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May 14, 2026

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3 min read

Jensen Huang Got The Call. Then Got On The Plane.

A last-minute pickup says more about US-China chip policy than anything Xi will announce this week.

Sam Morris

May 13, 2026

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3 min read

The Internet's New Sweatshop Has 40,000 Teenagers

The teenagers are doing fine. The platforms are doing better. Guess who's not.

Sam Morris

May 12, 2026

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2 min read

India Is Running 1991's Playbook on Citizens This Time

Modi asked 1.4 billion Indians to absorb the oil shock. The rupee cracked. Jewellery stocks tanked.

Sam Morris

May 11, 2026

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3 min read

Delhi Found a Way to Charge $16 for Lemonade Without the Lemons.

A war shut the strait. A 25-year-old opened a venue. Coca-Cola is now her client.

Sam Morris

May 8, 2026

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3 min read

The Bands Hollywood Won't Film

Paramount just bought the safe songs. I'm thinking about the rest.

Sam Morris

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