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August 2025

The Empire of Laurene Powell Jobs
Steve Jobs' widow is one of the wealthiest women in the world, a top investor in AI, and a major progressive philanthropist. She is a key node between…
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Larry Ellison’s Plan to Use AI to Cure Cancer
The long-time head of Oracle is applying both his own vast fortune and his company's capacity to making fast progress in medicine and biotech using…
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BYD is On Track to Become the Largest Car Company Ever
A frontrunner in the battery revolution disrupting the global car industry with electric vehicles, China's top auto maker is set to continue reducing…
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Ikea is a Functional Industrial Institution
The Swedish furniture retailer has become the largest company of its kind in the world through unique design and manufacturing choices. It is however no…
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July 2025

Honda Maintains Technical Sophistication in Spite of Stagnation
Despite an impressive tradition of knowledge in engineering that has seen the Japanese company build airplanes and rockets, it lacks live player…
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The Defense Contractor That Builds Russia’s Weapons
Rostec faces the twin challenges of fueling an industrial-scale war and reshoring production of key components under sanctions. It is making incremental…
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British Defense Subsidizes and Assists the U.S. Alliance System
The British armed forces and defense industry take a knowingly subsidiary role to the U.S., strengthening its alliances across Europe. This however…
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The European Space Agency is Not Functional
Despite having the financial and technical resources to do so, Europe can at best only slowly replicate advanced space capabilities. Institutional…
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Eric Schmidt Brings Tech Into the Service of Government
The former Google CEO devoted himself to modernizing the U.S. defense and foreign policy apparatus. He is a key figure networked both in Silicon Valley…
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June 2025

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