It happened with social media. It is happening with capital gains. It may happen with AI. Governments around the world are adopting the 'fast follower' strategy to close regulatory loopholes around technology and taxation: Once one government figures out the right policy setting to achieve a given outcome, others don't waste any time to follow. This is the fastest governments have moved to develop and legislate uniform laws across multiple jurisdictions.

Once upon a time, we lived in a world where the we could not get enough of tech. Silicon Valley aroused religious fervour. That tide has turned: The veneer of innovation and idealism that long kept Silicon Valley in the public's good graces has all but worn off. The challenge now is to stop Big Tech from ruining AI as well.

20th of January, 2025: On a freezing winter's day in Washington, Trump was sworn in as the President of the United States of America for the second time. The chill captured the mood of at least half the nation and perhaps, most of the world, as the mad king was once again handed the reins to the most armed nation in the world.​ Michelle Obama broke tradition and did not attend the inauguration. She did not put forward some fake excuse either ...

Amazon has long been hailed as the saviour for self-publishing authors, providing access to not only a huge marketplace to sell books but also to a complete range of publishing, printing and logistics services. It was only when we delved into the 'economics' of it all that it felt more akin to daylight robbery. As we worked through the plans for launching our first book, Willow the Wonderer, it became obvious to us that ignoring the conventional wisdom on the internet was t