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Palantir’s ‘Otherworldly’ Surge Is Pricing In the Next Decade of Miracles. That Should Terrify You.

📅 August 4, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

Palantir’s stock surge isn’t pricing in what the company has done — it’s pricing in a decade of hoped-for commercial miracles. The real moat isn’t AI; it’s deep embeddedness in national security workflows, a position that’s both unassailable and fragile. When the market agrees a company can’t fail, that’s precisely when the downside becomes asymmetric.

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Apple Is Doing Nothing About AI. That’s the Smartest Move in Tech.

📅 August 1, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

While OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft burn billions chasing the AI hype cycle, Apple is doing nothing — and that might be the most rational strategy in tech. Apple’s historical playbook of entering mature markets late with refined products suggests they’re not behind on AI; they’re waiting for the bubble to deflate so they can absorb the technology at lower cost and risk. The question is whether AI is electricity or the metaverse.

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