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  • 10 Questions on LeBron, Jokic, KESSLER, Blazers Points Guards and Offseason Chaos

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jul 1
    10 Questions on LeBron, Jokic, KESSLER, Blazers Points Guards and Offseason Chaos
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  • The Inference Shift

    Monday, May 11, 2026

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    Agentic inference is going to be different than the inference we use today, and it will change compute infrastructure because speed won’t matter when humans aren’t involved.


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

    Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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    GTC 2026 marked an important inflection point for Nvidia, as the company is selling multiple architectures, instead of focusing on just one GPU. The motivation is serve all needs and keep all customers.


  • An Interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang About Accelerated Computing

    Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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    An interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about his GTC 2026 keynote, navigating China and DC, and remembering Nvidia’s true nature.


  • Nvidia and Groq, A Stinkily Brilliant Deal, Why This Deal Makes Sense

    Tuesday, January 6, 2026

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    Nvidia is licensing Groq’s technology and hiring most of its employees; it’s the most potent application of tech’s don’t-call-it-an-acquisition deal model yet.


  • An Interview with Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross Reasoning About AI

    Thursday, February 29, 2024

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    An interview with Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross about Gemini, Groq, Sora, Mistral, and why the next big breakthrough is AI that can reason.


  • Groq Costs, Gemini Pro 1.5, Google’s Timidity

    Wednesday, February 21, 2024

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    Groq is expensive and might not scale; that’s not a problem for Google, and Gemini Pro 1.5 shows what is possible with their infrastructure. The company’s manipulation of Gemini, though, shows the company’s timidity.


  • Sora, Groq, and Virtual Reality

    Tuesday, February 20, 2024

    OpenAI’s new video model and a new chip for Groq are important developments in not just AI but also virtual reality.


  • Second-Generation TensorFlow Processing Units, What are TPUs?, Groq

    Monday, May 22, 2017

    Perhaps the most interesting announcement at Google I/O were the second generation Tensor Processing Units and their integration into Google’s cloud. Plus, a competitor looms.


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  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • My Vibe Coding Adventure, The App and the Experience, Ten Takeaways

    Wednesday, June 24, 2026
  • Memory Chips and China, Microsoft and Chinese Models

    Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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  • 10 Questions on LeBron, Jokic, KESSLER, Blazers Points Guards and Offseason Chaos

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jul 1
    10 Questions on LeBron, Jokic, KESSLER, Blazers Points Guards and Offseason Chaos
  • Price Hikes

    Dithering | Jun 26
    Price Hikes
  • (Preview) A Summer Break Mailbag: Memory Mania, Vibe Coding, Mafia PR, Caffeine Intake, Garages, and How to Fix Soccer

    Sharp Tech | Jun 26
    (Preview) A Summer Break Mailbag: Memory Mania, Vibe Coding, Mafia PR, Caffeine Intake, Garages, and How to Fix Soccer

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Interviews

  • 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
  • An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Apple, AI, and Compute

    Thursday, June 11, 2026
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  • Hopes, Fears, and the Wizards
    Friday, June 26, 2026
  • Aura and the Lack Thereof
    Friday, June 19, 2026
  • Europe’s Final Warning
    Friday, June 12, 2026
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  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • My Vibe Coding Adventure, The App and the Experience, Ten Takeaways

    Wednesday, June 24, 2026
  • Memory Chips and China, Microsoft and Chinese Models

    Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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  • 10 Questions on LeBron, Jokic, KESSLER, Blazers Points Guards and Offseason Chaos

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jul 1
    10 Questions on LeBron, Jokic, KESSLER, Blazers Points Guards and Offseason Chaos
  • Price Hikes

    Dithering | Jun 26
    Price Hikes
  • (Preview) A Summer Break Mailbag: Memory Mania, Vibe Coding, Mafia PR, Caffeine Intake, Garages, and How to Fix Soccer

    Sharptech | Jun 26
    (Preview) A Summer Break Mailbag: Memory Mania, Vibe Coding, Mafia PR, Caffeine Intake, Garages, and How to Fix Soccer

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Interviews

  • 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
  • An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Apple, AI, and Compute

    Thursday, June 11, 2026
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