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A look at the history and rise of Markdown, which has been adopted across the tech industry in the decades since its quiet launch in 2004 by John Gruber (Anil Dash)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 11, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: The race for AI glasses is heating up. A show about the inside conversations of the tech…

Business & Money

Used vehicle prices expected to rise in 2026, Cox reports

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 8, 2026

Ford Mustang at a used car dealership in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025.Frederick J. Brown | AFP | Getty…

Technology

A look at the rise of AI companion applications; a researcher counts 206 such apps on the App Store and 253 on Google Play, with more than 220 million downloads in total as of July 2025 (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 1, 2026

Featured Podcasts The Talk Show with John Gruber: “Review of the year 2025”, with René Ritchie The director’s commentary track…

Technology

Samsung, up 125%, and SK Hynix, up 268%, accounted for nearly half of the 76% rise in South Korea’s Kospi, the world’s best-performing major stock index in 2025 (Youkyung Lee/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 30, 2025

Featured Podcasts Squeak: The most serious conversations of 2025: AI, business and beyond Grit explores what it takes to create,…

Business & Money

Insurers Help Policyholders Mitigate Risk as Catastrophe Losses Rise

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 16, 2025

Climate disasters such as wildfires and severe storms have become more frequent and more damaging in the United States, accounting…

Business & Money

Demand for private jets is on the rise despite government shutdown

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 10, 2025

A FlexJet Gulfstream G450 aircraft approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing May 9, 2025 in San Diego, California.…

Technology

A look at DeepSeek’s rise in Africa, as China’s lightweight, low-cost AI models make inroads on the continent via tech infrastructure built by Huawei and ZTE (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 23, 2025

Bloomberg: A look at DeepSeek’s rise in Africa, as China’s lightweight, low-cost AI models make inroads on the continent via…

Asia

The rise and fall of Sino-Czech relations

By Frank M. EverettOctober 6, 2025

In August, Beijing announced that it cutting contact with Czech President Petr Pavel after his private meeting with the Dalai…

Technology

A look at the uncertain future of Nvidia in China, a critical market at the forefront of each technological wave made by its GPUs, like rivals like Huawei Rise (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 1, 2025

Featured podcasts The talk show with John Gruber: “ Lipstick emblematic pig ‘, with John Moltz The director of the…

Technology

An overview of the rise of Apple’s retail imprint in India, as a source indicates that Apple’s revenues increased by 13% in annual sliding to $ 9 billion during the Indian exercise which ended in March (Sankalp Pictiyal / Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 6, 2025

Sankalp Plantiyal / Bloomberg:: An overview of the rise of Apple’s retail imprint in India, as a source indicates that…

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Hong Kong’s Victoria Park remains silent on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown – Radio Free Asia

Eco-brutalist resistance in Central Asia – The Diplomate

Uzbekistan’s new migration destination? America. – The diplomat

Trump’s new AI order raises the stakes in Sino-US tech competition – The Diplomat

‘Backrooms’ Producer Peter Chernin Thinks Hollywood Needs to Change

Boeing CEO announces 737 Max production will start on new line on July 6

Family offices are investing in sports, from pickleball to smart soccer balls

Record Broadway Ticket Sales Show Consumers Are Splurging on Experiences

Lululemon (LULU) first quarter 2026 results

Hakeem Jeffries goes on Fox News and calls them out for ignoring GOP bigots

Trump Melts Down and Leaves to Meet the Press When Asked for Evidence of Election Rigging

Trump holds sit-down event in Wisconsin as apparent decline deepens

Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC massively backfired

Trump is erased as Kennedy Center begins removing his name

Spotify has contacted concert promoters about licensing music festival livestreams, as it pivots to video to become a one-stop shop for music fans (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)

Fusion energy startup Helion raised a $465 million Series G led by Thrive Capital at a valuation of $15.5 billion, almost triple the valuation from its January 2025 round (Tim De Chant/TechCrunch)

As wealth managers grapple with AI calculations, the technology is, for now, easing their workload by taking over routine tasks, freeing up more time to advise clients (Bloomberg)

only 26% of companies have a complete view of their AI costs, while 50% have some visibility and 22% have none or only see costs after billing (Wall Street Journal)

At the early 2025 senior management meeting where Apple admitted its AI failures; Tim Cook became intimately involved in Apple’s AI roadmap around the same time (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Browsing: rise

A look at the history and rise of Markdown, which has been adopted across the tech industry in the decades since its quiet launch in 2004 by John Gruber (Anil Dash)

Used vehicle prices expected to rise in 2026, Cox reports

A look at the rise of AI companion applications; a researcher counts 206 such apps on the App Store and 253 on Google Play, with more than 220 million downloads in total as of July 2025 (Financial Times)

Samsung, up 125%, and SK Hynix, up 268%, accounted for nearly half of the 76% rise in South Korea’s Kospi, the world’s best-performing major stock index in 2025 (Youkyung Lee/Bloomberg)

Insurers Help Policyholders Mitigate Risk as Catastrophe Losses Rise

Demand for private jets is on the rise despite government shutdown

A look at DeepSeek’s rise in Africa, as China’s lightweight, low-cost AI models make inroads on the continent via tech infrastructure built by Huawei and ZTE (Bloomberg)

The rise and fall of Sino-Czech relations

A look at the uncertain future of Nvidia in China, a critical market at the forefront of each technological wave made by its GPUs, like rivals like Huawei Rise (Financial Times)

An overview of the rise of Apple’s retail imprint in India, as a source indicates that Apple’s revenues increased by 13% in annual sliding to $ 9 billion during the Indian exercise which ended in March (Sankalp Pictiyal / Bloomberg)