direct and severe. If sustained, it could cut the company's access to federal contr
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On March 5, 2026, the United States Department of Defense placed Anthropic on a list it typically reserves for foreign adversaries: the supply chain risk category. The move was direct and severe. If sustained, it could cut the company's access to federal contr
An acquisition of $11.57 billion doesn't just buy satellites; it buys the right to define who controls planet connectivity when fiber ends. The orbital monopoly is running out of time.
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An acquisition of $11.57 billion doesn't just buy satellites; it buys the right to define who controls planet connectivity when fiber ends. The orbital monopoly is running out of time.
As major pension funds eased their climate commitments under political pressure, La Caisse increased its climate action portfolio by $68 billion in just one year.
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As major pension funds eased their climate commitments under political pressure, La Caisse increased its climate action portfolio by $68 billion in just one year.
Spyre Therapeutics is not competing in the inflammatory bowel disease market. It is redesigning dosing frequency as a structural competitive advantage, transforming the entire sector.
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Spyre Therapeutics is not competing in the inflammatory bowel disease market. It is redesigning dosing frequency as a structural competitive advantage, transforming the entire sector.
Each year, billions of kilos of coffee grounds are discarded, while the construction industry pays a fortune for petroleum based insulators. A team in China aims to change that.
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Each year, billions of kilos of coffee grounds are discarded, while the construction industry pays a fortune for petroleum based insulators. A team in China aims to change that.
Synthetic biology is projected to create an $8 trillion market by 2035, and protection relies on physical security. Georgia Tech is changing that from within.
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Synthetic biology is projected to create an $8 trillion market by 2035, and protection relies on physical security. Georgia Tech is changing that from within.
The SEC has redefined accountability for climate and cybersecurity risks within companies, shifting oversight responsibilities to corporate boards.
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The SEC has redefined accountability for climate and cybersecurity risks within companies, shifting oversight responsibilities to corporate boards.
Alibaba Cloud invests heavily to build a general world model for AI, focusing on physical interactions instead of just text processing.
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Alibaba Cloud invests heavily to build a general world model for AI, focusing on physical interactions instead of just text processing.
AI agents are now managing real money, and hallucinating 41% of the time isn't just a minor technical flaw; it's a ticking time bomb on the balance sheet.
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AI agents are now managing real money, and hallucinating 41% of the time isn't just a minor technical flaw; it's a ticking time bomb on the balance sheet.
Europe has spent decades regulating 30,000 chemicals while the industry advocates for less oversight amidst a chemical crisis.
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Europe has spent decades regulating 30,000 chemicals while the industry advocates for less oversight amidst a chemical crisis.
Netflix has unveiled a free tool that could drastically change post production in the film industry. But who really loses when a competitive edge becomes public infrastructure?
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Netflix has unveiled a free tool that could drastically change post production in the film industry. But who really loses when a competitive edge becomes public infrastructure?
Meta indefinitely paused its relationship with Mercor after a breach exposed 4 terabytes of critical data, highlighting the risk architecture of AI.
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Meta indefinitely paused its relationship with Mercor after a breach exposed 4 terabytes of critical data, highlighting the risk architecture of AI.