Long-form interviews and conversations with tech, AI, and finance leaders (30min+)
The US assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has forced China into a diplomatic crisis, threatening its energy security through potential Strait of Hormuz disruption while fueling debate over whether Washington is systematically targeting Beijing's key allies in a widening proxy conflict.
This video documents the Sydney stop of TED's global Idea Search, where ten selected speakers compete for one spot on the main TED Vancouver stage by presenting game-changing ideas—from AI wildlife protection to neurotechnology ethics—while receiving coaching from expert curators on transforming passion into powerful, authentic delivery.
The Texas Senate primaries mark the first major test of both parties' directions in Trump's second term, featuring a record-breaking $100+ million Republican battle between establishment loyalty and MAGA insurgency, while Democrats debate whether to nominate a combative fighter or a unifying healer to potentially flip the seat.
Deep learning pioneer Jeremy Howard argues that 'vibe coding' with AI is a dangerous slot machine that produces unmaintainable code through an illusion of control, contrasting it with his philosophy that true software engineering insight emerges from interactive exploration (REPLs/notebooks) and deep engagement with models, drawing on his foundational ULMFiT research to demonstrate how understanding—not gambling—drives sustainable productivity.
An ex-CIA spy reveals that official US intelligence assessments from March 2025 explicitly stated Iran posed no WMD threat, contradicting the June 2025 bombing justification, and argues the attacks serve Trump's personal legacy and brand protection rather than documented national security priorities.
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Crypto analyst CryptoKit warns of imminent Bitcoin downside based on bear flag formations and historical midterm year cycles, while noting traditional markets and commodities are experiencing heightened volatility due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Despite the US entering war with Iran and threats to the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices rose only 7% rather than the feared 20% as markets bet on a swift resolution that could actually increase Iranian crude exports. Simultaneously, OpenAI closed a record $110 billion funding round and secured a Pentagon partnership within 24 hours of rival Anthropic being blacklisted for refusing to loosen AI safety guardrails for military use.
Vlad Tenev recounts the acute 2021 GameStop trading crisis driven by overnight collateral demands and viral misinformation, contrasting it with the slower burn of 2022's 80% valuation collapse, which forced a strategic pivot from pure trading to a diversified fintech platform with eleven revenue streams.
Ray Dalio warns the U.S. is in a critical phase of the long-term debt cycle with unsustainable 40% deficit spending and 600% debt-to-revenue ratios, driving central banks and investors toward gold as the only true hard money alternative while Bitcoin fails as a hedge due to tech-stock correlation and institutional limitations.
Fareed Zakaria analyzes the US-Israel military campaign against Iran, arguing that while the upside involves regime collapse and defanging Iran's regional power, the highly institutionalized nature of the regime makes survival likely without ground forces, while Iran's attacks on Gulf States have backfired by unifying regional support against them.
David Hay argues that the 'Fourth Turning' crisis period is triggering an end to American market exceptionalism, with capital already rotating out of overvalued US equities into international markets and hard assets, requiring investors to take profits on parabolic moves and raise cash.
Market strategist Chris Vermeulen analyzes the initial market reaction to US strikes on Iran, interpreting oil's 11-12% spike as a temporary capitulation move within a bearish trend and viewing stocks' sharp morning reversal as evidence of persistent "buy the dip" mentality, though he remains defensive in cash.