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China's Demographic Crisis and the Return to 400 Million

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

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

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

The Strange Brain of the World's Greatest Solo Climber

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

AI Is Entering Healthcare. India Will Feel the Impact First and Hardest.

Jan 25, 2026

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11 min read

AI Is Entering Healthcare. India Will Feel the Impact First and Hardest.

As OpenAI and Anthropic push AI into medicine, India’s fragile healthcare system becomes the ultimate stress test—for accuracy, trust, and accountability.

Peeyush Jain

The Venezuelan Oil Narrative is PURE THEATRE

Jan 21, 2026

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8 min read

The Venezuelan Oil Narrative is PURE THEATRE

Defeat, AI Boom, Chinese Auto, and American R&D

Peeyush Jain, +1

America’s Biggest Macro Bet Is AI. And There’s No Plan B.

Jan 18, 2026

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12 min read

America’s Biggest Macro Bet Is AI. And There’s No Plan B.

Why AI now accounts for the majority of U.S. growth, stock market gains, and consumer spending—and what happens if the bet doesn’t pay off

Peeyush Jain

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