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Dean W. Ball et al | Politco | 2nd January 2026 Fifteen futurists offer their thoughts on what "unpredictable, unlikely but entirely plausible thing" could happen in 2026. Riots in Syria could reignite the civil war. Deepfake videos could derail the US midterm elections and erode public trust in reality itself. There could be public backlash against AI companies and a stock crash. Some combination of these could usher in the "American Troubles" (4,900 words) Nomido is the Browser's daily word game. Play today's before it's gone! Peter Askew | Deep South Ventures | 22nd April 2019 In 2014, a domain name trader bought an onion-related web address for $2,200 and somehow ended up running one of America's most successful farm-to-door onion delivery services. Specifically, he sells mild Vidalia onions grown in Georgia, US. He had no onion experience or distribution infrastructure when he started. It works: people want nice onions, he provides them, with good customer service (1,100 words) Want more? The full Browser recommends five outstanding articles, a video and a podcast daily, for less than $1 a week. Caroline Crampton, Editor-In-Chief; Robert Cottrell, Founding Editor; Kaamya Sharma, Editor; Sylvia Bishop, Assistant Publisher; Jodi Ettenberg, Associate Editor; Uri Bram, CEO & Publisher; Al Breach, Founding Director Editorial comments and letters to the editor: editor@thebrowser.com | Technical issues and support requests: support@thebrowser.com | Or write at any time to the publisher: uri@thebrowser.com Proudly published with Ghost, the fiercely independent website and newsletter platform
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