Exploring J.D. Vance's background from poverty to venture capitalist, his connections to Silicon Valley billionaires like Peter Thiel, and the mixed reactions to his potential vice presidency. It discusses concerns about stifled innovation in Silicon Valley, framing a political battle between little tech and big tech, and the potential impacts of proposed policies on businesses and the economy.
From tunnels to tanks to drones, Gaza’s horrors provide object lessons in urban warfare. We ask what Western forces will be learning about their own future conflicts. Silicon Valley types may relish the prospect of J. D. Vance, a former tech investor, becoming America’s vice-president—but it should in fact worry them (10:15). And the superstitious forces affecting Hong Kong’s property sector (18:57).
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