In 2025, outrage became a marketing tactic. The data reveals who paid for that experiment, and why attention and revenue are not the same currency. On December 2nd, 2025, Oxford University Press named its Word of the Year. Not “AI”, “sustainability.” OR “authenticity”—the perennial aspirational favourite. The word was ragebait: internet shorthand for content engineered to […]
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When the airspace closed and thousands were stranded, the world was watching. What happened next was real leadership. The event that changed everything. On 28 February 2026, the UAE found itself at the centre of a crisis it did not create. U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran provoked retaliatory missile strikes on Gulf Arab partners hosting
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The Genius Behind Unexpected Brand Collaborations Walk into any sneaker store today, and you might find limited-edition kicks inspired by Monopoly, Uno, or even Jenga. Scroll through Instagram, and you’ll see luxury fashion houses teaming up with board game makers to create collector’s items that sell out in minutes. This isn’t a random trend. It’s a calculated strategy that’s reshaping how brands think about growth,
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Is this the future of parenting — or just designer babies with a Silicon Valley rebrand? Kian Sadeghi flunked college at 20, received a Peter Thiel fellowship, and then determined that his course of action would be assisting rich people in maximizing babies’ IQs through prep in utero. Yes, you are reading that right. We are talking about a
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Sparked 2.5 Million Uninstalls It took less than 72 hours. One Pentagon deal, one principled refusal, and one viral hashtag later — the AI industry’s power ranking was turned upside down. For the first time ever, Claude, made by Anthropic, overtook ChatGPT as the #1 free app on Apple’s App Store. And over 2.5 million
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Lessons from 2025’s Most Damaging Brand Controversy In August 2025, Delhi-based jewelry brand The Olio Stories didn’t just make a marketing mistake — they engineered their own downfall. What should have been a triumphant Independence Day campaign became one of the most high-profile brand collapses in recent Indian marketing history. The tragedy? It was entirely
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India just made its boldest diplomatic move in decades. Here’s why the outrage only proves the point. For decades & decades, India stood at the back of the room at every global summit, raising its hand politely, speaking in careful, balanced, diplomatic language that offended nobody and moved nothing. Always calibrated, cautious & asking: will this upset someone? Will this
1 Lakh job that no one thought was true Ready to be a sleep intern? | #DreamJob | Wakefit Sleep Internship On November 16th, 2019, Wakefit posted an advertisement on LinkedIn stating: Job Opening- Sleep Intern. 9 hours sleep for 100 days. Salary- 1 Lakh. The internet’s response: “It cannot be real” It was. In 2 weeks,
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There are moments in a nation’s journey when policy meets possibility, when vision transcends mere paperwork to become a promise of transformation. The Union Budget 2026-27 has delivered precisely such a moment. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement of Content Creator Labs in 15,000 schools and 500 colleges across India isn’t just another budget allocation—it’s a declaration of intent, a recognition that
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What happened, When It happened, and Why It Matters On February 1, 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stood in the Lok Sabha and delivered her ninth consecutive Union Budget. The speech ran for one hour and twenty-five minutes. It was deliberately concise. Sitharaman opened by saying the government has chosen the path of reforms over
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