Tech
Rise and Fall of the Neuralink Society
At the beginning of September, I settled for a couple of weeks in the Himalayas in northern India. I was there to give a few contributions at a conference on local economies. “Where exactly in the desert sand of this life is the line drawn that separates fiction from non-fiction?” — that […]
Polymarket’s Trading Volume May Be 25% Fake, Columbia Study Finds
Nearly 60% of weekly trades in December 2024 were flagged as likely wash trading, with coordinated networks of 43,000 wallets detected. What to know: Polymarket, one of the largest blockchain-based prediction markets, may have had its trading activity significantly inflated by a practice known as wash trading, according to new […]
Who’s Afraid of the AI Boogeyman?
It is becoming ever more obvious that many people fear rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence (AI), for various reasons, such as its supposed superiority, compared to humans, as far as processing and manipulating information is concerned, as well as its adaptability and efficiency in the workplace, which many fear would lead […]
Google Brings Prediction Markets Polymarket and Kalshi to Its Search and Finance Platforms
For the first time, users can access live market odds on future events directly in Google Search and Google Finance, elevating blockchain-powered forecasts into public view. What to know: Google will be bringing prediction market odds from Polymarket and Kalshi directly in Google Search and on its revamped Google Finance […]
Harmful AI Technology How It Can Be Used Against You
Rapidly merging with practically every logistical apparatus, AI technology continues unabatedly with its attempts to have complete run and control over the world, including the human population. The technocratic overlords handling the related operations want AI to have jurisdiction over every aspect of our lives. —The term technocracy couldn’t be […]
The Risk of AI Isn’t Skynet
Just as a reminder of what’s being gambled on “AI supremacy”: it’s not just financial capital, it’s everything. The risk that AI transitions from Servant to Master is dramatically appealing–Skynet!–but the real risks are in the mundane realms of the socio-economic order. As I explain in my new book Investing In Revolution, […]
The Bright Side of the Government Shutdown
Government shutdowns are taking a toll on food benefits and travel, but is there a bright side? Fear is in the air as the October 2025 U.S. government shutdown becomes the longest in history at a record 35+ days. These shutdowns happen when Congress can’t agree on the federal budget, […]
Cold Harbor: Eugenics, Epstein and Big Tech
In the recent cache of Jeffrey Epstein emails unveiled by Bloomberg, Epstein’s connections to the elites of academia illuminate his interest in transhumanism, or neo-eugenics — a philosophy that has become commonplace among Big Tech oligarchs and ruling class elites. Shaping the development of pharmaceutical products, inspiring emergency-based deregulation and […]
Walmart CEO: Artificial Intelligence Will Change Every Single Job
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon sounded an alarm on artificial intelligence. America’s biggest private employer has sent a clear message that artificial intelligence is coming for every single job at Walmart, from the checkout lane to the C-suite. While speaking at a Harvard Business Review event, McMillon said Walmart is “going […]
OpenAI Looks to Replace Thousands of Junior Bankers
The stated goal is to reduce drudgery. Do you believe that? Bloomberg reports OpenAI Looks to Replace the Drudgery of Junior Bankers’ Workload. My title is a more accurate representation of the true goal. OpenAI has more than 100 ex-investment bankers helping train its artificial intelligence on how to build financial […]
