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Why Modern Tech Launches Lost Wonder, Urgency, And Cultural Magic

January 11, 2026 by Mintu

Why Tech Launches No Longer Feel Magical: A Deep Dive Into Innovation Fatigue

There are rare moments in history when technology feels less like a product and more like a prophecy. One such moment occurred on January 9, 2007, when Steve Jobs stepped onto the Macworld stage and introduced the iPhone. That unveiling didn’t merely announce a new device—it reshaped expectations for what technology could be. People didn’t applaud the iPhone because it had a touchscreen. They applauded because the interface felt alive. Multitouch gestures appeared to dissolve the boundary between human intention and digital response. It wasn’t just impressive—it was emotionally resonant. The audience wasn’t cheering hardware. They were cheering possibility. At … Read more

OpenAI’s 2026 Crossroads Could Redefine the Future of Artificial Intelligence

January 2, 2026 by Mintu

Few technology companies in modern history have grown as quickly—or attracted as much global attention—as OpenAI. In just a few years, the organization has transformed artificial intelligence from a specialist research topic into a daily utility for hundreds of millions of people. Yet as 2026 approaches, OpenAI finds itself at a moment that could either cement its dominance or expose the fragility beneath its meteoric rise. From a technology industry perspective, OpenAI’s situation is unusually complex. It is simultaneously a research lab, a consumer platform, a business services provider, a hardware investor, and a geopolitical actor. Each of these identities … Read more

Can a 22-Year-Old AI Founder Really Reshape the Global Economy?

December 24, 2025 by Mintu

For most people in their early twenties, life revolves around first jobs, student debt, and figuring out adulthood. In Silicon Valley, however, a growing number of founders barely old enough to rent cars are steering companies valued in the billions—and making decisions that could reshape how the global economy functions. This isn’t merely a story about youthful ambition. It’s about power. Specifically, the kind of power that emerges when artificial intelligence, venture capital, and automation converge in the hands of people who have never experienced a traditional labor market. At the center of this shift are founders like Brendan Foody, … Read more

Apple’s Vision Pro Failure Reveals A Bold Future Innovation Strategy

November 21, 2025 by Mintu

Apple’s Vision Pro “Failure” And the Hidden Strength Behind It: A Deep Industry Analysis

Apple has spent decades cultivating a reputation for nearly impeccable product strategy. Since the early 2000s, the company has methodically released category-defining devices—the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad, the Apple Watch—each transforming both its industry and the behavior of millions of consumers. For much of the last twenty years, Apple’s mastery of timing, design philosophy, market intuition, and user-centric engineering has seemed almost mythical.Yet in early 2024, Apple’s streak appeared to stumble with the release of the Apple Vision Pro, its first mixed-reality headset. The Vision Pro arrived with enormous anticipation. Years of leaks, billions in R&D spending, and Apple’s … Read more

How AI Investment Boom Mirrors Internet’s Wild Rise and Fall

October 12, 2025 by Mintu

The AI investment boom has emerged as one of the most significant financial and technological phenomena of the 21st century, echoing the euphoria and risks of the internet revolution. John Chambers, the legendary former CEO of Cisco Systems, has lived through one such transformative era — the internet’s rapid expansion and subsequent collapse at the turn of the millennium. Today, as artificial intelligence reshapes industries at record speed, Chambers sees unsettling similarities between these two moments in history. During his years leading Cisco, Chambers witnessed the internet’s evolution from a niche network for academics to the backbone of global commerce. … Read more

China’s Autonomous AI Agent Manus Redefines Future of Artificial Intelligence

March 10, 2025 by Mintu

On the evening of March 6, 2025, in Shenzhen, a group of engineers sat in a co-working space, staring at screens, monitoring a system poised to reshape the artificial intelligence landscape. As the final lines of code executed seamlessly, Manus AI—China’s first fully autonomous AI agent—was born. Unlike conventional AI tools that require human guidance, Manus does not ask for permission; it acts. The global AI industry, long dominated by U.S. firms, now faces an entirely new paradigm—an AI that replaces, rather than assists, humans. The Birth of a Self-Directed AI For decades, artificial intelligence has been evolving, but Manus … Read more