Sam Morris

$5,000 to Get In. $17 Lemonade. Mostly Ice.

Apr 13, 2026

Coachella's ticket economy reveals who profits when live music becomes a luxury good.

USPS Raids Its Own Pension Fund

Apr 10, 2026

The postal service is burning retirement savings to buy time Congress won't give it.

Sam Altman Buys the Nicest Room in Tech Media

Apr 9, 2026

He promises they won't go easy on him.

Pakistan Just Pulled Off the Biggest Diplomatic Play of 2026

Apr 8, 2026

Trump suspended the bombing. Iran claims victory. The strait is supposed to open. Everyone's reading a different deal.

Kanye West's Festival Booking Loses Four Sponsors

Apr 7, 2026

The promoter calls himself an anti-fascist. Asks Britain to forgive the man who released "Heil Hitler."

Your Money Is Being Stolen in Slow Motion

Apr 6, 2026

Lyn Alden says the system "resembles theft." The receipts say she's being polite.

Private Credit Loved Software. AI Didn't Get the Memo.

Apr 3, 2026

Lenders underwrote $500 billion in software loans. AI is rewriting the repayment terms.

SpaceX's $1.75 Trillion IPO Is the Biggest in History — So Why Does It Need You?

Apr 2, 2026

Musk is offering retail investors triple the usual IPO allocation. The deal is real. The question is the price.

Oracle Chose Servers Over Staff. Wall Street Said Thank You.

Apr 1, 2026

30,000 employees learned they were done via a 6 AM email. The stock rose 5%.

Australia Cut Fuel Taxes and Made Trains Free. Here's Why That's Terrifying.

Mar 31, 2026

Australia throws billions at a fuel crisis it can't control.

Rob Manfred Killed ESPN's Baseball Deal. Now Fans Need Six Subscriptions.

Mar 30, 2026

The MLB lockout 2026 battle is about who owns what you watch.

Meta Knew Its Apps Hooked Kids. A Jury Just Said So.

Mar 27, 2026

The fine is small change. The precedent is a wrecking ball.

A Diplomat Said Peace Was Within Reach. Twelve Hours Later, Trump's Bombing.

Mar 26, 2026

Operation Epic Fury is 26 days old. Congress still hasn't voted.

CF Industries Is Having a Great Quarter. Your Grocery Bill Won't.

Mar 25, 2026

Fertiliser companies are posting record gains. The bill arrives at your supermarket in six months.

BTS Broke Every Streaming Record. The Market Still Punished HYBE.

Mar 24, 2026

Seven men paused their careers at the peak to serve. The world waited.

The BBC Built Peaky Blinders. Netflix Got the Movie.

Mar 23, 2026

Licence fee payers funded the show. A subscription platform cashed the cheque.

AI Ate Your Phone's Memory. Apple Sent a Thank-You Note.

Mar 20, 2026

Global chip shortage driven by data centres is wrecking Android pricing — and Apple didn't have to lift a finger.

Nvidia's Chip Wall Has a Side Door — and Jensen Huang Is Holding It Open

Mar 19, 2026

Nvidia lobbied a loophole. America built an embargo.

Trump's Oil Blockade Just Killed the Lights for 11 Million Cubans

Mar 18, 2026

The first effective US blockade since the Missile Crisis is starving Cuba of fuel.

Ruthenium AI Demand Just Broke the Price Chart

Mar 17, 2026

The AI boom's real bottleneck isn't chips. It's a byproduct metal from a South African mine shaft.

Prediction Market Insider Trading Has a $553,000 Receipt and Zero Rules

Mar 16, 2026

Congress regulates your stock trades. It doesn't track your war bets.

Disinformation Turns From Nuisance to Line Item

Mar 13, 2026

AI makes lies cheap to make and ruinous to clean up.

Trump takes a victory lap. Oil takes a hike.

Mar 12, 2026

32 countries open the taps. It buys 26 days.

87% of Vietnam's Oil Comes Through One Strait. It's Closed.

Mar 11, 2026

Hanoi cracked open its emergency fuel fund for the first time in three years.

The first cover-up was literal

Mar 10, 2026

Ancient Egypt invented white-out to thin a fat jackal.