Here were a few of our favorites from Stratechery Plus this week.
- Uber and Autonomous Cars. Ben’s conversation with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was fascinating, drawing connections between Dara’s previous stint as Expedia CEO to the current markets that Uber operates. The specific part of the discussion I’ve been thinking about a lot is the future of autonomous vehicles and whether Uber’s control of demand will matter more than companies like Tesla delivery supply. It’s clear that autonomous vehicles are the future, but it’s extremely unclear how exactly that’ll manifest, and I’ll be thinking back to this discussion a lot as Uber navigates their way through it. — Daman Rangoola
- The Implications of Deep Research. I was surprised by Ben’s conclusions in Deep Research and Knowledge Value: if all public knowledge and information becomes as easily accessible and commoditized by these LLMs, how will one differentiate and generate value from their analysis and research? Will we actually know less? — DR
- Graphic Design Nerd Out. I am most out of my depth listening to John Gruber and Ben discuss things like fonts and graphic design, but it is always them at their most entertaining. Like many during the Super Bowl, I was taken aback by the new scorebug graphic design, but hearing Ben and John discuss it on Dithering made me come to appreciate the bold choices. — DR
Stratechery Articles and Updates
- An Interview with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi About Aggregation and Autonomy — An interview with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about taking over Uber in crisis, managing dynamic marketplaces, and the value chain for autonomous vehicle ride-sharing.
- Super Bowl Ratings, Netflix to Bid on F1?, Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence — The Super Bowl drew record ratings even if it wasn’t a big deal on social media; the NBA has the opposite problem. Is consolidation of media the way? Then, a new court case about AI.
- The U.K. Demands Back Door From Apple, Elon Musk’s OpenAI Bid — The U.K. demands Apple build a back door into its products; Apple is more likely to leave the country. Then, Musk messes with OpenAI.
- Deep Research and Knowledge Value — Deep Research is an AGI product for certain narrow domains; it’s ability to find anything on the Internet will make secret knowledge all the more valuable.
Dithering with Ben Thompson and Daring Fireball’s John Gruber
Asianometry with Jon Yu
Greatest of All Talk with Andrew Sharp and WaPo’s Ben Golliver
- Luka’s Thrilling Lakers Debut; Mavericks Crash and Burn
- Parsing the Post-Deadline Fallout; Previewing All-Star Weekend
The latest Sharp Tech video is about Apple Abandoning Its Plans for Mac-Paired Smart Glasses