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OpenAI has its own AI video app with Sora, powered by Sora 2; I’m not sure how compelling it will be in the long run. Then, Cognition’s experience with a new Anthropic model suggests that incorporating new models requires a lot more work than a new processor.

YouTube Restores Suspended Accounts, Free Speech and Cultural Mores, Platform Power

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

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YouTube is reinstating accounts that were banned for alleged misinformation, and Google admits they made mistakes; the company — and big tech broadly — should go further, and lead the way in re-establishing the cultural importance of free expression.

The YouTube Tip of the Google Spear

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

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I’ve come to appreciate Google’s amorphous nature; what makes me bullish is the clarity of YouTube’s AI opportunity.

An Interview with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan About Building a Stage for Creators

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

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An interview with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan about empowering creators while leaning into AI.

YouTube TV, Wiz, and Why Monopolies Buy Innovation

Monday, March 24, 2025

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Google could aggregate TV, but it might not have the product capability; that’s a convoluted way of explaining why buying Wiz is a good idea

John Ternus and Responsible Individuals

An Interview with Robert Fishman About the Current State of Hollywood

An Emergency Interview with Michael Nathanson About Netflix’s Acquisition of Warner Bros.

Netflix and the Hollywood End Game

An Interview with Ben Bajarin About AI Infrastructure

YouTube TV, Wiz, and Why Monopolies Buy Innovation

John Ternus and Responsible Individuals

The Intrigue(?) in the East, Peterson and Acuff On Center Stage, Revisiting Draft Kevin Durant

How NOT to Miss a Free Throw, Generic Houston Rockets Slander, The Top 100 Pleasant Surprises

Jensen Huang and Andy Grove, Groq LPUs and Vera CPUs, Hotel California

An Interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang About Accelerated Computing

An Interview with Robert Fishman About the Current State of Hollywood

John Ternus and Responsible Individuals

The Intrigue(?) in the East, Peterson and Acuff On Center Stage, Revisiting Draft Kevin Durant

How NOT to Miss a Free Throw, Generic Houston Rockets Slander, The Top 100 Pleasant Surprises

An Interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang About Accelerated Computing

An Interview with Robert Fishman About the Current State of Hollywood

An Interview with Gregory Allen About Anthropic and the U.S. Government