Charlie Munger’s Timeless Wisdom on Leading a Successful Life
Charlie Munger, the celebrated investor and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is known for his incisive insights on life and business. One of his key principles revolves around the power of inversion—a mental model that flips problems on their head…
The Impact of Trillions of Cicadas on People with Autism Spectrum Disorder
As trillions of cicadas emerge from underground this spring, experts are cautioning that the noise could have an overwhelming impact, particularly on individuals on the autism spectrum or those with heightened sensitivity to sound. This rare, simultaneous emergence of both…
Snap Hits 3 Million Paying Subscribers with AI-Enhanced Snapchat+
Snap Inc. has surpassed 3 million paying subscribers for its Snapchat+ service, a $3.99-a-month offering that grants early access to exclusive features, including the popular My AI chatbot powered by OpenAI’s GPT technology. The company revealed the milestone at its…
Elon Musk Joins Call for AI Pause: Urging Labs to Slow Down Development
In an open letter signed by some of the biggest names in tech, including Elon Musk, a call has been made for the world’s top artificial intelligence labs to pause the development of super-powerful systems for six months. The letter…
Prime Time for Software: Reimagining the Future of Defense Acquisition
It may surprise some to learn that the captains of the U.S. Navy’s most advanced and expensive combat ships — aircraft carriers — are not surface warfare officers with years of command experience on other naval vessels. Instead, they are…
Banking Crisis Survivors Reflect: How Quickly Confidence Can Collapse
Steve Chiavarone vividly remembers the unsettling confidence many financial experts had before the 2008 financial crisis. As a senior portfolio manager at Federated Hermes, he recalls how, just months before the collapse, strategists dismissed fears of a deep recession, projecting…
How the Ukraine War Accelerates U.S. Defense Strategy
In the world of defense strategy, the wisdom of prioritization is often emphasized. Frederick the Great once said, “Little minds try to defend everything at once, but sensible people look at the main point only; they parry the worst blows…
Facebook Moderators in Kenya Sue Meta Over Mass Layoffs and Alleged Union-Busting
A group of former Facebook content moderators in Kenya has filed a lawsuit against Meta, the platform’s parent company, and two outsourcing firms, Sama and Majorel, over what they allege to be unlawful layoffs and retaliatory practices. Supported by Foxglove,…
Walgreens Faces $200 Million Lawsuit from Former CEO Over Broken Contract
Greg Wasson, the former CEO of Walgreens, has filed a $200 million lawsuit against the company, accusing it of breaching a contract related to a technology project he helped establish. Wasson, who worked at the pharmacy giant for more than…
The Somme in the Sky: Lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian Air War
The conflict over Ukraine’s skies is eerily reminiscent of World War I’s Battle of the Somme. In those early days, fighters scrambled in the skies above Kyiv, but today, the air war has become a stalemate. Neither Russia nor Ukraine…
Breaking the Mannerheim Line: The Soviet Adaptation in the Finnish-Soviet Winter War
The 60th birthday of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin on December 21, 1939, marked a low point for the Red Army’s invasion of Finland. Just weeks earlier, Andrei Zhdanov, the party head of Leningrad, had optimistically promised to deliver Finland’s surrender…
A Game-Changer for Iran: Russian Mi-28 Attack Helicopters Poised for Delivery to the Revolutionary Guard Corps?
As Russia strengthens its ties with Iran across multiple domains, particularly in defense, a new speculation has surfaced: Iran may soon acquire Russian attack helicopters, potentially the Mi-28, to modernize its aging rotary-wing fleet. This move comes after the announcement…