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The Last Sugar Hit: Why China's $120 Iron Ore Rally Is a Trap
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The Last Sugar Hit: Why China's $120 Iron Ore Rally Is a Trap

Prices have surged to $120 a tonne on Beijing's latest stimulus, but beneath the headline numbers, the structure of Chinese demand has fundamentally changed.
5 min read 5 months ago
Google's Agent Smith AI So Popular It Got Throttled
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Google's Agent Smith AI So Popular It Got Throttled

Agent Smith automates coding tasks and works in the background while employees use their phones. Sergey Brin told staff that AI agents will be a 'big focus' for Google this year.
4 min read 5 months ago
David Sacks Out as AI Czar, Joins Billionaire Council
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David Sacks Out as AI Czar, Joins Billionaire Council

The PayPal Mafia veteran's 130-day stint as Trump's crypto and AI czar is over. He moves to PCAST, an advisory body stacked with Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Sergey Brin. He'll advise on policy. He won't make it.
5 min read 5 months ago
Amazon Confirms 16,000 Corporate Job Cuts in 2026 Workforce Restructuring
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Amazon Confirms 16,000 Corporate Job Cuts in 2026 Workforce Restructuring

E-commerce giant announces largest single layoff of 2026 as part of broader corporate downsizing strategy.
5 min read 5 months ago
Meta and YouTube Found Liable for Addictive Design in Landmark Child Safety Verdict
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Meta and YouTube Found Liable for Addictive Design in Landmark Child Safety Verdict

A California jury awarded $6 million to a plaintiff who argued that Instagram and YouTube's design features caused mental health harm, opening social media companies to a new category of product liability claims.
6 min read 5 months ago
The $650 billion question: Can Big Tech justify the AI spending spree?
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The $650 billion question: Can Big Tech justify the AI spending spree?

Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon are on track to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure by the end of 2026. Investors are starting to ask where the return is.
5 min read 5 months ago
Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million in New Mexico Over Child Safety Failures
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Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million in New Mexico Over Child Safety Failures

A Santa Fe jury found Meta liable for concealing predator risks on Facebook and Instagram, marking the first time a state has prevailed at trial against a major tech company over child harm.
7 min read 5 months ago
ASIC v Star: Federal Court Ruling Rewrites the Rules for Australian Directors
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ASIC v Star: Federal Court Ruling Rewrites the Rules for Australian Directors

Justice Lee's ruling against Star's executives carries a message for every Australian boardroom: ignorance of risk is no longer a defence.
7 min read 5 months ago
Trump AI framework tells states to back off as critics warn of accountability gap
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Trump AI framework tells states to back off as critics warn of accountability gap

The White House wants to preempt state AI laws before they exist. The constitutional and practical problems run deeper than the four-page document suggests.
7 min read 5 months ago
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