The Future
To figure out the future, first understand the structures being built — and destroyed — today.
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Carlota Perez documents technological revolutions, and thinks we’re in the middle of the current one; what, though, if we are nearing its maturation? Is crypto next?
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The actions taken by Big Tech have a resonance that goes beyond the context of domestic U.S. politics. Even if they were right, they will still push the world to Internet 3.0.
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Amazon Go exemplifies how Amazon is building its monopoly in three ways: horizontally, vertically, and financially. Plus, why automation is worth being optimistic about.
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We have likely reached Peak iPhone, and if not, it’s only a matter of time; physical goods can only scale so far. The future, thanks to the Internet, is everything-as-a-service
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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.
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Intel and AMD to Collaborate on x86, A History of Intel and AMD, ARM and AI
Intel and AMD are coming together to evolve x86; this is a shock given their history, but not a surprise given their reality.
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OpenAI’s New Model, How o1 Works, Scaling Inference
OpenAI’s has a new model called o1; it’s a new approach that solves some of the key limitations of current LLMs — and it solves crossword puzzles.
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An Interview with Terraform Industries CEO Casey Handmer About the Solar Energy Revolution
An interview with Casey Handmer about the solar energy revolution, including why solar is winning economically, why it’s better than nuclear, and the long-term implications of energy abundance.