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  • The PLA Purges One Week Later; World Leaders Flock to Beijing; A Trump-Xi Phone Call; Panama Canal Resolution?

    Sharp China | Feb 5
    The PLA Purges One Week Later; World Leaders Flock to Beijing; A Trump-Xi Phone Call; Panama Canal Resolution?
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  • Amazon, Trump, and Tariff Costs; Amazon Haul and Temu; Political Lessons

    Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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    Amazon’s collision with the White House over tariffs highlights the political risk factors that every company needs to take seriously.


  • The De Minimis Loophole, Impact on Amazon and Meta, AI and Abundance

    Monday, February 3, 2025

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    Trump’s new tariffs take aim at the de minimis exception, which has undergirded Temu and Shein growth, and had knock-on effects on Amazon and Meta.


  • Meta Earnings; Reels Reaches Revenue Neutral; The Temu and Shein Effect

    Monday, October 30, 2023

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    Meta’s crushed earnings again, but some of the company’s recovery over the last year should be attributed to Temu and Shein subsidies.


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  • An Interview with Benedict Evans About AI and Software

    Thursday, February 5, 2026
  • Apple Earnings, Supply Chain Speculation, China and Industrial Design

    Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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  • The PLA Purges One Week Later; World Leaders Flock to Beijing; A Trump-Xi Phone Call; Panama Canal Resolution?

    Sharp China | Feb 5
    The PLA Purges One Week Later; World Leaders Flock to Beijing; A Trump-Xi Phone Call; Panama Canal Resolution?
  • Deadline Notes and All-Star Announcements, The Scintillating Charlotte Hornets, Flagg, Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson

    Greatest Of All Talk | Feb 3
    Deadline Notes and All-Star Announcements, The Scintillating Charlotte Hornets, Flagg, Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson
  • Apple Earnings and OpenClaw

    Dithering | Feb 3
    Apple Earnings and OpenClaw

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  • An Interview with Benedict Evans About AI and Software

    Thursday, February 5, 2026
  • An Interview with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour About Prediction Markets

    Wednesday, January 28, 2026
  • An Interview with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters About Engagement and Warner Bros.

    Thursday, January 22, 2026
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  • The Scorpion and the Frogs
    Friday, January 30, 2026
  • Was Nico Harrison Wrong?
    Friday, January 23, 2026
  • News in the Era of Irreconcilable Differences
    Friday, January 16, 2026
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  • An Interview with Benedict Evans About AI and Software

    Thursday, February 5, 2026
  • Apple Earnings, Supply Chain Speculation, China and Industrial Design

    Wednesday, February 4, 2026
  • Personal Day — Sick

    Monday, February 2, 2026
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  • The PLA Purges One Week Later; World Leaders Flock to Beijing; A Trump-Xi Phone Call; Panama Canal Resolution?

    Sharpchina | Feb 5
    The PLA Purges One Week Later; World Leaders Flock to Beijing; A Trump-Xi Phone Call; Panama Canal Resolution?
  • Deadline Notes and All-Star Announcements, The Scintillating Charlotte Hornets, Flagg, Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson

    Greatest Of All Talk | Feb 3
    Deadline Notes and All-Star Announcements, The Scintillating Charlotte Hornets, Flagg, Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson
  • Apple Earnings and OpenClaw

    Dithering | Feb 3
    Apple Earnings and OpenClaw

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Benedict Evans About AI and Software

    Thursday, February 5, 2026
  • An Interview with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour About Prediction Markets

    Wednesday, January 28, 2026
  • An Interview with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters About Engagement and Warner Bros.

    Thursday, January 22, 2026
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