Essays and observations on the digital economy
Most of the regulatory attention and public concern about consumer technology currently focuses on AI. I want to argue that a much more immediate problem — subscription fatigue ...
Continue reading →Somewhere in the last fifteen years, a specific way of thinking about problems became dominant in technology circles. Every social inefficiency, every imperfect institution, eve...
Continue reading →Real-time payment systems expanded significantly in 2026. Brazil's PIX, India's UPI, and a growing list of similar national infrastructure projects processed record transaction ...
Continue reading →Over the past decade, the way consumers pay for digital services has undergone a fundamental transformation. Subscription models have moved from being a niche offering for softw...
Continue reading →While Western markets maintain a pattern of specialized single-purpose apps, Southeast Asia has embraced the super app model — where ride-hailing, food delivery, payments, comme...
Continue reading →Corporate venture capital has moved from the periphery of corporate innovation to its center. CVC funds now participate in roughly 26% of all venture deals globally, up from 15%...
Continue reading →Cloud spending across Asia-Pacific exceeded $200 billion in 2026, with India and China leading growth rates while Japan and Australia maintained the largest absolute spend.
Continue reading →The center of gravity in global esports has shifted decisively toward emerging markets. By 2025, over 58% of the world's 640 million esports viewers were located in Asia, Latin ...
Continue reading →Research and data referenced from a player discussion forum.
Background data and citations from Crorepati7 platform India.