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Feb 15, 2026

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10 min read

Europe Built the Digital World. Then It Let Others Run It.

How regulation, fragmentation, and risk aversion left Europe without a single global consumer tech platform—and why rules alone may not be enough to regain digital power.

Peeyush Jain

Feb 11, 2026

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8 min read

Something Big is Happening

Excel, SaaS Meltdown, AI Mafia, and Vibe Coding

Peeyush Jain, +1

Feb 8, 2026

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11 min read

Has the Korean Wave Peaked, or Is Asia Just Getting Started?

Why K-pop, Korean film, and streaming hits haven’t peaked—and how algorithms, not governments, now decide Asia’s global cultural power.

Peeyush Jain

Feb 4, 2026

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7 min read

China's Demographic Crisis and the Return to 400 Million

Advertising, AI Travel, American Wealth, and AI Borrowing

Peeyush Jain, +1

Feb 1, 2026

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11 min read

ChatGPT Is Getting Ads. That Tells You Everything You Need to Know.

OpenAI’s move to ads reveals the brutal economics of AI assistants—and why trust, not technology, is now the real battleground.

Peeyush Jain

Jan 28, 2026

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7 min read

The Strange Brain of the World's Greatest Solo Climber

Pressure, KFC Japan, Student Protest, and Modi

Peeyush Jain, +1

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