YMTC Explained: Can China Really Overtake Samsung in NAND?
Imagine entering one of the most brutal semiconductor markets in the world nearly three decades after the established leaders. Then imagine…
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Is There Such a Thing as Good Capitalism?
There is a strange way to describe the modern economy. Most of us spend our lives doing two things. First, we sell…
Loongson Explained: Can China Build a CPU Without Intel, AMD, or Arm?
Imagine spending years designing your own CPU architecture because you no longer want to depend on Intel, AMD, Arm, or…
2XKO Failed to Make Fighting Games Mainstream. Can Anyone?
For years, fighting games seemed to have a fairly obvious problem. They were too difficult. Combos were difficult. Motion inputs were…
Mobile Gaming Is Shrinking in 2026. So Why Is the App Economy Still Growing?
For a long time, the economics of smartphone apps were fairly easy to understand. There were apps. And then there were games,…
Why Media Companies Are Struggling in the Internet Age
There has never been a better time to be a person who wants information. Within seconds, you can learn what…
Is the Desktop PC on the Brink of Extinction?
I recently talked to several friends who work for major desktop PC component companies. Different companies. Different jobs. Different parts of…
Lisuan Explained: Why Building a GPU Takes More Than Money
China has spent enormous amounts of money trying to build a more independent semiconductor industry. And, to be fair, money solves…
The Reputation Afterlife: Why Shameless Confidence Can Outlive Competence
Some people can spend an entire evening replaying a mildly awkward sentence they said seven years ago. They remember the…
What Is Private Equity? The Business of Buying Businesses
Private equity sounds like one of those financial terms deliberately invented to make ordinary people stop asking questions. Private means…
When Mobile Games Stopped Feeling Like Games: How Fun Became Retention
I used to think I had simply grown out of mobile games. Then I looked back and realized something strange.…
CXMT Explained: Can China Break the Global Memory Monopoly?
This article was updated on August 18, 2026, to include CXMT’s latest DDR5 performance, manufacturing yield, server-memory expansion, market share,…
Sony Is Ending Physical Games, but Digital Ownership Is the Real Problem.
Sony has announced that it will stop producing physical discs for new PlayStation games beginning in January 2028. Naturally, the…
Workplace Burnout Is Not Just an Employee Problem. It Is a Business Problem.
In many workplaces, burnout does not officially exist. Employees may become exhausted, cynical, forgetful, emotionally numb, and increasingly unable to…
Why Are So Many Games Doing IP Collaborations? The Business Strategy Behind Video Game Crossovers
At first glance, these collaborations seem like fan service—a fun way to let players dress up as their favorite characters.…
Gen Z Work Ethic: Why Young Workers Are Rejecting Corporate Culture
I know plenty of younger people who have little interest in the traditional corporate package: commuting every morning, sitting in…
Steam’s $11 Billion 2026 Revenue Reveals the Real Power of Old Games
The videogame industry is currently performing one of its favorite magic tricks: generating more money than ever while repeatedly insisting…
PC Shipments Slip in Q2 2026 as Component Costs Turn Up the Heat
The global PC market lost momentum in the second quarter of 2026, with shipments of desktops, notebooks, and workstations falling…
The End of Startup Fantasy: Unicorns, Unit Economics, and Other Imaginary Creatures
There was a time, not very long ago, when working at a startup sounded like joining the future before everyone…
Xbox’s 3,200 Layoffs Signal a Brutal Reality Check
Xbox has just announced the most significant restructure in its history, and this is not the usual corporate “we are…