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WE NEED TO TALK about death. Brits have long been diffident about mortality. Our coffins are not carried aloft in crowded streets. Our women don’t ululate. Our chaps don’t fire Kalashnikovs skywards. And open caskets are strictly for the morbid and superstitious Irish. We are similarly reluctant to confront the ephemeral nature of our businesses. I am referring here to our large corporations. (Most small business founders I know are in a constant existential battle against their creditors and the HMRC.) For some time, our mega-cap companies have been following strategies seemingly conjured by Hindu holy men. Capital markets days typically lead off with slides that resemble the great cycle of life. Instead of facing the awkward fact that their core business is in inexorable — though profitable — decline,…

KUNITSU-GAMI: PATH OF THE GODDESS Capcom’s masterpiece now playable on PC Game Pass Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess was one of 2024’s best but, ultimately, underrated games, with its maker Capcom left surprised by its low sales compared to its high quality and breakthrough innovations, the latter for which the game was nominated at the Game Awards 2024 for Best Sim/Strategy Game. But, in good news for PC gamers around the world, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is now playable on PC Game Pass, and if you haven’t yet given this little gem some attention, then I feel now is the time, as this is a very high-quality Japanese game that all gamers should play at least once in their life. The game, which is produced by Capcom’s Biohazard/Resident Evil…

Picture a sun-soaked stretch of Arizona desert, where a sprawling plant hums with the pulse of tomorrow’s tech, silicon wafers gleaming under the watchful eyes of engineers. Nvidia’s chief, Jensen Huang, let slip a blockbuster vision to the Financial Times, unveiling plans to pour hundreds of billions into U.S.-made silicon over the next four years. For tech buffs, gamers, and industry watchers, it’s a tale of a titan doubling down on American soil, betting big on a future where artificial intelligence drives everything from chatbots to self-steering autos. This isn’t a quiet pivot. Huang pegged Nvidia’s total electronics spending at half a trillion dollars through 2028, with a hefty chunk—potentially $250 billion to $300 billion—flowing to stateside plants. It’s a seismic shift for a company that’s leaned hard on Taiwan’s…