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  • NAW and CJ and CA CAWWWWW, DEFCON 2 for Jokic and the Nuggets, Notes on OKC, Toronto, and VJ Edgecombe

    Greatest Of All Talk | Apr 24
    NAW and CJ and CA CAWWWWW, DEFCON 2 for Jokic and the Nuggets, Notes on OKC, Toronto, and VJ Edgecombe
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  • The Full TSLA Experience, Twitter vs LinkedIn, Nintendo vs Sony

    Thursday, May 5, 2016

    Elon Musk may be a lot of things, but he’s not exactly straight with investors, and now he’s making his biggest bet yet. Plus, the differences between Twitter and LinkedIn, and Nintendo and Sony


  • The FBI Unlocks the San Bernardino iPhone, Sony to Make a New PS4?

    Tuesday, March 29, 2016

    The FBI has successfully unlocked the San Bernardino iPhone. Now the question is if they will say how. Still, I think this debate will now go away for quite a while. Then, Sony is making a new PS4 which makes sense given the changing market, even though it’s risky.


  • CES 2016, Augmented vs Virtual Reality, The Resilience of Video Games

    Monday, January 4, 2016

    I continue to think that CES is getting more interesting, thanks to the maturation of the smartphone. Then, the differences between augmented and virtual reality, and how that explains the resilience of video games.


  • Meetup Information; LinkedIn Beats, Slumps; Samsung’s Shift Continues; Sony’s Specialization

    Monday, August 3, 2015

    LinkedIn and Samsung both had negative reactions to their earnings, but both are in the middle of a shift to a better position going forward; Sony’s results were worse on an absolute basis but better received because they’ve already gone through the hard work of focusing on what works. Plus, meetup information for Chicago, New York,…


  • Evernote Seeking New CEO, E3 and the End of Exclusives, Playstation Vue’s “A La Carte” Offering

    Tuesday, June 16, 2015

    In a shocking — but perhaps not surprising — announcement Evernote CEO Phil Libin said the company would be seeking a new CEO. How well is Evernote doing, and will they ever become a private company? E3 Day Zero was also yesterday, and while Sony in particular had some compelling announcements for an old guy like…


  • LinkedIn Misses, Sony’s Retreat

    Monday, May 4, 2015


  • Daily Update: Samsung’s Retreat, The Uncrossable Curve?, Gawker Writers Seek to Unionize

    Tuesday, April 21, 2015


  • Daily Update: Sony Launches PlayStation Vue TV Service, Pinterest Valued at $11 Billion, The Pangea Alliance

    Thursday, March 19, 2015


  • Daily Update: Sling TV, The Interview Makes $15 Million, Roku’s Smart TV Play

    Tuesday, January 6, 2015


  • Daily Update: The Silver Lining in Sony and Target, Iowa Launches Smartphone Driver’s License, Xiaomi Banned in India

    Thursday, December 11, 2014


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  • An Interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian About the Agentic Moment

    Thursday, April 23, 2026
  • John Ternus and Apple’s Hardware-Defined Future, SpaceXAI and Cursor

    Wednesday, April 22, 2026
  • TSMC Earnings, New N3 Fabs, The Nvidia Ramp

    Monday, April 20, 2026
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  • NAW and CJ and CA CAWWWWW, DEFCON 2 for Jokic and the Nuggets, Notes on OKC, Toronto, and VJ Edgecombe

    Greatest Of All Talk | Apr 24
    NAW and CJ and CA CAWWWWW, DEFCON 2 for Jokic and the Nuggets, Notes on OKC, Toronto, and VJ Edgecombe
  • How Tim Cook Changed Apple

    Dithering | Apr 24
    How Tim Cook Changed Apple
  • (Preview) Xi Wants the Strait of Hormuz Re-Opened; Cakes and An E-Commerce Crackdown; The Next Stage of Decoupling; The MATCH Act in Congress

    Sharp China | Apr 23
    (Preview) Xi Wants the Strait of Hormuz Re-Opened; Cakes and An E-Commerce Crackdown; The Next Stage of Decoupling; The MATCH Act in Congress

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  • An Interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian About the Agentic Moment

    Thursday, April 23, 2026
  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

    Thursday, April 16, 2026
  • An Interview with Asymco’s Horace Dediu About Apple at 50

    Thursday, April 2, 2026
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  • Tim Cook Personified Big Tech’s Maturity
    Friday, April 24, 2026
  • What the NBA Needs Right Now Is Anyone But OKC
    Friday, April 17, 2026
  • Hormuz, Rushmore and a Sam Altman Story That Missed the Story
    Friday, April 10, 2026
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  • An Interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian About the Agentic Moment

    Thursday, April 23, 2026
  • John Ternus and Apple’s Hardware-Defined Future, SpaceXAI and Cursor

    Wednesday, April 22, 2026
  • TSMC Earnings, New N3 Fabs, The Nvidia Ramp

    Monday, April 20, 2026
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  • NAW and CJ and CA CAWWWWW, DEFCON 2 for Jokic and the Nuggets, Notes on OKC, Toronto, and VJ Edgecombe

    Greatest Of All Talk | Apr 24
    NAW and CJ and CA CAWWWWW, DEFCON 2 for Jokic and the Nuggets, Notes on OKC, Toronto, and VJ Edgecombe
  • How Tim Cook Changed Apple

    Dithering | Apr 24
    How Tim Cook Changed Apple
  • (Preview) Xi Wants the Strait of Hormuz Re-Opened; Cakes and An E-Commerce Crackdown; The Next Stage of Decoupling; The MATCH Act in Congress

    Sharpchina | Apr 23
    (Preview) Xi Wants the Strait of Hormuz Re-Opened; Cakes and An E-Commerce Crackdown; The Next Stage of Decoupling; The MATCH Act in Congress

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian About the Agentic Moment

    Thursday, April 23, 2026
  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

    Thursday, April 16, 2026
  • An Interview with Asymco’s Horace Dediu About Apple at 50

    Thursday, April 2, 2026
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