Ian Lyall
Articles
AI bubble? Nowhere near, says one leading brokerage
Wedbush is telling clients that the artificial intelligence boom is still closer to the start than the end, likening today to the mid 1990s internet build out rather than the 1999 dotcom bubble.
AI agents explained: What they are, what they can do and why they matter
This is your one-stop, 'evergreen' resource on the technology that continues to preoccupy developers... and has still to be fully cracked
Large language model basics: Training, prompting, hallucinations, and how to test reliability
An Evergreen Guide to Understanding AI That Writes
Passkeys and password managers: A practical guide to logging in safely in 2026
Why your passwords are failing you (and what to do about it)
Deepfakes and synthetic media: How to spot them, verify claims, and protect yourself
Why this matters now
Cryptocurrency custody 101: Exchanges vs self-custody, wallets, seed phrases and scam prevention
The core trade-off: Convenience Versus Control
Stablecoins Explained: How they work, what can go wrong, and the questions to ask
An evergreen intro the burning questions in crypto
The ex-Splunk founders betting AI can run your systems better than humans
Resolve AI’s rapid rise shows how much appetite there is for tools that promise to take humans out of the loop
Blue Origin sends first wheelchair user to space in milestone flight
The latest mission is both a symbolic and practical win. It reinforces the idea that commercial spaceflight is not just about billionaires and celebrities, while also showing that the company’s suborbital system continues to operate reliably
SoftBank goes all-in on OpenAI, scrambling to pull together $22.5bn
Right now, it looks like the tech investment giant is willing to sell, borrow and pause almost everything else to make sure it does not miss that moment
Google takes scraper to court, escalating the fight over who owns the web
How the courts respond could shape the rules of engagement for web data in the AI era
DeFi for beginners: Yields, lending, staking and the real tisks
The biggest misunderstanding about DeFi yield
Quantum computing explained: what it is, what it is not and why cryptography is the real story
AI in business: A laybook for adoption that does not collapse under security, cost, or culture
The promise is seductive. The reality is brutal
The AI reckoning: Anthropic's Dario Amodei on the $50bn gamble, job losses, and why democracy must win the race
The man building one of the world's most powerful AI companies warns that half of entry-level jobs could vanish, and that's not even his biggest worry
Gloves off in Hollywood: Ellison’s personal bet turns Warner Bros fight into a showdown
Larry Ellison’s $40bn guarantee escalates a takeover battle that now pits Silicon Valley capital against streaming incumbents, with Warner Bros Discovery caught in the middle
Bitcoin limps into 2026. But what actually is in store for investors?
Here we take a forensic look at what happened in 2025, then take out the News Defused crystal ball
2026 Is the Year AI Stops Getting a Free Pass
The mood around artificial intelligence has changed, and not in a way that shows up neatly in earnings calls or keynote speeches. What has shifted is something quieter. A loss of indulgence
Bill Gurley: Here's how the AI bubble can also be a wave
The veteran Silicon Valley investor draws on decades of experience to put the current boom into context. He says what we are all probably thinking: this won't be a smooth ride
Mo Gawdat says artificial intelligence is already rewriting the rules, most people have not noticed
His core claim is simple: AI has been building for years, largely out of view, and it is now reaching a point where it can improve itself