History
To understand where technology is going, it is helpful to know where it has been.
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The beginning of technology was about the shift from batched computing in one place to continuous computing everywhere. That era of paradigm changes may be over, which means the real changes are only beginning.
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IBM has bought Red Hat in an attempt to recreate its success in the 90s; it’s not clear, though, that the company or the market is the same.
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Venture Capital has been transformed by a surprising source: Amazon. Ultimately, no industry is safe from the impact of the Internet.
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American Disruption
A new take on Trump’s tariffs, including using a disruption lens to understand the U.S.’s manufacturing problem, and why a better plan would leverage demand, not kill it.
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Microsoft EOLs Skype, Skype’s Founding, Microsoft’s Skype Charity
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype, a service they never should have acquired and on which they spent way too much time and money; I’m still sad.
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Intel’s Death and Potential Revival
Intel died when mobile cost it its software differentiation; if the U.S. wants a domestic foundry, then it ought to leverage the need for AI chips to make an independent Intel foundry viable.
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An Interview with Tae Kim about Jensen Huang and The Nvidia Way
An interview with Tae Kim about his new book, The Nvidia Way, and how Jensen Huang built Nvidia to continuously invent the future.
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An Interview with Byrne Hobart About Bubbles and Escaping Stagnation
An interview with The Diff’s Byrne Hobart about his new book, Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation
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A Chance to Build
Silicon Valley has always been deeply integrated with Asia; Trump’s attempt to change trade could hurt Silicon Valley more than expected, and also present opportunities to build something new.
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An Interview with Understanding AI Author Timothy B. Lee
An interview with Timothy Lee about Understanding AI, including the current state of AI, the limitations of LLMs, and who is going to win in self-driving cars.
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An Interview with Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi About Designing Chips
An interview with Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi about the history of chip design, how AI makes new processes possible, and why the future is systems.
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An Interview with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff about AI Abundance
An interview with Salesforce Founder and CEO Marc Benioff about founding Salesforce, building an enterprise platform, and why that puts Salesforce in the best position to build AI agents.