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This New AI Tech Could End Google’s Web Dominance

Jeff D. Opdyke · January 29, 2023 ·

Welcome to your weekly digest…my breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. First up …

Jeff D. Opdyke · January 28, 2023 ·

“Sometimes you’re the windshield,” Dire Straits once sang. “Sometimes you’re the bug.” I have a suspicion that we’re moving into a …

Jeff D. Opdyke · January 27, 2023 ·

Gold has been on a tear of late. The price of gold is now north of $1,900 per ounce…its highest level since hitting an all-time high in 2020. So …

Jeff D. Opdyke · January 26, 2023 ·

The cliché on Wall Street is that “no one rings a bell at the top or bottom of the market.” In crypto, they don’t either. But…they …

Jeff D. Opdyke · January 25, 2023 ·

What’s the cost of impatience? I know that answer: $3,502.34. That, or thereabouts, is what my impatience cost me. To be fair, I …

Jeff D. Opdyke · January 24, 2023 ·

My grandma didn’t raise no fool. You see a bargain, you buy it. Which is why I went shopping on Wall Street last week. Now, to be …

Jeff D. Opdyke · January 22, 2023 ·

Welcome to your weekly digest…my breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. First up …

Jeff D. Opdyke · January 21, 2023 ·

In 2011, America’s debt was downgraded following a congressional fight over the debt ceiling. This caused a major stock market downturn and added …

Jeff D. Opdyke · January 20, 2023 ·

Today we pick up where we left off yesterday: “The Final Reset,” what it’s likely to look like, and how it’s likely to impact all of …

Jeff D. Opdyke · January 19, 2023 ·

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I woke up to a flooded basement. In the horrific context of that day, my morning chores of futzing …