Is the media anti-tech—or just anti-crypto?
The New York Times has long had an implacable animus towards all things blockchain, and last week decided to double down by publishing a stupid and dishonest op-ed titled “Crypto…
March 2026
Why Sequoia’s Alfred Lin isn’t worried about the SaaS-pocalypse
In an era of vibe-coding, words still have some meaning. Or at least, they do when they’re harbingers of doom, foretelling a world of mass unemployment and economic ruin. Just…
U.S. war with Iran forces CEOs to prepare for the worst—from rising energy prices to cyber attacks
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady on the Iran war’s immediate aftershocks for business leaders. The big leadership story: The Iranian conflict wreaks havoc in the Middle East’s financial hubs.…
Stocks enter global selloff but some on Wall Street are looking for assets that respond well to war
S&P 500 futures were down 1.22% this morning as part of a broad global selloff in the stock markets triggered by the conflict between Iran and the U.S. and Israel.…
A dire electrician shortage is a ‘life-or-death’ threat to the AI data center boom—and an opportunity for Gen Z
When Nicholas Bowman was in high school, he thought his next steps were already mapped: He’d get a college degree and land a stable, high-paying job—enjoying the kind of economic…
Dow futures fall 350 points on U.S.-Iran conflict, but oil prices pare gains as Trump hints at sanctions relief for new leadership
U.S. stock futures pointed to a risk-off trade Sunday evening as investors reacted to the U.S.-Israeli bombardment of Iran over the weekend. The selloff comes after President Donald Trump warned…
Asian aviation stocks plunge as Iran conflict forces airlines to cancel flights over Middle Eastern airspace
Asian airline stocks plunged on Monday, part of a broader market reaction to the U.S. and Israel’s decision to strike Iran over the weekend. The conflict, particularly Iran’s retaliation by…
This American tourist stranded in Dubai due to Iran’s bombardment doesn’t think she’ll be back — ‘the universe was trying to tell us something’
The United Arab Emirates has sold itself to foreigners for years as a sunny, safe, tax-free oasis. That peaceful image was shattered Saturday as Iranian weaponry rained down on Dubai,…
At least 22 people killed and more than 120 injured in Pakistan after Iran supporters try to storm U.S. Consulate
Violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi and in the country’s north left at least 22 people dead and more than 120 others…
Cyber retaliation from Iran is a problem for U.S. companies — ‘It’s in the hands of a 19-year-old hacker in a Telegram room,’ ex-NSA operative says
As strikes hit Tehran on Saturday morning, millions of Iranians got a strange push notification on their phones. The BadeSaba Calendar prayer app, which has more than 5 million downloads,…