# Weekly Olio

> Knick-knacks on tech, startups, business and life. Read by 29k+ people from around the world including top founders, operators and investors.

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## Posts
- [In Conversation With Nikesh Arora](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/in-conversation-with-nikesh-arora): Anti-fragile, Mid-life Crisis, Chinese Investment, and Chinese Venture
- [The $300 Movie That Could Disrupt Hollywood](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/the-300-movie-that-could-disrupt-hollywood): Artificial intelligence is collapsing the cost of filmmaking, allowing unknown creators to produce award-winning films for a few hundred dollars. But the biggest disruption isn't cheaper movies—it's a complete redistribution of who gets to become a filmmaker.
- [How Christianity Went Viral?](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/how-christianity-went-viral): Fitness, Airtable, Interest Rates, and Internet Scams
- [The Next Battle in AI Won't Be About Intelligence. It'll Be About Attachment.](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/the-next-battle-in-ai-won-t-be-about-intelligence-it-ll-be-about-attachment): OpenAI's reported move into AI hardware signals more than a new product launch. It reflects a broader shift in artificial intelligence, from building tools that answer questions to companions that build relationships, creating an entirely new business model for the AI era.
- ['See the whole world in lichens,' the marvels that grow anywhere](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/see-the-whole-world-in-lichens-the-marvels-that-grow-anywhere): History, Physics, Prediction Markets, and ISRO Brain Drain
- [Instagram's Biggest Pivot Isn't Toward TV. It's Toward Time.](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/instagram-s-biggest-pivot-isn-t-toward-tv-it-s-toward-time): Instagram's move into television and episodic content isn't about competing with Netflix. It's about solving the biggest business problem short-form video created: attention that doesn't monetize well.
- [The century-old device choking the world’s AI push ](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/the-century-old-device-choking-the-world-s-ai-push): Standard, AI, FIFA Rankings, and Spots and Stripes
- [The Internet Is Running Out of Trust. Xiaohongshu Built a Business Around It.](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/the-internet-is-running-out-of-trust-xiaohongshu-built-a-business-around-it): As AI-generated content floods the internet and influencer marketing becomes increasingly commercialized, China's Xiaohongshu (RedNote) has quietly built a 400-million-user platform by competing on something far more valuable than attention: trust.
- [The End of Reading is Here](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/the-end-of-reading-is-here): Useless Knowledge, Founders, Creators, and Vinfast
- [The AI Rally Is Creating Asia's New Stock Market Obsession](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/the-ai-rally-is-creating-asia-s-new-stock-market-obsession): South Korea and Taiwan have become two of the world's best-performing stock markets thanks to the AI boom. But beneath the record highs lies a familiar story of retail speculation, leverage, and a question every investor eventually faces: when does conviction become complacency?
- [Semiquincententacles](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/semiquincententacles): Winning, Healthy, ChatGPT, and Good Workplaces
- [India Is Training the World's Robots. But Will It Own the Future of AI?](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/india-is-training-the-world-s-robots-but-will-it-own-the-future-of-ai): As humanoid robots become the next frontier of artificial intelligence, India is emerging as an unexpected supplier of the world's most valuable resource: human behavior. But history suggests supplying the data and owning the technology are two very different things.
- [Why Japan has such good railways](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/why-japan-has-such-good-railways): Choice, Memory, Apps, and Indian Consumption
- [The $1 Billion Question: Is Zepto Building India's Future Retail Giant or Its Most Expensive Grocery Store?](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/the-1-billion-question-is-zepto-building-india-s-future-retail-giant-or-its-most-expensive-grocery-s): Explore Zepto's ₹8,000 crore IPO, soaring revenue, improving unit economics, massive losses, and the future of quick commerce in India.
- [The Making of Indian Statistics](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/the-making-of-indian-statistics): Power, Hormuz, Probabilities, and Indian Statistics
- [Can Indonesia Become the Next Asian Tiger—or Is It Drifting Toward a Middle-Income Trap?](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/can-indonesia-become-the-next-asian-tiger-or-is-it-drifting-toward-a-middle-income-trap): Explore the opportunities, risks, demographics, resources, and economic challenges shaping Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
- [Mechanical Watch](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/mechanical-watch): Leaders, Indian Shipping, Population, and India vs China
- [The AI Bubble Debate Is Asking the Wrong Question](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/the-ai-bubble-debate-is-asking-the-wrong-question): Is the AI boom a bubble or a genuine technological revolution? Explore why the real debate isn’t about profits, but whether AI-driven growth, valuations, and infrastructure spending are truly sustainable.
- [Getting Even](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/getting-even): Risk, Chinese EV, Corruption, and Ideas
- [The Real AI Shopping War Isn't About AI. It's About Data.](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/the-real-ai-shopping-war-isn-t-about-ai-it-s-about-data): Discover why the next AI battle won’t be won by the smartest models, but by companies that control proprietary data, distribution, and real-world shopping ecosystems. Learn how Alibaba, Qwen, and Taobao are reshaping the future of AI commerce.
- [How Iran Killed its Economy](https://www.weeklyolio.com/p/how-iran-killed-its-economy): Leadership, Indian Defense, Global Economy, and AI Mania