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How AI Privacy Will Break the Economy

Nov 5, 2026

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How AI Privacy Will Break the Economy

How free clones, vibe-coding and AI agents are forcing software companies to rethink what they sell

Gen Kimura
Gen Kimura
Why A Market Crash Now Looks Genuinely Possible

Oct 29, 2026

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4 min read

Why A Market Crash Now Looks Genuinely Possible

How AI euphoria, record borrowing, and faith in a Fed rescue are bringing familiar warning signs back into the picture

Kartik Vyas
Gen Kimura
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Why America Is Not The Safest Market Anymore

Oct 22, 2026

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Why America Is Not The Safest Market Anymore

$40 trillion in borrowing is testing investors' trust, and the consequences reach mortgages, student loans, car payments, and savings.

Kartik Vyas
Gen Kimura
Kartik Vyas, +1
If Nobody Can Afford a House, Why Won't Prices Fall?

Oct 15, 2026

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If Nobody Can Afford a House, Why Won't Prices Fall?

How the 2008 crash reshaped homebuilding, and why today's fixes leave prices largely untouched

Kartik Vyas
Gen Kimura
Kartik Vyas, +1
WTF Is Happening to Food Delivery?

Oct 8, 2026

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4 min read

WTF Is Happening to Food Delivery?

You pay more, restaurants earn less, and drivers get squeezed. So why does everyone keep coming back?

Kartik Vyas
Gen Kimura
Kartik Vyas, +1
How Prediction Markets Are Deciding the Midterms Already

Oct 1, 2026

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4 min read

How Prediction Markets Are Deciding the Midterms Already

The odds were built to predict elections. Now donors, media, and markets are starting to act on them.

Kartik Vyas
Gen Kimura
Kartik Vyas, +1
WTF Is Happening To YouTube?

Sep 24, 2026

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4 min read

WTF Is Happening To YouTube?

YouTube spent years protecting advertisers from creators. Now it may have to protect creators and viewers from the advertisers.

Kartik Vyas
Gen Kimura
Kartik Vyas, +1
How Gambling Money Will Break America

Sep 17, 2026

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4 min read

How Gambling Money Will Break America

Behind America’s betting boom is a bigger problem: too many people now make money when the gambler loses

Kartik Vyas
Gen Kimura
Kartik Vyas, +1
WTF Is Happening To The Stock Market?

Sep 10, 2026

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3 min read

WTF Is Happening To The Stock Market?

How record stock prices became tied to corporate borrowing, economic growth, and your retirement

Kartik Vyas
Gen Kimura
Kartik Vyas, +1
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