MrBeast, a sensational and prolific YouTuber, paid for 1,000 cataract operations and people are trying to cancel him. What a wild world we live in today.Ironman famously said in his movie: “I have successfully privatised world peace.” Now MrBeast can say: “I have successfully privatised health care.” Of course not. But he tried. He released a video that immediately went viral and as usual, with fame come controversies. “The 24-year-old and world’s most popular YouTuber uploaded a video over t...

MrBeast, a sensational and prolific YouTuber, paid for 1,000 cataract operations and people are trying to cancel him. What a wild world we live in today.Ironman famously said in his movie: “I have successfully privatised world peace.” Now MrBeast can say: “I have successfully privatised health care.” Of course not. But he tried. He released a video that immediately went viral and as usual, with fame come controversies. “The 24-year-old and world’s most popular YouTuber uploaded a video over t...

AI-generated graphics generated by companies like MidJourney is getting freaking mindblowing and so hyper-realistic.The real reason for wars is the economies it sustains. That is why countries go to war. Yes, for the resources, for honor, for sovereignty, but also for might. It sustains the arms industry. Their military buys ammunition, missiles, guns, tanks, bombs, helmets and vests. That is a trillion dollar economy fought globally. But OpenAI isn’t fighting an arms war. Not a real one anyw...

AI-generated graphics generated by companies like MidJourney is getting freaking mindblowing and so hyper-realistic.The real reason for wars is the economies it sustains. That is why countries go to war. Yes, for the resources, for honor, for sovereignty, but also for might. It sustains the arms industry. Their military buys ammunition, missiles, guns, tanks, bombs, helmets and vests. That is a trillion dollar economy fought globally. But OpenAI isn’t fighting an arms war. Not a real one anyw...

Polygon is proof that great execution on collaboration and strategic partnership can really accelerate a company’s growth.Polygon can execute really, fricking well. I have observed Polygon’s extensive efforts in building up their brand name and explosive growth over the years with great interest. They seem to be doing a fantastic job in developing their narrative and partnership with many A-players both in the web2 and web3 space. There is an old saying: If you want to go fast, go alone. If y...

Polygon is proof that great execution on collaboration and strategic partnership can really accelerate a company’s growth.Polygon can execute really, fricking well. I have observed Polygon’s extensive efforts in building up their brand name and explosive growth over the years with great interest. They seem to be doing a fantastic job in developing their narrative and partnership with many A-players both in the web2 and web3 space. There is an old saying: If you want to go fast, go alone. If y...

Doomsday clock now 90 sec close to midnight, indicates how close humanity has come to end of world. Should we be worried?Heard of the Doomsday clock? I have always wanted to know more about that. Reading about it and watching the movie “The Watchmen” gave me a bit of context. But I just read about how it is now just 90 seconds away from midnight. What. The. Heck? “The clock serves as a metaphor for how close humanity is to destroying itself, with midnight being an apocalyptic event.” When it ...

Doomsday clock now 90 sec close to midnight, indicates how close humanity has come to end of world. Should we be worried?Heard of the Doomsday clock? I have always wanted to know more about that. Reading about it and watching the movie “The Watchmen” gave me a bit of context. But I just read about how it is now just 90 seconds away from midnight. What. The. Heck? “The clock serves as a metaphor for how close humanity is to destroying itself, with midnight being an apocalyptic event.” When it ...

Queen Bey arrived for her performance at the opening of a luxury hotel in Dubai.There is a reason why they call her Queen Bey. Beyonce is not only a world-class singer, chart-topping wonder, high-flying celebrity, but also capable of bringing in top dollar for her work. I mean there are celebrities who are good, and those that are great. Then there are the elites of the elites like Beyonce. She sang for an hour at the ultra-ritzy Atlantis the Royal Hotel, and pocketed $26M. “Bey changed into ...

Queen Bey arrived for her performance at the opening of a luxury hotel in Dubai.There is a reason why they call her Queen Bey. Beyonce is not only a world-class singer, chart-topping wonder, high-flying celebrity, but also capable of bringing in top dollar for her work. I mean there are celebrities who are good, and those that are great. Then there are the elites of the elites like Beyonce. She sang for an hour at the ultra-ritzy Atlantis the Royal Hotel, and pocketed $26M. “Bey changed into ...

Elon Musk might not be running for president, but should he?Haraldur Thorleifsson (Halli), Iceland’s 2022 person of the year, went head-on with the world’s richest man (once) and won. Well, at least he got his job back and a “sorry” from the person who has nearly 140M Twitter followers. So this is what went down. Halli found out on a Sunday that he was locked out from his Twitter computer. Apparently, Elon fired 200+ employees and didn’t inform them. Halli was one of them and he was none the ...

Elon Musk might not be running for president, but should he?Haraldur Thorleifsson (Halli), Iceland’s 2022 person of the year, went head-on with the world’s richest man (once) and won. Well, at least he got his job back and a “sorry” from the person who has nearly 140M Twitter followers. So this is what went down. Halli found out on a Sunday that he was locked out from his Twitter computer. Apparently, Elon fired 200+ employees and didn’t inform them. Halli was one of them and he was none the ...

