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Google has issued equity to Berkshire Hathaway in a deal that signals far more demand and a future where capital is the ultimate commodity.
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OpenAI and Nvidia are both under threat from Google; I like OpenAI’s chances best, but they need an advertising model to beat Google as an Aggregator.
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Google Cloud Next 2024 was Google’s most impressive assertion yet that it has the AI scale advantage and is determined to use it.
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Google could do more than just win the chatbot war: it is the one company that could make a universal assistant. The question is if the company is willing to risk it all.
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Google is unique in that their business was built on being the best. The company, though, benefited from the open web. That is not the case in mobile.
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Google is at its best when its product focus follows its business model; for too long Android was a detour.
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Netflix Earnings, Netflix Maintenance, Netflix’s Venture Model
Netflix’s margin expansion highlight both its business model differentiation and also the advantage it has in maintaining its lead, thanks to getting to scale first.
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Elon Dreams and Bitter Lessons
SpaceX’s triumph is downstream of a dream and getting the cost structure necessary to make it happen; Elon Musk is trying the same approach for Tesla self-driving cars
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Tesla’s Robotaxi Event, Tesla Self-Driving 12.5 Experience, Starlink and Airlines
Tesla has a Robotaxi event, and its current self-driving software is impressive. It’s still Level 2, though, and has a long way to go to match Waymo. Starlink, meanwhile, is an example of how Musk alters market structure to win.
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Google’s Play Store Remedies, The Injunction, The Power of Network Effects
The injunction against Google in the Epic-Google case are far-reaching, but probably won’t have the intended effects in the long run.
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Taking Waymo, Uber and Waymo
My first ride with Waymo was an emotional experience, even if most Waymo rides in the future will be provided by Uber.
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Apple’s E.U. Fine, Apple’s Next Case?
Apple’s fine to the E.U. is really being paid by the U.S. Treasury; there may be another fine on the way
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An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Smartphones, AI, and Intel
An interview with Ben Bajarin about AI’s impact on the smartphone market, including the differing strategies between Apple and Google. Then, a long discussion about what to do about Intel.

