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  • A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jun 9
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  • TV Advertising Falls; The Sports Linchpin, Revisited; NBA Ratings

    Wednesday, December 11, 2019

    TV Advertising is down, as price increases finally overwhelm the decline in viewers. It’s important to note, though, that sports still matter. This is something the NBA may not completely understand.


  • China Cultural Clash Follow-Up, Disney and Blizzard, Choosing Customers

    Wednesday, October 9, 2019

    More on TikTok, then Disney and Blizzard demonstrate how expensive customers can be, while Google and Facebook benefit.


  • The China Cultural Clash

    Tuesday, October 8, 2019

    The NBA controversy in China highlights a culture clash that both tech companies and the U.S. government need to take to heart. Plus, why Tiktok being Chinese is increasingly a problem.


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  • A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More

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    A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More
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    A Working Siri
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  • A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jun 9
    A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More
  • A Working Siri

    Dithering | Jun 9
    A Working Siri
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    Dithering | Jun 5
    WWDC Questions

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  • An Interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella About Finding Core Competencies

    Thursday, June 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Eric Seufert About Models and Ads, and AI’s Upside for Humanity

    Thursday, May 28, 2026
  • An Interview with Parallel Founder Parag Agarwal About Valuing Content on the Agentic Web

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