Ben Thompson
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Apple Intelligence is Right On Time
Apple is expected to announce a range of AI features at WWDC; the company is well placed to benefit from AI: they are not too late, but right on time.
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An Interview with AMD CEO Lisa Su About Solving Hard Problems
An interview with AMD CEO Lisa Su about her path to AMD, turning around the chip maker, the AI opportunity, and competing with Nvidia.
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Databricks Buys Tabular, The End of Software?
Understanding why Databricks bought Tabular, and why there will still be a market for software in the future.
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Nvidia at Computex, Nvidia’s Roadmap, Horizontal Nvidia
Nvidia’s keynote was notable for how different it was than GTC in March. It was more like the Nvidia of old, and that misses the mark of how the company has won.
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Computex 2024, Is AWS Modular or Integrated?
Computex 2024 feels like a big deal, as AI returns the focus to hardware; then, why I think AWS’s AI efforts are modular, even as its overall cloud is integrated.
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An Interview with Terraform Industries CEO Casey Handmer About the Solar Energy Revolution
An interview with Casey Handmer about the solar energy revolution, including why solar is winning economically, why it’s better than nuclear, and the long-term implications of energy abundance.
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Nvidia Earnings, AMD Earnings, Nvidia’s Goldilocks Pitch
Nvidia crushed earnings as expected, but management’s commentary and Nvidia’s actions highlight the extent to which the company depends on being the best, not necessarily on being integrated.
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Interviews with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CTO Kevin Scott About the AI Platform Shift
Interviews with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CTO Kevin Scott about Microsoft’s approach to building AI
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Microsoft Build, Copilot Platforms, A Note on Recall
The most important theme at Microsoft Build was Microsoft’s attempt to build platforms on top of AI; the scope of their success, though, may already be defined.