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AI

  • Microsoft and Software Survival

    Tuesday, February 3, 2026

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    Microsoft got hammered on Wall Street for capacity allocation decisions that were the right ones: the software that wins will use AI to usurp other software.


  • Meta Earnings, Turning Dials, Zuckerberg’s Motivation

    Thursday, January 29, 2026

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    Meta is up, despite massive CapEx plans. The company is turning every dial to drive revenue, because Mark Zuckerberg thinks winning in AI is existential.


  • Intel Earnings, The Agentic Opportunity, Intel’s Mistaken Pessimism

    Tuesday, January 27, 2026

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    Intel’s earnings were disappointing because the company is missing a huge opportunity by virtue of selling off its capacity.


  • TSMC Risk

    Monday, January 26, 2026

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    If hyperscalers and chip companies don’t build up a TSMC competitor they are set to forego billions of dollars in revenue and stunt the AI revolution.


  • TSMC Earnings, The TSMC Brake Revisited, Why AI Needs Foundry Competition

    Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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    TSMC admitted that it has invested too little in the face of overwhelming demand for AI; that’s why the industry needs to facilitate competition for the foundry leader.


  • Ads in ChatGPT, Why OpenAI Needs Ads, The Long Road to Instagram

    Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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    OpenAI finally announced that ads are coming to ChatGPT. It’s an important step, but one with far more risk given the delay — and the delay means the ads aren’t yet the right ones.


  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026

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    An interview with United CEO Scott Kirby about how rebuilding United’s technical infrastructure laid the foundation for transforming the airline.


  • Meta Compute, The Meta-OpenAI Battle, The Reality Labs Sacrifice

    Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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    Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta Compute, a bet that winning in AI means winning with infrastructure; this, however, means retreating from Reality Labs.


  • Apple and Gemini, Foundation vs. Aggregation, Universal Commerce Protocol

    Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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    The deal to put Gemini at the heart of Siri is official, and it makes sense for both sides; then Google runs its classic playbook with Universal Commerce Protocol.


  • An Interview with Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros and Ajey Pandey About Building Power for AI

    Thursday, January 8, 2026

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    An Interview with Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros and Ajey Pandey about how AI labs and hyperscalers are leveraging demand to build out entirely new electrical infrastructure for AI.


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    Thursday, January 29, 2026
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  • 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
  • The Giannis Sweepstakes Begin in Earnest: Trades, Emails, Memories, Jimmy Carter and Mt. Hood

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jan 30
    The Giannis Sweepstakes Begin in Earnest: Trades, Emails, Memories, Jimmy Carter and Mt. Hood

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  • An Interview with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters About Engagement and Warner Bros.

    Thursday, January 22, 2026
  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • An Interview with Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros and Ajey Pandey About Building Power for AI

    Thursday, January 8, 2026
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  • The Scorpion and the Frogs
    Friday, January 30, 2026
  • Was Nico Harrison Wrong?
    Friday, January 23, 2026
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    Friday, January 16, 2026
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  • Apple Earnings, Supply Chain Speculation, China and Industrial Design

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  • Personal Day — Sick

    Monday, February 2, 2026
  • Meta Earnings, Turning Dials, Zuckerberg’s Motivation

    Thursday, January 29, 2026
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  • 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
  • The Giannis Sweepstakes Begin in Earnest: Trades, Emails, Memories, Jimmy Carter and Mt. Hood

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jan 30
    The Giannis Sweepstakes Begin in Earnest: Trades, Emails, Memories, Jimmy Carter and Mt. Hood

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters About Engagement and Warner Bros.

    Thursday, January 22, 2026
  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • An Interview with Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros and Ajey Pandey About Building Power for AI

    Thursday, January 8, 2026
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