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  • Aday Mara and the OKC Woodchipper, An Emergency Celtics Panic Watch, Silver Appreciation(???) and Laker Dreams

    Greatest Of All Talk | Oct 21
    Aday Mara and the OKC Woodchipper, An Emergency Celtics Panic Watch, Silver Appreciation(???) and Laker Dreams
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  • An Interview with Zeynep Tufekci About Masks, Media, and Information Ecology

    Thursday, April 2, 2020

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    Zoom made the exact sort of post they needed to; then, an interview with Zeynep Tufekci about masks, media, and information ecology, and what it means if the techlash is over.


  • Zoom Follow-Up, Twitter Unmasking Follow-up, TSMC and Huawei

    Wednesday, April 1, 2020

    More on Zoom and its critical moment, then follow-up on Unmasking Twitter, and a major story about TSMC and Huawei.


  • Zoom and Facebook, Zoom Mistakes, Zoom Fixes

    Monday, March 30, 2020

    Zoom was sharing data with Facebook, probably on accident, but it is the company’s second major privacy and security-related screw-up. It’s a real concern as far as the company’s upside — and so is its connection to China.


  • The Future of Tech Conferences; Apple’s Supply Chain, Continued; Remote Work and Zoom

    Wednesday, March 4, 2020

    Three potential long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the tech industry might be seen in consumer-focused developer conferences, supply chains, and Zoom’s chances versus Microsoft.


  • HBO Max and Friends; British Airways, Marriott Hit with GDPR Fines; Zoom’s Vulnerability

    Wednesday, July 10, 2019

    HBO Max is AT&T’s new streaming service, and it is paying a lot for Friends. Then, the best part of GDPR has its intended effect, while Zoom shows that security still isn’t a priority


  • Microsoft, Slack, Zoom, and the SaaS Opportunity

    Tuesday, April 30, 2019

    The Zoom and Slack IPOs show what Microsoft is missing in its growth story: a way to acquire new customers.


  • Pinterest S-1, Zoom S-1, The Enterprise-Consumer Flip-Flop

    Monday, March 25, 2019

    Pinterest’s S-1 shows why too much funding can be bad for startups, while Zoom’s S-1 shows the benefits the come from being great. That, by extension, is a result of the enterprise and consumer markets flip-flopping.


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  • (Preview) New Export Controls in Multiple Sectors; Q3 GDP and the Fifth Plenum; Europe Presses Forward; OpenAI and Nvidia Chips

    Sharp China | Oct 21
    (Preview) New Export Controls in Multiple Sectors; Q3 GDP and the Fifth Plenum; Europe Presses Forward; OpenAI and Nvidia Chips
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    Greatest Of All Talk | Oct 21
    Aday Mara and the OKC Woodchipper, An Emergency Celtics Panic Watch, Silver Appreciation(???) and Laker Dreams
  • (Preview) New Export Controls in Multiple Sectors; Q3 GDP and the Fifth Plenum; Europe Presses Forward; OpenAI and Nvidia Chips

    Sharpchina | Oct 21
    (Preview) New Export Controls in Multiple Sectors; Q3 GDP and the Fifth Plenum; Europe Presses Forward; OpenAI and Nvidia Chips
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    Dithering | Oct 20
    Apple + Meta AI

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  • An Interview with Craig Moffett About SpaceX and Bubbles

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