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Amjad Masad on Going Direct, Building Replit, and the Future of Software

Recorded live at the New Media Summit, Erik Torenberg sits down with Replit founder and CEO Amjad Masad to discuss founder-led storytelling, building in public, and the role of media in company building. Masad reflects on Replit’s decade-long journey, including the years before the company’s recent breakout growth, and explains why communicating a vision can be just as important as executing on it. He argues that for many founders, especially those building ambitious products ahead of the mar...

Global
Geopolitics

What are the potential effects of using military action in response to failed talks with Iran?

July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday Washington was in "very deep talks with Iran" and warned that he is ready for "strong military action" if diplomacy failed. "Not much time. Either it goes fast or not at all," Trump told Axios when asked how long he was willing to give for talks. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Toronto; Editing by Daphne Psaledakis)

United States
Geopolitics

How might improved UK-China relations affect trade and cooperation on global issues?

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is visiting China this week, signalling a further easing in ties following a summit earlier this year. Cooper will meet her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and Vice-President Han Zheng on Tuesday, Reuters quoted the British government as saying on Sunday. Among the topics on the agenda are the Strait of Hormuz, the Russia-Ukraine war and the Ebola outbreak in Africa, the report said. Cooper will then head to the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen on

United Kingdom
Politics

Full time for Starmer: can Burnham find a way to win?

Full time for Starmer: can Burnham find a way to win? sam.macrory Fri, 17/07/2026 - 12:12 Podcast Institute for Government Ministers Government reshuffle Leadership election Education and skills Health Labour Prime minister Starmer government Burnham government Keir Starmer has bowed out of his final PMQs. Andy Burnham is about to become Britain's next prime minister. But after two turbulent years in Downing Street, what went wrong for Starmer? Can Burnham avoid the same mistakes? And will a ...

United Kingdom