The concept of the ‘West’ has been in existence since shortly after the end of World War II. It describes the post-war order of the USA and its allies against the ‘East’. It consisted of an economic, political, and military arrangement and had nothing to do with geography. It included the dominance of the Dollar as the reserve currency of the world, initially backed by Gold and then not. It symbolized an American-led world order that included Japan, Korea, and in the period since the collapse...

The concept of the ‘West’ has been in existence since shortly after the end of World War II. It describes the post-war order of the USA and its allies against the ‘East’. It consisted of an economic, political, and military arrangement and had nothing to do with geography. It included the dominance of the Dollar as the reserve currency of the world, initially backed by Gold and then not. It symbolized an American-led world order that included Japan, Korea, and in the period since the collapse...

Technologist. Investor. System Builder. I’m Keith Teare, founder and CEO of SignalRank Corporation, where we’re reimagining how capital flows into venture-backed startups. Our platform is the first to use systematic, machine-learning-based indexing alongside heuristics as features to score and invest in private companies—transforming what was once opaque, illiquid, and relationship-driven into something transparent, accessible, and data-native.A Career of Building FirstsAcross my career, I’ve...

Technologist. Investor. System Builder. I’m Keith Teare, founder and CEO of SignalRank Corporation, where we’re reimagining how capital flows into venture-backed startups. Our platform is the first to use systematic, machine-learning-based indexing alongside heuristics as features to score and invest in private companies—transforming what was once opaque, illiquid, and relationship-driven into something transparent, accessible, and data-native.A Career of Building FirstsAcross my career, I’ve...

ContentsEditorialWhiplash: The World Isn't Ending. But the 'West' is.EssaysLong Live RSSGlobalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves.How to Think When the World Doesn’t Make SenseOaktree's Howard Marks on Credit Yields, Trump's TariffsMapped: How China Overtook the U.S. in Global Trade (2000–2024)If Trump is trying to suppress China, he’s going about it all wrongHow AI Will Enhance Human Potential, Not Replace It: Reid HoffmanThe one-person $1bn companyData Infrastru...

ContentsEditorialWhiplash: The World Isn't Ending. But the 'West' is.EssaysLong Live RSSGlobalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves.How to Think When the World Doesn’t Make SenseOaktree's Howard Marks on Credit Yields, Trump's TariffsMapped: How China Overtook the U.S. in Global Trade (2000–2024)If Trump is trying to suppress China, he’s going about it all wrongHow AI Will Enhance Human Potential, Not Replace It: Reid HoffmanThe one-person $1bn companyData Infrastru...

ContentsEditorialThe Birth of the first Multi Trillion Dollar AI CompanyEssayCrossing the AI Threshold: When Does Writing Stop Being Yours?Is OpenAI worth $300B?Announcing Our Investment in SchoolAI: Personalizing Education for Every Student and TeacherWhat if IPOs never come back?Copyright-Aware AI: Let’s Make It SoWhat I Saw in China on the Eve of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’The U.S. Led the World in Science and Technology and Just Gave It UpAI has opened a new era in venture capital according ...

ContentsEditorialThe Birth of the first Multi Trillion Dollar AI CompanyEssayCrossing the AI Threshold: When Does Writing Stop Being Yours?Is OpenAI worth $300B?Announcing Our Investment in SchoolAI: Personalizing Education for Every Student and TeacherWhat if IPOs never come back?Copyright-Aware AI: Let’s Make It SoWhat I Saw in China on the Eve of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’The U.S. Led the World in Science and Technology and Just Gave It UpAI has opened a new era in venture capital according ...

ContentsEssaysAI and the Structure of Scientific RevolutionsThe DC Revolution Will Not Be CentralizedGoogle (And all of Tech) to News: Shove It.Nick Denton: Our New Chinese OverlordsThe Atlantic Has an Owner Committed to the Cause: Laurene Powell JobsWhy a 30-Year-Old Magazine Is Embracing CreatorsOpenAI and PublishingThat Loving FeelingChatGPT’s New AI Image Generator Looks Scarily GoodOpenAI Enhances ChatGPT with Powerful Native Image Generation Using GPT-4oAI-Generated Ghibli-Style Art Tak...

ContentsEssaysAI and the Structure of Scientific RevolutionsThe DC Revolution Will Not Be CentralizedGoogle (And all of Tech) to News: Shove It.Nick Denton: Our New Chinese OverlordsThe Atlantic Has an Owner Committed to the Cause: Laurene Powell JobsWhy a 30-Year-Old Magazine Is Embracing CreatorsOpenAI and PublishingThat Loving FeelingChatGPT’s New AI Image Generator Looks Scarily GoodOpenAI Enhances ChatGPT with Powerful Native Image Generation Using GPT-4oAI-Generated Ghibli-Style Art Tak...

ContentsEssaysI’m a recent Stem grad. Here’s why the right is winning us overMeet Steve Davis, Elon Musk’s Top Lieutenant Who Oversees DOGEApple’s TV+ Losing $1 Billion Annually as Apple Services FalterOpenAI Debuts O1-Pro, Its Priciest AI Model So FarAn Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman About Building a Consumer Tech CompanyCharge in a Flash: BYD’s EVs Now Recharge in Just 5 MinutesIntel’s New CEO, Reevaluating Gelsinger, Lip-Bu Tan and CadenceRippling Sues Deel Over ‘Spy’ SchemeRegulatio...

