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    Dithering | Sep 18
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  • Autonomy and Innovation

    Monday, August 24, 2026

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    Incentives favor offense when it comes to agentic cybersecurity; it’s the same dynamic that will limit incumbents and fuel startups in the long run.


  • Nvidia Backs OpenAI Data Center, Anthropic News, Google Buys Spirit Airlines Data

    Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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    Nvidia makes another deal, this time with a frontier lab; Anthropic’s revenue continues to amaze; and maybe data finally is oil.


  • Stripe Acquiring OpenRouter, Aggregating AI?, Flipping the Business Model

    Monday, August 17, 2026

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    Stripe is reportedly acquiring OpenRouter, an implicit bet on a future market of models and the chance at Aggregation.


  • Anthropic’s Watermarking, How It (Probably) Works, Worse Than It Seems

    Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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    Anthropic is adding watermarking in response to the E.U.’s AI law. It’s a terrible idea, first and foremost for philosophical reasons.


  • Nvidia’s Risky Business

    Tuesday, August 11, 2026

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    Nvidia is finding new ways for its customers to raise money, and it’s expanding the risk of the AI buildout significantly.


  • Apple Earnings, More on Amazon’s Earnings

    Monday, August 10, 2026

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    Apple’s earnings (and stock) are limited not by memory but rather chip shortages; then, more on Amazon’s earnings and Andy Jassy’s market analysis.


  • Google Earnings, The Frontier Case, Amazon Earnings

    Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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    Google’s earnings seemed to confirm the Anthropic hedge; it was Andy Jassy who explained why their — and Amazon’s — capex was justifiable.


  • Microsoft Earnings, Microsoft vs. Meta, The Efficiency Payoff

    Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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    Microsoft’s earnings were compelling because they showed a clarity of strategy, lower costs, and a tangibility of application. The reason why is scarier.


  • Meta Earnings, Meta’s Timing Problems, The Financial Tail

    Monday, August 3, 2026

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    Meta’s earnings were a bit disappointing; future promises about AI products were more disconcerting.


  • OpenAI Hacks Hugging Face, What Happened, Alignment and Paper Clips

    Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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    OpenAI accidentally hacked Hugging Face, but the takeaways are more encouraging than people realize.


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    Thursday, September 17, 2026
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    Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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    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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    Thursday, September 17, 2026
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    Wednesday, September 16, 2026
  • OpenAI Ads, Amazon Ads in ChatGPT, Walmart to Accept Apple Pay

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  • iPhone 18 Pro

    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

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
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