Apple goes with Google Gemini for Siri: After months of speculation, Apple and Google are officially working together on an AI revamped Siri due later this year. Apple will be customizing a version of Google Gemini into Siri Apple Intelligence, as well...

Portfolio management If you had to pick only one variable, it would be earnings. (ritholtz.com) Total Portfolio Approach, explained. (morningstar.com) Reading is an investment superpower. (readtrung.com) Strategy Michael Saylor’s superpower...

The biz Amy Poehler’s ‘Good Hang’ won the inaugural Golden Globe for best podcast. (au.variety.com) Spotify ($SPOT) is raising subscription prices again. (sherwood.news) Jesse David Fox talks with Chris Gethard about how platforms...

A major factor for the AI Tech Wave this year as with last, of course are the geopolitical US/China machinations over AI Investments, Trade, and Tariffs. And ongoing Trump administration rules, regulations and requirements for key AI/Tech companies,...

Markets Materials and energy are leading in 2026. (capitalspectator.com) Does it matter that the Mag 7 is undeperforming? (trendlabs.com) Companies Nvidia ($NVDA) is in its third boom phase. (tomtunguz.com) Bitmine ($BMNR) is investing $200 in...

Good morning… We have one more portfolio company of ours is in the news this week. Frec surpassed $600 million in assets under management with their direct indexing products. I had Mo on my podcast last year to explain direct indexing and introduce...

Books Five insights from Kenneth Rosen’s new book, “Polar War: Submarines, Spies, and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic.” (nextbigideaclub.com) An excerpt from “Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American...

Every major tech wave sees a move to standards after the early rush by key players to stake their custom claims on a new core technology. This AI Tech Wave is no different, As expected, tech/AI companies are continuing to move AI tech...

Markets Even after 2025, large cap stocks still lead the way over the past 10 years. (awealthofcommonsense.com) The last time emerging markets led global markets, it was 2017. (novelinvestor.com) Finance The U.S. Treasury basis trade is big and...

Good morning… Our fund Social Leverage (fund 3) participated in this latest $150 million raise for Alpaca, now valued north of $1 billion. We first invested as a lead seed investor back in 2017. From Alpaca… Twitter tweet Alpaca powers hundreds of...