Cringe culture is a digital phenomenon where anything deemed awkward, earnest, or slightly off-trend is mocked mercilessly. Imagine posting a video of yourself dancing to a viral TikTok trend, only to be called out for “trying too hard.” Or sharing a heartfelt poem, only to have it dissected as “cheesy.”

Imagine waking up to a morning news, Taiwan, a vibrant democracy of 23 million, is cut off. Ships can’t dock, planes can’t land, and the global supply chain for semiconductors, the tiny chips powering your phone, car, and laptop, grinds to a halt. Markets crash, gas prices soar, and the world holds its breath as two nuclear powers, China and the United States, teeter on the edge of confrontation. This is a scenario that feels closer, with whispers of war growing louder.

A single letter from the White House lands like a grenade in the heart of global diplomacy. U.S. President Donald Trump, never one to shy from controversy, has penned a note to Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the fiery leader of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a group India labels a terrorist outfit. Just weeks before a so-called “Khalistan referendum” in Washington, this letter is a jolt threatening to fracture the fragile U.S.-India alliance.

A Tale of Oil and Ambition Once, Pakistan and the United States were uneasy partners, tethered by Cold War politics and counterterrorism. In 2025, that bond has morphed into something colder, sharper, a transaction driven by America’s thirst for oil, minerals, and strategic leverage. President Donald Trump recently announced a blockbuster deal to develop Pakistan’s “massive oil reserves,” hinting at a future where Pakistan might even sell oil to India. But this isn’t a fairy

A world where the code that powers your favorite apps, solves complex math problems, and even automates your work is no longer locked behind corporate gates but freely available to anyone with a dream and a laptop. China, in a quiet, seismic shift, a Chinese startup named Z.ai has unleashed GLM-4.5, an open-source large language model (LLM) that’s sending shockwaves through the global AI community.

This 16-page briefing provides an exclusive analysis of what "money" will mean in 2035: who issues it, who controls it, and how it flows. Drawing from central bank memos, crypto-economics, shadow finance patterns, and dark web barter signals, the report decodes the next monetary landscape for investors, technologists, and sovereignty-focused thinkers.

Ananya, a 29-year-old AI engineer, sat at her favorite café, with her laptop. Her inbox glowed with an offer letter from a Silicon Valley giant, $180,000 a year, stock options, and a chance to work on cutting-edge tech. Her current job at an Indian startup paid her ₹25 lakh annually, barely enough to cover her rent and loans in a city where costs are skyrocketing. She sighed, torn between her love for home and the pull of a life abroad.

The glow of a smartphone lit up Priya’s face in a quiet Mumbai suburb, her fingers swiping through reels at 2 a.m. In London, 19-year-old Liam hunched over his gaming console, eyes burning, ignoring his mum’s pleas to sleep. In Seoul, Ji-Won, 22, refreshed her social media feed for the hundredth time, her heart racing with every notification. These are snapshots of a global epidemic. Screen addiction is silently stealing the dreams, health, and futures of young adults everywh

In 2023, a group of Kenyan farmers in Kisumu started a WhatsApp group to share tips on drought-resistant crops. Fast forward to 2025, and they’ve co-created a mobile app with developers in Nairobi that predicts weather patterns and connects them to organic buyers in Europe. Their community didn’t just survive; it thrived, pulling in $1.2 million in revenue last year. This is a global tidal wave. From artisans in Peru to coders in Ukraine, people are coming together to build c

A Girl Named Anjali and a Broken Dream In a dim lit classroom in Kerala, nine-year-old Anjali clutches her pencil, staring at a worksheet. The task seems simple: pick out a triangle from a jumble of shapes. But her eyes betray confusion. A triangle feels as distant as a foreign word. Anjali isn’t alone, millions of Indian children are tripping over the basics of reading and math, the very tools meant to unlock their dreams.