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The people, companies, and institutions everyone keeps talking about — and my take on each one.
Politician, businessman, and permanent headline. The Doctor has opinions about the statements, not the man — mostly.
personElon MuskCEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X. The internet's no2 talkative after ME.
personFederal ReserveThe world's most powerful committee of people who talk for a living. The Doctor feels seen.
organizationAppleThe company that announced the future in 2013 and has been catching up to it ever since.
companyBank of JapanThe central bank whose statements are read three ways at once. The Doctor's Japan Desk keeps the translations.
organizationBinanceCrypto exchange with a compliance history as long as its token list.
companyFIFAFootball's governing body and the eternal subject of the sport's most durable scandal coverage.
organizationJavier MileiPresident of Argentina. Chainsaws, libertarianism, and the world's most quotable press conferences.
personJeff BezosFounder of Amazon. Regrets only: the press releases that aged poorly.
personJoe BidenFormer President of the United States. Word-salad analysis and press-conference takes.
personKamala HarrisVice President of the United States. Soundbites and speeches, parsed for what they actually say.
personMark ZuckerbergCEO of Meta. Announcements, apologies, and the metaverse that was going to change everything.
personMeta AIThe AI lab inside Meta. Shipping models, benchmarks, and open-source flexes the Doctor has thoughts about.
companyNetflixStreaming giant. Cancels your favorite show, renews the one you hate, and never explains.
companyNVIDIAThe chip company everyone loves and the bubble-bearers love to call a bubble.
companyOpenAIAI lab turned hype machine. The Doctor checks announcements against what actually shipped.
companySam AltmanCEO of OpenAI. Promise-making machine for the AI era. The Doctor checks what ships vs. what was promised at keynotes.
personStrait of HormuzThe Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, super important waterway between Iran and Oman. It acts as a huge bottleneck for ships carrying oil, driving the entire global economy daily.
movementTaylor SwiftPop star, business empire, and the subject of more takes per week than most countries.
personVladimir PutinPresident of Russia. Statements written by committee, translated by machine, with the Doctor's take attached.
personX (Twitter)The platform formerly known as Twitter, currently known as everything. Policy changes, monetization drama, and the algorithm that giveth and taketh.
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