
The Best Stories of Summer 2026
Ideas that help make sense of a changing world
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Founding Fuel aims to create the new playbook of entrepreneurship. Think of us as a hub for entrepreneurs- the go-to place for ideas, insights, practices and wisdom essential to build the enterprise of tomorrow. It is co-founded by veteran journalists Indrajit Gupta and Charles Assisi, along with CS Swaminathan, the former president of Pearson's online learning venture.

Ideas that help make sense of a changing world
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The media industry is confronting a stark new reality: survival in the AI era means abandoning the cybersecurity arms race and pricing content for machines instead of humans
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Books, films and cultural works that help us see the Middle East beyond the noise of geopolitics
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Speed is not strategy. The real battle is over sovereignty, science and state capacity
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From sacred groves to the Western Ghats, Gadgil’s work rebuilt the bridge between science and lived experience.
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Why talking about death early may be the most humane act of care we offer our families—and ourselves
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11 stories that asked us to slow down, look closer, and feel more deeply
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Ten of our best work through the year—on business, leadership, and geopolitical trends
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