Meta's Muse

Meta’s New AI Agent Is an Instant Hit—and the Backlash Has Already Begun
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-ai-agent-muse-reactions-5bf236af
Amazon blocked the Muse app from shopping on its site, and privacy and security concerns are mounting.
 
Meta’s Muse Comes for Financial Stocks
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/metas-muse-comes-for-financial-stocks-17bdf11a
The rapid adoption of the new artificial-intelligence agent threatens to disrupt wealth managers, brokerages and insurers. 

I Gave My Life Over to Meta’s A.I. Agent and Was Blown Away
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/technology/meta-muse-ai-agent.html

College versus Technical School

‘Skills nobody can take’: Meet a 20-year-old with a 4.5 GPA who skipped college for technical school to land an ‘AI-proof’ career
https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/skills-nobody-meet-20-old-071200562.html 

India's Southern Tech Capitals

Bloomberg Wall Street Week Reports:
Bangalore: Can India’s IT Capital Survive Its Own Success?
https://youtu.be/dEe4A3O9OmI 
Why India’s Big Tech Companies Are Betting on Hyderabad
https://youtu.be/zDLi0cQKxEU 

American Millionaires

The Wealthiest—and Stealthiest—Class in America
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/09/21/the-everywhere-millionaire-owen-zidar-and-eric-zwick-book-review
America’s everywhere millionaires built fortunes from hot dogs, car dealerships, medical practices, and convenience stores. Then they learned how to protect them.
 
The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There
https://www.everywheremillionaire.com 

Can US Economy Survive Higher Rates?

See the 10-Year Treasury Yield’s Wild Ride on the Road to 5%
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/see-the-10-year-treasury-yields-wild-ride-on-the-road-to-5-22e4bbc2
A pandemic, wars and government deficits have reshaped the bond market since the start of the decade.
 
The Silver Lining in Soaring Interest Rates: The Economy Can Handle Them
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/the-silver-lining-in-soaring-interest-rates-the-economy-can-handle-them-842e29ff
Economies around the world are showing surprising resilience to higher central bank-interest rates and government bond yields. 

Nostalgia and Lost Pride

The Fuel Europe’s Far Right Feeds On: Nostalgia and Lost Pride
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/world/europe/germany-afd-far-right.html
The populist emphasis on national identity, rather than on the sins of the past, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand. 

Subtle Effects of AI in the Workplace

The Quiet Way A.I. Is Hitting the Work Force
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/business/ai-raises-hiring.html
Lower wage growth and slower hiring in some sectors may be the result of artificial intelligence, especially for younger workers.