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  • Closing the Book on the Clippers Catastrophe and Early Over/Under Picks in the Atlantic

    Greatest Of All Talk | Sep 8
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  • Amazon’s Hardware Event, Ring and Tesla, Luna

    Tuesday, October 6, 2020

    Amazon’s Alexa event was notable for how little it featured Amazon; perhaps that is why Tesla and Apple appear to be partners. Plus, the Luna gaming service.


  • Antitrust Politics

    Tuesday, August 4, 2020

    Analyzing the politics of the antitrust hearing featuring the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook.


  • AB 5 and Health Care, Project Connected Home Over IP, Ecosystem Pragmatism

    Thursday, December 19, 2019

    A more flexibility economy would benefit from a stronger safety net. Then, a new standard that actually has real potential. It’s a win for some companies, but questionable for others.


  • Amazon Acquires Eero, Owning the Home, Amazon Earnings

    Tuesday, February 12, 2019

    Amazon acquires Eero, solidifying its play for the home. Then, Amazon’s Earnings show an e-commerce business that is slowing.


  • Ring, Alarm.com, and Bottom-up Ecosystem Building; Dropbox and Timing; Apple, China, Microsoft, the United States

    Thursday, March 1, 2018

    More follow-up on both Ring/Amazon and Dropbox, then why Apple in China explains why the Supreme Court should rule in favor or tech companies.


  • Amazon Buys Ring, Ring’s Exit, Amazon’s Strategy and the Integration of the Home

    Wednesday, February 28, 2018

    Amazon is buying Ring: it makes sense for the latter to sell, and while the reasons for the former to buy are less obvious, they are equally compelling.


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  • OpenAI Does Math, Reward-Hacking, Meta Launches Personal Agent

    Wednesday, September 9, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • Fable 5.1, Enterprise Frontier Safeguards

    Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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  • Closing the Book on the Clippers Catastrophe and Early Over/Under Picks in the Atlantic

    Greatest Of All Talk | Sep 8
    Closing the Book on the Clippers Catastrophe and Early Over/Under Picks in the Atlantic
  • Agents and Forklifts

    Dithering | Sep 8
    Agents and Forklifts
  • Nvidia Buys Hugging Face

    Dithering | Sep 4
    Nvidia Buys Hugging Face

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Interviews

  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce in the Age of AI

    Thursday, June 18, 2026
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  • The War and Reasonable Doubt
    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • Halt and Catch Ire
    Friday, August 28, 2026
  • So What Was Trump Saying to South Korea on Sunday?
    Friday, August 21, 2026
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  • OpenAI Does Math, Reward-Hacking, Meta Launches Personal Agent

    Wednesday, September 9, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • Fable 5.1, Enterprise Frontier Safeguards

    Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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Podcasts

  • Closing the Book on the Clippers Catastrophe and Early Over/Under Picks in the Atlantic

    Greatest Of All Talk | Sep 8
    Closing the Book on the Clippers Catastrophe and Early Over/Under Picks in the Atlantic
  • Agents and Forklifts

    Dithering | Sep 8
    Agents and Forklifts
  • Nvidia Buys Hugging Face

    Dithering | Sep 4
    Nvidia Buys Hugging Face

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Interviews

  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce in the Age of AI

    Thursday, June 18, 2026
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