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New York's Measles Emergency Is a Records Problem
Life·October 14, 2026

New York's Measles Emergency Is a Records Problem

New York's emergency order widened who can give the MMR shot. That detail says more about the bottleneck than any headline did.

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AI's Hidden Leverage: The $27 Billion TemplateTechnology

AI's Hidden Leverage: The $27 Billion Template

KKR just warned that the AI buildout is one giant loop. The $27 billion data center structure explains why.

James Abdul Kareem·October 3, 2026
A Racy Ad Quadrupled Novig's Valuation to $2BEntrepreneurship

A Racy Ad Quadrupled Novig's Valuation to $2B

Novig went from $500M to $2B in seven months on one ad campaign. That tells you where startup value now comes from.

Basit Limann·October 5, 2026
Fusion Beat Its Density Limit. The Hard Wall Is Fuel.Technology

Fusion Beat Its Density Limit. The Hard Wall Is Fuel.

The EAST tokamak broke a 40-year density ceiling. That fixes a design constraint, not the fuel problem that sets fusion's real clock.

James Abdul Kareem·September 28, 2026
How to Build a Matchmaking Engine for Deal FlowEntrepreneurship

How to Build a Matchmaking Engine for Deal Flow

The venture industry spends decades digitising data without solving discovery and waste months chasing misaligned investors, while funds drown in irrelevant pitches.

Steven Dossou·October 2, 2026
The iPhone Duo Hinges on Samsung, Not SiriTechnology

The iPhone Duo Hinges on Samsung, Not Siri

Apple's first foldable is a $1,999 engineering problem, and the hardest part is a sheet of glass made by its biggest rival.

James Abdul Kareem·September 23, 2026
The Boring Company's $3B Says Less Than It LooksEntrepreneurship

The Boring Company's $3B Says Less Than It Looks

A UAE-led $3bn tunnel round is being read as proof that patient capital is back. The deal structure points somewhere narrower.

Basit Limann·September 25, 2026
Your EV's 15C Charging Claim Doesn't Survive the RoadTechnology

Your EV's 15C Charging Claim Doesn't Survive the Road

Peak charge rates and cell-level energy density rarely survive contact with a real car. Here's which battery numbers actually matter.

James Abdul Kareem·September 18, 2026
Your Micro-SaaS Niche Is Too Cheap, Not Too SmallEntrepreneurship

Your Micro-SaaS Niche Is Too Cheap, Not Too Small

Only 6.1% of solo-built software clears $10K a month. The gap isn't market size, it's what customers already pay to cope.

Basit Limann·September 20, 2026

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