Essays and observations on the digital economy
We talk about platform accountability a lot. Congressional hearings, op-eds, regulatory proposals — the discourse is voluminous. Yet what we actually do about it is limited. I w...
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 →We examine the effects of algorithmic pricing on e-commerce markets using transaction data from three major platforms covering consumer electronics, household goods, and apparel...
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 →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 →Tech coverage tends to focus on Silicon Valley and a handful of other major hubs. Spending time in smaller tech ecosystems — Lisbon, Taipei, Medellín, Bangalore, Tbilisi — revea...
Continue reading →We evaluated AI writing tools across five task categories — technical documentation, marketing copy, long-form editing, translation, and summarization — using standardized promp...
Continue reading →This analysis examines labor market effects of remote work adoption using administrative employment data from 14 countries between Q1 2020 and Q4 2025. We focus on three outcome...
Continue reading →Data attribution: step-by-step player guides.
Reporting draws on research published by a colour prediction destination.