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Here Are Some Links For Your Weekly Reading - July 6th, 2025

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.

Lighter Links:

• AI and Drones are Taking Over July 4th Fireworks. (Quartz)
• The Next Kodak Moment is Coming. (ThierryVonArvy)
• Jonny Ive is Going to Deliver Another IPod Moment – And OpenAI Knows It. (CreativeBloq)
• Scientists Say They Can Predict How Long You'll Live From a Single MRI. (BestLife)
• 10 in 10: The Tech that Will Rewrite Humanity. The Post-Human Decade Starts Now. (BoxOfAmazing)

 

Trading Links:

• The First Big Winners in the Race to Create AI Superintelligence: The Humans Getting Multi-Million Dollar Pay Packages. (Finance)
• Why Markets Peak When Everyone’s Optimistic. (PretzelLogic)
• A New Crypto Frontier is Emerging on Wall Street, Beyond Bitcoin and Ether. But Here Are the Risks. (MarketWatch)
• How Zoom Took Over the World. (Crunchbase)
• The CEO of One of the Largest Office Maintenance Firms in America Says Employers Are Changing Their Workspaces in 4 Key Ways. (Fortune)

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.

Lighter Links:

• AI and Drones are Taking Over July 4th Fireworks. (Quartz)
• The Next Kodak Moment is Coming. (ThierryVonArvy)
• Jonny Ive is Going to Deliver Another IPod Moment – And OpenAI Knows It. (CreativeBloq)
• Scientists Say They Can Predict How Long You'll Live From a Single MRI. (BestLife)
• 10 in 10: The Tech that Will Rewrite Humanity. The Post-Human Decade Starts Now. (BoxOfAmazing)

 

Trading Links:

• The First Big Winners in the Race to Create AI Superintelligence: The Humans Getting Multi-Million Dollar Pay Packages. (Finance)
• Why Markets Peak When Everyone’s Optimistic. (PretzelLogic)
• A New Crypto Frontier is Emerging on Wall Street, Beyond Bitcoin and Ether. But Here Are the Risks. (MarketWatch)
• How Zoom Took Over the World. (Crunchbase)
• The CEO of One of the Largest Office Maintenance Firms in America Says Employers Are Changing Their Workspaces in 4 Key Ways. (Fortune)

Market Growth in the First Half of 2025.

According to S&P Global, the U.S. market cap rose by 4.7% in the past 6th months. This represents a modest gain compared to the average market capitalization growth of 12.2% during the same period.

Leaders in growth were South Korea, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Brazil.

 

via VisualCapitalist

We have previously discussed this, but in addition to investments in technology and artificial intelligence, global capital is also being directed toward emerging markets, where many businesses are being established.

At first glance, some may see U.S. underperformance, but it can also be read as a sign of relative maturity and stability. Another potential perspective is that U.S. companies have already experienced explosive growth in recent years, particularly in sectors such as tech and AI, suggesting the market may currently be in a phase of consolidation.

While it's always great to see explosive growth, people undervalue resilience and steady growth, especially in light of the volatile first quarter of the year. 

Time will tell!