ContentsEssaysI’m a recent Stem grad. Here’s why the right is winning us overMeet Steve Davis, Elon Musk’s Top Lieutenant Who Oversees DOGEApple’s TV+ Losing $1 Billion Annually as Apple Services FalterOpenAI Debuts O1-Pro, Its Priciest AI Model So FarAn Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman About Building a Consumer Tech CompanyCharge in a Flash: BYD’s EVs Now Recharge in Just 5 MinutesIntel’s New CEO, Reevaluating Gelsinger, Lip-Bu Tan and CadenceRippling Sues Deel Over ‘Spy’ SchemeRegulatio...

ContentsEditorial: Is Apple Intelligent?EssaysEarly-Stage VC in the Age of Vertical AIPowerful A.I. Is Coming. We’re Not Ready.The Defense Startup & VC Ecosystem: A Transatlantic PerspectiveOpenAI calls DeepSeek ‘state-controlled,’ calls for bans on ‘PRC-produced’ models★ Something Is Rotten in the State of CupertinoApple Intelligence: Fud, Dud or BothApple's Siri Chief Calls AI Delays Ugly and Embarrassing, Promises FixesApple Set to Unveil Major Design Overhaul in iOS 19 & macOS 16Comp...

ContentsEditorial: Is Apple Intelligent?EssaysEarly-Stage VC in the Age of Vertical AIPowerful A.I. Is Coming. We’re Not Ready.The Defense Startup & VC Ecosystem: A Transatlantic PerspectiveOpenAI calls DeepSeek ‘state-controlled,’ calls for bans on ‘PRC-produced’ models★ Something Is Rotten in the State of CupertinoApple Intelligence: Fud, Dud or BothApple's Siri Chief Calls AI Delays Ugly and Embarrassing, Promises FixesApple Set to Unveil Major Design Overhaul in iOS 19 & macOS 16Comp...

ContentsEssaysA quarter of startups in YC’s current cohort have codebases that are almost entirely AI-generatedOkay, I’m Starting to Think AI Can Do My Job After AllThe Government Knows A.G.I. Is Coming - Ezra KleinWhat fully automated firms will look likePhilosophy Mondays: Randomness, Replication, Selection and Free WillSkype is dead. What happened?Post ElectionSam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Explore Seeking Trump Pardon for SonMichael Grimes Expected to Lead Trump’s Sovereign Wealth FundNo one...

ContentsEssaysA quarter of startups in YC’s current cohort have codebases that are almost entirely AI-generatedOkay, I’m Starting to Think AI Can Do My Job After AllThe Government Knows A.G.I. Is Coming - Ezra KleinWhat fully automated firms will look likePhilosophy Mondays: Randomness, Replication, Selection and Free WillSkype is dead. What happened?Post ElectionSam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Explore Seeking Trump Pardon for SonMichael Grimes Expected to Lead Trump’s Sovereign Wealth FundNo one...

Contents InsightsWe Can Achieve Great ThingsA Theory of Media That Explains 15 Years of PoliticsBezos Takes Control at the Washington PostThe ChatGPT Prompts That Can Be $1B+ CompaniesNot a Coder? With A.I., Just Having an Idea Can Be Enough.Data-driven VC is overThe ‘Spy Sheikh’ Taking the AI World by StormNo one cares when presidential advisers want bigger government‘I tell startups to leave Europe,’ says Dutch CEO of tech unicorn RemoteAIPerplexity wants to reinvent the web browser with AI...

Contents InsightsWe Can Achieve Great ThingsA Theory of Media That Explains 15 Years of PoliticsBezos Takes Control at the Washington PostThe ChatGPT Prompts That Can Be $1B+ CompaniesNot a Coder? With A.I., Just Having an Idea Can Be Enough.Data-driven VC is overThe ‘Spy Sheikh’ Taking the AI World by StormNo one cares when presidential advisers want bigger government‘I tell startups to leave Europe,’ says Dutch CEO of tech unicorn RemoteAIPerplexity wants to reinvent the web browser with AI...

ContentsEditorialUnicorns Are BackEssays of the WeekTechHistorical Data is Dead. The Future is Predictive Intelligence.They’ve Been Waiting Years to Go Public. They’re Still Waiting.Silicon Valley fights EU tech rules with backing from TrumpLive and Let BuyVenture CapitalInvestors Are Once Again Rapidly Minting Early-Stage Startups As UnicornsTogether AI’s Valuation Jumps To $3.3B After New RoundInitialized Backs Valar Atomics to Build Nuclear GigasitesAIAuctions in AI : Cost of Capital as a ...

ContentsEditorialUnicorns Are BackEssays of the WeekTechHistorical Data is Dead. The Future is Predictive Intelligence.They’ve Been Waiting Years to Go Public. They’re Still Waiting.Silicon Valley fights EU tech rules with backing from TrumpLive and Let BuyVenture CapitalInvestors Are Once Again Rapidly Minting Early-Stage Startups As UnicornsTogether AI’s Valuation Jumps To $3.3B After New RoundInitialized Backs Valar Atomics to Build Nuclear GigasitesAIAuctions in AI : Cost of Capital as a ...