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What BlackRock’s Bitcoin Exodus Actually Tells You

If you really want to know what someone believes, don't bother with their tweets. Just watch for when they actually press the “sell” button. In November, investors pulled roughly $2.2 billion from BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust — the big spot bitcoin ETF, you know, the one

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Dan Houser, AI, and the Boring Middle of the Hype Curve

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What We Eat When No One’s Scoring Us

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Anonymous Reviews, Invisible Power

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When a Fed President Sounds Nervous, Hiring Managers Flinch

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Red Cups, Empty Shifts: Inside Starbucks’ Loudest Day of the Year

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The Tourist, the Local, and the Lying 4.7‑Star Average

Technolgy & Science

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Dan Houser, AI, and the Boring Middle of the Hype Curve

Dan Houser’s skepticism about AI in game development fits the evidence: current systems are powerful pattern tools but brittle storytellers, best used to extend human craft, not to replace it.

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Anonymous Reviews, Invisible Power

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The Tourist, the Local, and the Lying 4.7‑Star Average

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When a Battery Recall Can Kill a Company

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Tim Cook’s Succession Is a Stress Test of Apple’s Governance

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The Tourist, the Local, and the Lying 4.7‑Star Average

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Anthropic’s Cyber Frankenstein

Money & Finance

An illustration depicting a circular feedback loop where rising prices lead to money inflow, and falling prices lead to money outflow.

What BlackRock’s Bitcoin Exodus Actually Tells You

If you really want to know what someone believes, don't bother with their tweets. Just watch for when they actually press the “sell” button. In November, investors pulled roughly $2.2 billion from BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust — the big spot bitcoin ETF, you know, the one

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When a Fed President Sounds Nervous, Hiring Managers Flinch

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The $2.2 Billion Bitcoin Exit Isn’t About Price. It’s About the Herd.

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The Five Dollar Desperation Play

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JPMorgan’s Quiet Checkmate on Fintech Data

Society & Justice

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Red Cups, Empty Shifts: Inside Starbucks’ Loudest Day of the Year

Starbucks workers hijacked Red Cup Day because that’s where the attention lives. The strike is less about shutting stores down and more about making delay and union busting expensive in the only currency Starbucks can’t print: its brand.

When Private Equity Eats Your Community Project

When Private Equity Eats Your Community Project

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The Rational AI Bubble and Its Cockroaches

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What Binaural Beats and Boss Battle Music Teach Us About Attention

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What We Eat When No One’s Scoring Us