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  • Open Letters and Weights

    Dithering | Jul 28
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  • Xbox All Access Pass, The Eighth-Generation of Consoles, Console Subscriptions: Now and the Future

    Wednesday, September 5, 2018

    Microsoft is announcing a new subscription plan for Xbox that includes the console; it is modest for now, but could be a bigger deal in the future.


  • 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


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    Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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    Dithering | Jul 28
    Open Letters and Weights
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    Greatest Of All Talk | Jul 24
    Emergency Pod: LeBron to the Sixers??? LeBron to the Sixers.
  • (Preview) An OpenAI Model Escapes Sandboxing, Intelligence Will Be a Commodity Market, The Chinese Model Conundrum

    Sharp Tech | Jul 23
    (Preview) An OpenAI Model Escapes Sandboxing, Intelligence Will Be a Commodity Market, The Chinese Model Conundrum

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  • 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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  • Two More Cents on the NBA’s Second Apron Era
    Friday, July 24, 2026
  • Is Netflix Washed Now?
    Friday, July 17, 2026
  • Online Insanity and Its Counterpoint
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  • OpenAI Hacks Hugging Face, What Happened, Alignment and Paper Clips

    Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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    Tuesday, July 21, 2026
  • IBM Misses, IBM’s Mainframe Moat, IBM’s Many AI Problems

    Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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  • Open Letters and Weights

    Dithering | Jul 28
    Open Letters and Weights
  • Emergency Pod: LeBron to the Sixers??? LeBron to the Sixers.

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jul 24
    Emergency Pod: LeBron to the Sixers??? LeBron to the Sixers.
  • (Preview) An OpenAI Model Escapes Sandboxing, Intelligence Will Be a Commodity Market, The Chinese Model Conundrum

    Sharptech | Jul 23
    (Preview) An OpenAI Model Escapes Sandboxing, Intelligence Will Be a Commodity Market, The Chinese Model Conundrum

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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

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