War on the Nasdaq

Michael Burry of Scion Management (The Big Short) has declared war on AI. (Image: Getty)

Sat, 08 Nov 2025

War! Huh! Good God, y’all. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!Edwin Starr, War (1970). I had to check this a few times. Is that song really 55 years old? Yup. Amazing.SpecificallyThis article has been written to be read whilst playing the aforementioned song, which is exactly three minutes 55 seconds long. If you are a slow reader, then cue up Low Rider as the next song, by the 1970s funk band War.A couple of absolute banger songs there for Saturday morning – wake the family up. Good to go.PlaysHave a Plot (sequence of events &...

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