Month: November 2025

‘Odd Lots’ Cohost Joe Weisenthal Has Predictions About How the AI Bubble Will Burst Summary Joe Weisenthal, cohost of Bloomberg’s Odd Lots and guest on WIRED’s The Big Interview, lays out a clear-eyed take on how the AI boom is reshaping the US economy — and why a bust could be painful beyond headline stock […]

Billionaire Succession: Why European Heirs Work—And American Ones Don’t Summary This piece contrasts transatlantic approaches to billionaire succession. In the United States, heirs are often encouraged to “earn their place” and frequently build independent careers, pursue philanthropy or impact investing rather than step into family leadership. In much of Europe, heirs are more commonly embedded […]

Jeff Bezos Takes Helm at $6.2 Billion AI Startup Project Prometheus Summary Jeff Bezos has returned to an executive role as co-CEO of Project Prometheus, an AI startup valued at $6.2 billion. The company — still largely in stealth with an undisclosed base — is concentrating on industrial AI applications aimed at transforming engineering and […]

Bezos’ Contrarian Playbook: How Billionaires Think Summary Jeff Bezos’ decision-making playbook centres on a few repeatable frameworks that explain how he and many ultra-wealthy leaders turn big uncertainty into durable advantage. Key themes: the regret-minimisation lever for big life and career bets; a “doorway” framework that separates irreversible from reversible bets; long-termism that privileges legacy […]