Author: Daniel snow
When Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s mayor just after midnight on the first day of the year, the moment signaled political change. But standing beside him, his wife Rama Duwaji quietly announced something else as well: a generational shift in how power, identity, and style intersect in public life. Duwaji, an artist and illustrator, approached the inauguration not with the ceremonial stiffness often associated with political spouses, but with an ease that felt unmistakably contemporary. Her outfit—oversized tailored shorts, sculptural earrings, and chunky boots—looked less like traditional political attire and more like something pulled from the…
Venezuela awoke to deep uncertainty as citizens struggled to understand who, if anyone, was now governing the country following a dramatic U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Streets in Caracas emptied, lines formed outside supermarkets and fuel stations, and a familiar sense of crisis settled over a population long accustomed to political shocks. The confusion was compounded by statements from President Donald Trump, who suggested that the United States may coordinate with one of Maduro’s closest allies: Vice President and oil minister Delcy Rodríguez. Trump indicated that Rodríguez had communicated a willingness to cooperate…
Inside the global artificial intelligence race, where trillion-dollar compute commitments and sprawling data-center campuses have become the norm, one leading lab is pursuing a noticeably different path. Rather than trying to outbuild every rival, Anthropic is betting that efficiency—not sheer scale—can keep it at the cutting edge. That philosophy is championed by Anthropic’s president and co-founder, Daniela Amodei, who has repeatedly described the company’s guiding principle in simple terms: do more with less. The idea runs counter to the prevailing assumption in Silicon Valley that the largest intelligence factory will inevitably win. Across the industry, major AI developers and their…
Few executives embody the evolution of the modern technology economy like Eric Schmidt. The former CEO of Google, who helped steer the internet giant through its most transformative growth years, is now making a decisive move into one of artificial intelligence’s most critical—and capital-intensive—frontiers: data center infrastructure. Schmidt’s latest venture pairs cutting-edge AI ambitions with a decidedly old-world partner: Texas Pacific Land Corporation, a company whose origins trace back more than 150 years to a failed railroad enterprise. Once formed to manage land grants from the Texas & Pacific Railway, the firm reinvented itself over generations, evolving into a major…
As companies intensify return-to-office mandates, a quiet but consequential workplace figure has emerged: the “empowered non-complier.” This is not the disengaged worker or the quiet quitter. Instead, it is a highly skilled, high-performing employee who selectively ignores in-office requirements—and largely gets away with it. Across industries, organizations have issued firm directives requiring employees to return to corporate offices multiple days per week. These policies are often framed as essential for collaboration, culture, and accountability. Yet enforcement has proven uneven. While some workers feel compelled to comply fully or risk discipline, others operate under a different set of assumptions: that their…
Michael Saylor has built one of the most unconventional corporate balance sheets in modern finance, and once again, it is drawing scrutiny. As Bitcoin’s price volatility intensifies, Saylor’s company, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), is flirting with a familiar danger zone: a point at which the market value of the firm risks falling below the value of the Bitcoin it holds. Strategy is now best known not for enterprise software, but for its aggressive and highly leveraged Bitcoin accumulation strategy. Over several years, the company has issued convertible debt, sold equity, and refinanced obligations to amass a Bitcoin trove worth tens of…
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan recently revealed a striking statistic that captures both the competitiveness of today’s job market and the unease felt by younger workers: the bank hired roughly 2,000 recent Gen Z graduates out of more than 200,000 applicants. While Moynihan praised the quality and preparedness of the hires, he acknowledged a growing concern among them—many are deeply worried about what lies ahead. Speaking about workforce trends, Moynihan described a generation that is exceptionally capable but increasingly anxious. These young employees, he said, are entering the professional world amid persistent economic uncertainty, rapid technological disruption, and shifting…
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