Judge Brinkema spares Google, making US antitrust a paper tiger
The United States Department of Justice has a habit of mistaking a ceasefire for a victory.
By Emilio Quesada ·
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AI Spending Boom Isn’t Boosting Profit Margins—at Least Not Yet
The sheer scale of it all—the promises of AI, the trillions in commitments, the relentless buzz around "circular financing"—is dizzying.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Tracking Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio – Q2 2026 Update (NYSE:BRK.A)
They call it value investing. They write about Warren Buffett’s steady hand—a gentle giant guiding capital into what he deems "sound" bets.
By Maya Ellison ·
Demis Hassabis steps back; Alphabet's talent drain shows weakness
The story coming out of Alphabet’s AI division isn't a tale of scientific progress; it is a textbook case of internal corporate hemorrhaging, and frankly, it smells like weakness.
By Grant Colby ·
DeepMind loses Hassabis and Dean: a mechanism for control
The lights in these Silicon Valley towers are always so bright, aren't they? They shine down on a world that forgets what it means to earn its own light—the sweat of the brow, the yield of the field.
By Ruth Behrens ·
Architects leave Alphabet: leverage trumps corporate equity, always
The moment Google’s AI architecture began to fracture, it was not a technical failure but a predictable exercise in asset dispersion.
By Emilio Quesada ·
On $100 Oil, Tech Titans Spend Hundreds of Billions Despite Negative Cash Flow
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 525 points on Thursday, mirroring a volatile global market that simultaneously digested skyrocketing energy costs and massive tech sector spending plans.
By Ray Dombrowski ·