Nike is a marketing machine that adapts and eats hype for breakfast. Their ability to ride the waves and move quickly makes them a fearsome competitor in the market.Do me a favor, read the following out loud. RTFKT. Sounds like “artifact” eh? Have you heard of the company RTFKT? “In December 2021, NIKE, Inc. acquired RTFKT for a sum thought to be in excess of $1 billion”. So what is it and why would Nike, a multi-billion dollar corporation pay for it? Simply put, RTFKT is a company that creat...

Nike is a marketing machine that adapts and eats hype for breakfast. Their ability to ride the waves and move quickly makes them a fearsome competitor in the market.Do me a favor, read the following out loud. RTFKT. Sounds like “artifact” eh? Have you heard of the company RTFKT? “In December 2021, NIKE, Inc. acquired RTFKT for a sum thought to be in excess of $1 billion”. So what is it and why would Nike, a multi-billion dollar corporation pay for it? Simply put, RTFKT is a company that creat...

Ever heard of Kim Jong-Un’s army of merry hackers the Lazarus Group?“Kim Jong-Un’s army of merry hackers — including Lazarus Group — were responsible for stealing $1.7B in crypto in 2022, according to a Chainalysis report. That’s nearly half of the $3.8B stolen globally last year.” The Chainalysis report revealed that even though North Korean hackers were only responsible for 4% of the total crypto heists in 2020, they carried out some of the biggest robberies. For example, a whopping 90% of ...

Ever heard of Kim Jong-Un’s army of merry hackers the Lazarus Group?“Kim Jong-Un’s army of merry hackers — including Lazarus Group — were responsible for stealing $1.7B in crypto in 2022, according to a Chainalysis report. That’s nearly half of the $3.8B stolen globally last year.” The Chainalysis report revealed that even though North Korean hackers were only responsible for 4% of the total crypto heists in 2020, they carried out some of the biggest robberies. For example, a whopping 90% of ...

Is generative AI ultimately good or bad for mankind?Is generative AI good or bad? So much chatter and controversies. So many naysayers and supporters. Perhaps, like any new tech, it's both. And it depends on what we use it for. We all saw the viral images of Trump getting arrested and the Pope in his flamboyant Balenciaga puffer jacket. All AI-generated and completely fake. Yet, millions still shared it thinking it was real. The use of AI-generated imagery has raised ethical concerns tha...

Is generative AI ultimately good or bad for mankind?Is generative AI good or bad? So much chatter and controversies. So many naysayers and supporters. Perhaps, like any new tech, it's both. And it depends on what we use it for. We all saw the viral images of Trump getting arrested and the Pope in his flamboyant Balenciaga puffer jacket. All AI-generated and completely fake. Yet, millions still shared it thinking it was real. The use of AI-generated imagery has raised ethical concerns tha...

Anna Delvey was a sensational hit on Netflix, but why?Every and anything that is weird, cool, interesting enough, will eventually make its way to Netflix. It seems like that is one sure-fire way of making dough, in spite of whatever you may have done. Anna Sorokin is quite a character — she managed to deceive banks, hotels, and even friends all while pretending to be a German heiress. And now, she is getting her own reality TV show! She was eventually caught and sentenced to prison for her fr...

Anna Delvey was a sensational hit on Netflix, but why?Every and anything that is weird, cool, interesting enough, will eventually make its way to Netflix. It seems like that is one sure-fire way of making dough, in spite of whatever you may have done. Anna Sorokin is quite a character — she managed to deceive banks, hotels, and even friends all while pretending to be a German heiress. And now, she is getting her own reality TV show! She was eventually caught and sentenced to prison for her fr...

Burnt Hair is the new fragrance product produced exclusively by The Boring Company, which is of course owned by Elon Musk.Elon Musk sold out all 30,000 units of his perfume called “Burnt Hair” in less than 48 hours. That netted him more than $3M even before a single bottle of perfume was produced. He dropped hints over Twitter and it aroused the suspicion and interest of his followers. “Burnt Hair will be shipped in the first quarter of 2023, and the 30,000 people who’ve bought it will have t...

Burnt Hair is the new fragrance product produced exclusively by The Boring Company, which is of course owned by Elon Musk.Elon Musk sold out all 30,000 units of his perfume called “Burnt Hair” in less than 48 hours. That netted him more than $3M even before a single bottle of perfume was produced. He dropped hints over Twitter and it aroused the suspicion and interest of his followers. “Burnt Hair will be shipped in the first quarter of 2023, and the 30,000 people who’ve bought it will have t...

I can imagine Balaji free-falling from an exploding plane as he lost $1.5M on a bet he tweeted days ago.“I’ll bet anyone $1 million that the US does not enter hyperinflation.” Apparently, that was a trigger for Balaji. He wanted to prove that James Medlock, a random Twitter pseudonym, wrong. His bet: 1 Bitcoin will be worth $1M+ in 90 days.Balaji is a very well-respected public figure that many listens to. So why did he “lose millions” on a bet he knew he could never win?That was his bold bet...

I can imagine Balaji free-falling from an exploding plane as he lost $1.5M on a bet he tweeted days ago.“I’ll bet anyone $1 million that the US does not enter hyperinflation.” Apparently, that was a trigger for Balaji. He wanted to prove that James Medlock, a random Twitter pseudonym, wrong. His bet: 1 Bitcoin will be worth $1M+ in 90 days.Balaji is a very well-respected public figure that many listens to. So why did he “lose millions” on a bet he knew he could never win?That was his bold bet...