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History fills with global infernos sparked by small moments. In 1618, two governors threw themselves out of a window in Prague, starting the Thirty Years' War. In 1914, an archduke's driver took a wrong turn in Sarajevo and sparked WWI. The Arab Spring was ignited by a dispute with just one vendor in Tunisia, even in the digital age. Looking back, we can see the warning signs. The challenge has always been knowing which spark will catch. Now, in 2026, scientists pose a bold question: might artificial intelligence serve as the crystal ball we have always sought? 1. History as…

For years, the favourite parlour game in the tech industry was who would succeed Tim Cook. The answer is obvious now: John Ternus. The 51-year-old VP of hardware engineering is getting the biggest job in Silicon Valley. But who is John Ternus, and how will the man labelled a “product guy” navigate the massive shifts in AI, robotics, and global politics that define 2026? A Break from the “Operations” Mentality Tim Cook was the supply chain guru, the “operations guy” who turned Apple into a multi-trillion dollar juggernaut. Steve Jobs was the artist-visionary. John Ternus is living in an interesting…