Here were a few of our favorites from Stratechery Plus this week.

1. Drones Are Coming For The Suburbs. It’s hard to isolate which specific part of this week’s interview with Manna Founder and CEO Bobby Healy was the most exciting; for me it was the revelation that Manna is currently delivering hot coffee in an average time of two minutes and forty seconds. That is incredible! Also, it was very cool to hear Healy describe how the Manna drones and drones from other companies can speak to each other to clear each others routes to avoid collisions. Companies like these fire me up, and I’m hoping for the continued success of the company and the industry. — Daman Rangoola
   
   
2. Crossover Fun. Ben and Bill Bishop got together to do a crossover Sharp Tech/Sharp China episode, and the timing could not be more perfect. With the news of DeepSeek’s capabilities, shifting political landscapes in the United States and globally, with the future of Taiwan hanging in the balance, there’s no better duo to flesh it out. — DR
   
   
3. Don’t Call It a Comeback. It was great to have Andrew back from paternity leave for an episode of the Greatest of All Talk (and congratulations to him and his family). Ben Golliver and Andrew had a really well thought out discussion about the unfortunate news that Victory Wembanyama will be out for the remainder of this season, prematurely ending a fantastic second year campaign for the San Antonio Spurs. — DR

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Stratechery Articles and Updates

• An Interview with Manna Founder and CEO Bobby Healy About Drone Delivery — An interview with Manna founder and CEO Bobby Healy about drone delivery: how does it work, what is the regulatory landscape, and why the suburbs will be the place to be.
• Encryption and the Uneasy Compromise, Netflix Earnings, The Aggregator’s Compounding Advantage — More on the U.K. vs. Apple, and then Netflix’s earnings demonstrate how an Aggregator’s advantage compounds via pricing power.
• Grok 3, The Nvidia Shortcut, Competitive Implications — Grok 3 appears to be state of the art; that speaks to the power of Nvidia, and actually increases the pressure to spend more.

Dithering with Ben Thompson and Daring Fireball’s John Gruber

• UK Demands Backdoor
• iPhone 16e and Grok-3

Asianometry with Jon Yu

• How Indonesian Instant Noodles Became a Nigerian Sensation
• The Birth and Glory of Swedish Computers

Sharp China with Andrew Sharp and Sinocism’s Bill Bishop

• Xi Jinping and China’s Tech Companies, The Long-Run Implications of the Chip Ban, and a Pessimistic Outlook for Taiwan

Greatest of All Talk with Andrew Sharp and WaPo’s Ben Golliver

• The Good, Bad & Ugly from NBA All-Star Weekend
• Victor Wembanyama Out for the Season, A Reality Check for Luka and the Lakers, ‘Court of Gold’ Hits Netflix

Sharp Tech with Andrew Sharp and Ben Thompson

• Xi Jinping and China’s Tech Companies, The Long-Run Implications of the Chip Ban, and a Pessimistic Outlook for Taiwan

The latest Asianometry Video is about How Indonesian Instant Noodles Became a Nigerian Sensation