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  • The Knicks are in the NBA Finals, A Moment of SGA Truth, Around the League with Giannis, Bulls, and the Basketball Gods

    Greatest Of All Talk | May 26
    The Knicks are in the NBA Finals, A Moment of SGA Truth, Around the League with Giannis, Bulls, and the Basketball Gods
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  • The SpaceX IPO and Data Centers in Space

    Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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    There isn’t a financial model that justifies the SpaceX IPO, but data centers in space are plausible, and that might be enough.


  • Nvidia Earnings, The AI Stack, Nvidia’s New Reporting

    Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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    Nvidia is changing its reporting to delineate between hyperscaler sales — where Nvidia is fighting commoditization — and everyone else, where Nvidia runs the whole stack.


  • An Interview with Parallel Founder Parag Agarwal About Valuing Content on the Agentic Web

    Thursday, May 21, 2026

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    An interview with Parallel founder Parag Agarwal about valuing content and incentivizing its creation in a world of agents (plus questions about Twitter).


  • Google I/O, World Models, I/O Spaghetti

    Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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    Google I/O put AI everywhere, for better and for worse. Meanwhile, is DeepMind aligned with Google’s business objectives?


  • Data Center Discontent, Understanding the Opposition, Fixing the Problem

    Monday, May 18, 2026

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    There are understandable reasons for people to oppose data centers; the only solution that will work is simply paying them off.


  • An Interview with Ben Thompson at the MoffettNathanson Media, Internet & Communications Conference

    Thursday, May 14, 2026

    An interview with me about the implications of the compute shortage on Aggregation Theory, consumer AI, and more.


  • The Deployment Company, Back to the 70s, Apple and Intel

    Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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    OpenAI is forming a new company to deploy AI, and the other labs aren’t far behind, reinforcing the thesis that AI’s impact will require top-down implementation. Then, Apple has economic reasons to work with Intel.


  • SpaceX and Anthropic, xAI’s Two Companies, Elon Musk and SpaceXAI’s Future

    Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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    The Anthropic xAI deal is shocking but not surprising: Musk should double down on serving other companies.


  • The Inference Shift

    Monday, May 11, 2026

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    Agentic inference is going to be different than the inference we use today, and it will change compute infrastructure because speed won’t matter when humans aren’t involved.


  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About Living With AI

    Thursday, May 7, 2026

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    An interview with Joanna Stern about her new book about living with AI, and starting her own media company.


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  • Nvidia Earnings, The AI Stack, Nvidia’s New Reporting

    Tuesday, May 26, 2026
  • An Interview with Parallel Founder Parag Agarwal About Valuing Content on the Agentic Web

    Thursday, May 21, 2026
  • Google I/O, World Models, I/O Spaghetti

    Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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Podcasts

  • The Knicks are in the NBA Finals, A Moment of SGA Truth, Around the League with Giannis, Bulls, and the Basketball Gods

    Greatest Of All Talk | May 26
    The Knicks are in the NBA Finals, A Moment of SGA Truth, Around the League with Giannis, Bulls, and the Basketball Gods
  • Acquired the Podcast

    Dithering | May 26
    Acquired the Podcast
  • Google Being Google

    Dithering | May 22
    Google Being Google

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Parallel Founder Parag Agarwal About Valuing Content on the Agentic Web

    Thursday, May 21, 2026
  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About Living With AI

    Thursday, May 7, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AWS CEO Matt Garman About Bedrock Managed Agents

    Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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  • Elon’s OpenAI Lawsuit Is Boring and Insulting, and It’s Already a Success
    Friday, May 15, 2026
  • The Wolves Are Why We Do This
    Friday, May 8, 2026
  • Beijing Is Not Playing the Long Game
    Friday, May 1, 2026
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  • Nvidia Earnings, The AI Stack, Nvidia’s New Reporting

    Tuesday, May 26, 2026
  • An Interview with Parallel Founder Parag Agarwal About Valuing Content on the Agentic Web

    Thursday, May 21, 2026
  • Google I/O, World Models, I/O Spaghetti

    Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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Podcasts

  • The Knicks are in the NBA Finals, A Moment of SGA Truth, Around the League with Giannis, Bulls, and the Basketball Gods

    Greatest Of All Talk | May 26
    The Knicks are in the NBA Finals, A Moment of SGA Truth, Around the League with Giannis, Bulls, and the Basketball Gods
  • Acquired the Podcast

    Dithering | May 26
    Acquired the Podcast
  • Google Being Google

    Dithering | May 22
    Google Being Google

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Parallel Founder Parag Agarwal About Valuing Content on the Agentic Web

    Thursday, May 21, 2026
  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About Living With AI

    Thursday, May 7, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AWS CEO Matt Garman About Bedrock Managed Agents

    Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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