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Comparing the Genesis Mission to the Manhattan Project
Yet Another Taxpayer Shakedown as Genesis Mission Funnels Funds into Companies Building Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure.
Published2025-11-27
Tickers CRWV ORCL NVDA
Tags WhiteHouse OpenAI CoreWeave Nvidia
In What Universe is Thinking Machines Lab Worth $50 Billion
We take vibe investing to a whole new level with $50 billion valuation for Thinking Machines Lab
Published2025-11-19
Tickers NVDA AMD SPY
Tags ThinkingMachinesLab OpenAI Nvidia AMD
Press X to Doubt Elon Musk will get his Trillion Dollar Tesla Pay Package
What's $1 trillion? Breaking down the largest ever CEO pay package and what Tesla shareholders stand to gain ... or lose.
Published2025-11-11
Tickers TSLA SPY
Tags Tesla Elon Musk Trillionaire
Sam Altman is Getting Desperate and it is Starting to Show
OpenAI has made commitments of over $1 trillion dollars, and has no plan on how to pay for it. Are you, the tax payer, going to foot the bill?
Published2025-11-08
Tickers SPY ORCL NVDA MSFT AMD AVGO
Tags OpenAI Oracle Nvidia Microsoft Sam Altman
Stock Market Crash Exit Strategy
Be prepared, not sorry. What to do in the face of a looming stock market crash with the artificial intelligence hype bubble prime to pop.
Published2025-11-04
Tickers NVDA PLTR TSLA
Tags Nvidia Palantir Tesla
When does OpenAI go bankrupt?
OpenAI is a private company, shielding their financials from scrutiny. What can we determine about how much money the company has, and how they are spending it?
Published2025-10-25
Tickers NVDA AMD ORCL CRWV
Tags OpenAI Oracle Nvidia AMD CoreWeave
Polymarket as the Future of Polling
Online gambling puts your money where your mouth is. Do platforms like Polymarket have more to say about political elections than professional pollsters?
Published2025-10-15
Tickers DKNG
Tags Polymarket DraftKings Politics Elections Trump
Mystery of the Missing YouTube Views
YouTube views crashed in August, and creators are scrambling to figure out why. Some fingers are pointed at Google, but the real culprit may be triggered by users themselves.
Published2025-09-18
Tickers GOOG
Tags Google YouTube SocialMedia Content
Is the Magnificent 7 a House of Cards?
Why is the stock market still climbing amid economic uncertainty? The answer lies in the growing dominance of big tech companies. Explore how this market concentration is impacting long-term stability and what investors should know.
Published2025-09-15
Tags Nvidia Apple Microsoft Meta Amazon Broadcom Tesla S&P500