ISIS-K, Reddit, Gaza & More
In this week’s blitz: ISIS-K / Russia, Reddit’s IPO, Gaza, Haiti, Bob Menendez, Realtors, and Shohei Ohtani.
Schumer, Ukraine, Boeing & More
In this week’s blitz: Chuck Schumer scores an own goal, the Ukraine war trundles on towards a new world order, and more.
Ticking Tok. Gaza Gets Pier’d. Haiti Struggles.
The new effort to ban TikTok. We’re doing WHAT to Gaza? And Haiti is on the brink of total collapse in a sadly predictable way.
Vice Falls. Musk Sues. Boeing Buys.
A deep dive into the downfall of Vice, the latest Elon lawsuit, Boeing’s buyout plans, and more of the latest news headlines.
Dating Apps And Elon Musk.
We’re covering, at a slightly higher level, a lawsuit against a dating app company, Elon Musk’s latest corporate shenanigans, and more.
An Elegy For Non-Competes.
From client lists and sales metrics, to patentable innovations and trademarked branding, enterprise value today is as much about…
The Tower 22 Attack, And Other Messes In The Middle East.
But if there’s anything that’s true of writing about the geopolitics of the Middle East, it’s that it’s very often a humbling experience.
Houthis, Chinese Walls, And Exploding Birds.
I’ve wondered, from time to time, why groups like the Houthis agree to be Iran’s proxies—and missile fodder—in their “cold war” against…
Boeing, AI & Other Dangers
In case you’ve been willfully blocking out the news for the past few weeks, Boeing’s in a big ‘ol vat of hot water again…
Flag Day / Turkey Day.
I admit, I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with WeWork. For years, I maintained an office at one WeWork location or another…
On The Advice Of Counsel, And Danger In Dagestan.
As the defense trundles through its case in the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, there’s been this sort of “feint” at using what’s known in…
“Consent” In The Workplace, And An Omelet In Congress.
The advent of ChatGPT has ushered in an era of what I’ll call “AI-fication.” In seemingly every product category…
Media Disservice In The Misinformation Age.
Tuesday evening (local time), a hospital in Gaza City was hit by some kind of projectile, with devastating effect. A large portion of…
Gaza, Corruption, Fakes & Enablers.
It’s been a week, and yet we’re still left with more questions than answers. There’s a lot of information out there, and there’s…
The Attack On Israel.
In the early hours of 7 October 2023 (yesterday), Hamas launched a multi-pronged attack from the Gaza strip into Israel. For what’s…
This Issue Is About ESG And Hacking.
When we started seeing news articles about “the death of ESG,” you know we had to jump in and regulate. Is ESG dead? Maybe.
A Roundup Of Recent Haps
Every now and then, it’s good to get caught up on recent events we might’ve missed. Some are parts of an evolving story. Others are just…
Did India Just Upset Its Own Apple Cart?
Our analysis of the situation involving the allegations that the Indian government conspired to assassinate a Punjabi dissident in Canada.
The Hindenburging Of Adani
This story begins in India in the late 1980s, when a young Gautam Adani started a commodities trading business that would grow…
ChatGPT Did Not Write This Newsletter
There’s a weird little revolution going on in AI right now. Contrary to the clickbait floating around on Twitter and the internet at large…
The (Crypto) Kids Aren’t Alright
In so many ways, I get the sense that the pain being felt by the crypto industry nowadays is pain that’s been felt…