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  • iPhone 18 Pro

    Dithering | Sep 18
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  • Vibe Coding, Windsurf and Anthropic, ChatGPT Connectors

    Monday, June 9, 2025

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    AI coding is much broader than vibe coding, the dynamics of AI coding, and why OpenAI wants to own everything.


  • An Interview with Zoom CEO Eric Yuan About Surviving COVID and Building Moats

    Thursday, March 14, 2024

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    An interview with Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan about starting Zoom, surviving COVID, and building a moat in the enterprise.


  • Apple Earnings; OpenAI, GPTBot, and Robots.txt; Zoom’s Terms-of-Service

    Tuesday, August 8, 2023

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    Apple’s earnings were boring, which is a credit to the company, while OpenAI and Zoom raise questions about data and AI


  • Peloton Changes CEO, The Pandemic Stocks, Peloton’s Options

    Monday, February 14, 2022

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    Breaking down what is going wrong with Peloton’s business, and why it might make sense to go in the opposite direction.


  • Google Sued by States, Ranking the Cases, Fantasy Basketball and Silver Linings

    Thursday, December 17, 2020

    Google’s many antitrust cases, ranked! Plus, one small way that COVID is pushing one group of friends into the future.


  • Slack Acquires Rimeto, New Teams Features, An Interview with Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield

    Thursday, July 9, 2020

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    An Interview with Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield about the acquisition of Rimeto and competing with Microsoft.


  • Hey v Apple Follow-Up, Shopify and Walmart, Three Follow-Ups

    Thursday, June 18, 2020

    Apple’s likely next steps, encouraging moves from Shopify, and quick thoughts on the EU versus Apple, Section 230, and Zoom and encryption


  • Podcast Apps Banned in China, Podcast Censorship, Zoom Suspends U.S.-based Chinese Activist

    Thursday, June 11, 2020

    Two podcasts apps were banned in China; Apple has to follow local law, but how much censorship is Apple doing itself? Then Zoom demonstrates it can’t be trusted.


  • Zoom’s Earnings, Zoom and AWS, Zoom and End-to-end Encryption

    Thursday, June 4, 2020

    Zoom didn’t just add free users: it’s revenue exploded as well. How AWS made that possible, and why Zoom’s encryption plans are a good idea.


  • Zoom’s “Genuine Oversight”, Zoom’s Strengths and Weaknesses, Virality Versus Network Effects

    Tuesday, May 5, 2020

    Zoom has another screwup, this time in terms of reporting how many users it has. It is a disturbing pattern and a reminder that strengths are weaknesses.


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    Thursday, September 17, 2026
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    Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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  • (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question

    Sharp Tech | Sep 18
    (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question
  • (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

    Sharp China | Sep 16
    (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

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  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
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    Friday, September 18, 2026
  • The War and Reasonable Doubt
    Friday, September 4, 2026
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  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
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    Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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    Dithering | Sep 18
    iPhone 18 Pro
  • (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question

    Sharptech | Sep 18
    (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question
  • (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

    Sharpchina | Sep 16
    (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

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  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

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