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  • (Preview) A Giant Mess with Super Micro; Completely Correct Xiong’an Progress; The PRC’s Balancing Act on Iran; Manus, Apple and Router News

    Sharp China | Mar 25
    (Preview) A Giant Mess with Super Micro; Completely Correct Xiong’an Progress; The PRC’s Balancing Act on Iran; Manus, Apple and Router News
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  • Google Earnings, Google Cloud Crushes, Search Advertising and LLMs

    Monday, February 9, 2026

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    Google announced a massive increase in CapEx that blew away expectations; the companies earnings results explain why the increase is justified.


  • An Interview with Benedict Evans About AI and Software

    Thursday, February 5, 2026

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    An interview with Benedict Evans about the crisis facing software, the future of the corporation, OpenAI, and the struggle to define the LLM paradigm.


  • 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.


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  • Arm Launches Own CPU, Arm’s Motivation, Constraints and Systems

    Wednesday, March 25, 2026
  • Jensen Huang and Andy Grove, Groq LPUs and Vera CPUs, Hotel California

    Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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  • (Preview) A Giant Mess with Super Micro; Completely Correct Xiong’an Progress; The PRC’s Balancing Act on Iran; Manus, Apple and Router News

    Sharp China | Mar 25
    (Preview) A Giant Mess with Super Micro; Completely Correct Xiong’an Progress; The PRC’s Balancing Act on Iran; Manus, Apple and Router News
  • John Ternus and Responsible Individuals

    Dithering | Mar 24
    John Ternus and Responsible Individuals
  • The Intrigue(?) in the East, Peterson and Acuff On Center Stage, Revisiting Draft Kevin Durant

    Greatest Of All Talk | Mar 23
    The Intrigue(?) in the East, Peterson and Acuff On Center Stage, Revisiting Draft Kevin Durant

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  • An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips

    Thursday, March 26, 2026
  • An Interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang About Accelerated Computing

    Tuesday, March 17, 2026
  • An Interview with Robert Fishman About the Current State of Hollywood

    Thursday, March 12, 2026
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    Friday, March 20, 2026
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    Friday, March 13, 2026
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  • An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips

    Thursday, March 26, 2026
  • Arm Launches Own CPU, Arm’s Motivation, Constraints and Systems

    Wednesday, March 25, 2026
  • Jensen Huang and Andy Grove, Groq LPUs and Vera CPUs, Hotel California

    Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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  • Sora and Mac Pro Dead

    Dithering | Mar 27
    Sora and Mac Pro Dead
  • (Preview) A Giant Mess with Super Micro; Completely Correct Xiong’an Progress; The PRC’s Balancing Act on Iran; Manus, Apple and Router News

    Sharpchina | Mar 25
    (Preview) A Giant Mess with Super Micro; Completely Correct Xiong’an Progress; The PRC’s Balancing Act on Iran; Manus, Apple and Router News
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    Dithering | Mar 24
    John Ternus and Responsible Individuals

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  • An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips

    Thursday, March 26, 2026
  • An Interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang About Accelerated Computing

    Tuesday, March 17, 2026
  • An Interview with Robert Fishman About the Current State of Hollywood

    Thursday, March 12, 2026
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