The Best Articles of the Week: Jaws, Super Tomato's revenge, and where is Barack?

The world is going every which way but loose this week, and so are our articles. Hedge funds are rummaging through France's industrial ruins, while the war of autonomous drones is knocking at the door and the Fed is looking for a new guru. Trump reigns supreme, Obama keeps a low profile, and American democracy is bogged down in its own paradoxes. On another front, Apple is feeling the breath of obsolescence, start-ups are miniaturizing to the extreme, and AI is demanding the keys to the house. Fortunately, there is some breathing room: tomatoes are clearing their name, and Spielberg is back on top thanks to a 50-year-old shark. And then there's the moon, aliens from the 1980s and a footnote that could save the global economy. Are we exaggerating? Maybe. But it's Friday.

Monday, June 9, 2025

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

• Hedge funds are interested in struggling French companies owned by private equity funds (Financial Times).
• The era of AI drone warfare is approaching (Project Syndicate). ❤️
• Is Apple experiencing a Nokia moment? (The Economist).❤️
• Armatron, the 1980s robot arm that inspired modern robotics (MIT Technology Review).
• "Jaws" is 50 years old (The Guardian).
• How tomatoes overcame their bad reputation (National Geographic).❤️

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

• Scott Bessent could apply to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair (Bloomberg).
• Telegram, the FSB, and the middle man (OCCRP).❤️
• Where is Barack Obama? (The Atlantic).❤️
• Pax Mercatus (Uncharted Territories).
• Can a footnote save the Fed? (Project Syndicate).

Thursday, June 12, 2025

• The mirage of geoeconomics (Project Syndicate).❤️
• Think twice before clicking "Unsubscribe" (Wall Street Journal).❤️
• European stocks are rising. Companies still refuse to list there (The Economist).
• Tech companies, nuclear energy, and the problem of strategic timing (Harvard Business Review).
• US charities are considering moving to the UK (Semafor).
• Strawberry Moon (The Guardian, portfolio).❤️

Friday, June 13, 2025

• What do all these risk indicators mean? (FT Alphaville).
• Are we ready to hand over the keys to an AI agent? (MIT Technology Review).❤️
• Why did so many Americans see aliens in the 1980s? (Aeon).❤️