Ben Thompson
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Starlink Solution, Starlink Experience, Starlink Implications
A look at the implications of Starlink with observations from a recent personal experience.
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Friction Follow-Up, Databricks Acquires MosaicML
More on the trade-offs (and benefits) of Amazon’s scale, and initial reactions to Databricks’ acquisition of MosaicML.
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Amazon, Friction, and the FTC
The FTC’s Amazon complaint raises some fair points in isolation, but misses the bigger picture, both in terms of Amazon specifically and the Internet generally.
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An Interview with Boom Founder Blake Scholl About Building a Supersonic Airliner
An Interview with Boom founder Blake Scholl about building a supersonic airliner, including fundraising, airline economics, and why tech is about more than zero marginal costs.
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EV Charging Standards, Tesla’s Strategy, Tesla’s Reward
It increasingly looks like Tesla’s standard for charging will be the standard for the industry. Why did Tesla seize this opportunity, and why do they deserve to profit from it?
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Podcast Grifting; Aggregator Lessons; Ostroff, Simmons, and Harry
Bill Simmons calls Harry and Meghan grifters; he seems to have a case, but the larger issue is why Spotify mistakenly thought they would be valuable in the first place.
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An Interview with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar and Head of Global Commercial Ted Mabrey
An interview with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar and Head of Global Commercial Ted Mabrey about Palantir’s mission, operating system, and AI opportunity