Peter Thiel is building a tech neocolonial empire in Honduras, and Trump just helped him do it
The vehicle for Thiel's territorial ambitions in Honduras is a legal framework known as Zones for Employment and Economic Development, or ZEDEs.
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The vehicle for Thiel's territorial ambitions in Honduras is a legal framework known as Zones for Employment and Economic Development, or ZEDEs.
The United States Supreme Court ruled on Friday that tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an economic emergency declaration were illegal.
Maybe it was during a work meeting, maybe over coffee with a friend, maybe in the middle of an argument with a partner.
On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered what should have been the most consequential check on presidential power in a generation.
Through morning meetings, afternoon tasks, evening obligations.
An archived version from 2019 is available for reference here.
A CMO's quarterly deck shows the numbers leadership likes to see—reach up, engagement steady, brand awareness trending the right way.
An archived version from 2016 is available for reference here.
Eric Dane was, by every conventional measure, at the peak of a career renaissance.
For more than a decade, a single piece of tech wisdom has circulated with the force of gospel: never charge your phone to 100%.
The math does not add up in the way most people expect.
Instagram rolled out tools to hide cosmetic surgery ads from minors.
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This article was published in 2026 and references a historical event from 2018, included here for context and accuracy.
The rest were either lukewarm about their results or quietly admitting failure.
Australia has always had a geography problem when marketing to American travelers.
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