In early December 2025, a cascading series of flight cancellations at IndiGo, India’s largest airline, brought one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets to a grinding halt, stranding tens of thousands of passengers

Daily headlines formulate new variations on the theme: artificial intelligence is too powerful to be left unregulated. Lawmakers, guardedly seconded by big tech CEOs, warn of catastrophe. Agencies draft frameworks. Editorial boards demand

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Every few years, the century bond returns — not exactly with a bang, but with a new, shiny calculation involved.  As reported by the FT and Bloomberg last month, Google’s parent company has been