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A few standout reads to start with.
The Automation of Human Creativity
What generative AI means for art, culture and the future of creative work.
Read →The Great Game of Monetisation
How behavioural economics and dopamine design turned games into laboratories for conditioning.
Read →The Interface Wars: OpenAI takes on Google
Why AI-native browsing is colliding with traditional search, and what comes next.
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The Battle Over AI Governance
How the US, Europe and China are shaping rival approaches to AI governance — and what their choices reveal about power, innovation and the future of intelligence.
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The Product Management Revolution
Once a support role, product management has upended the structures of power in modern tech, quietly reshaping how decisions are made, how data is framed and who holds influence.
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The Quiet Power Behind AppLovin’s Rise
How an optimisation layer at the heart of mobile advertising became one of the most powerful businesses in the software industry.
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Frozen Exits: Is Private Equity in Crisis?
The private equity story used to be simple: buy, improve, sell, repeat. Today the “sell” part is the constraint — and the fixes being used raise uncomfortable questions about valuation, liquidity, and trust.
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Games that Give Back
Nick Rooke, Board Trustee at Make-a-Wish UK, explores how gaming has evolved into one of the most creative engines for modern charity. From gamer-founded organisations and creator-led marathons to in-game fundraising and impact funds, #gamesforgood is now a global ecosystem, raising millions while building stronger communities.
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Nintendo’s Price of Belonging
With Switch 2, Nintendo is betting on familiarity over flash, asking whether long-earned trust still matters when players have more choice than ever.
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The Leaky Bucket
For more than a decade, the app economy was defined by how quickly a product could grow. Now retention has become the most important metric for many app companies.
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The Myths that Made Modern Gaming
Gaming’s greatest studios don’t just ship hits — they generate myths. From id Software’s “axe at the door” legend to Zelda’s enchanted origins, these stories reveal what players want to believe about creativity, genius and loss.
