Technology and Society
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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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OpenAI’s New Image Model, Graphic Design and Google, More on Security
OpenAI’s new image generation capabilities feel like another AGI domino; then, yes, security is about more than encryption.
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The Trump Administration Group Chat, Signal: The Coke of Secure Messaging, Transparency Versus Security
The Trump administration’s Signal gaffe raises fascinating questions about secure messaging and the trade-off inherent in transparency.
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YouTube TV, Wiz, and Why Monopolies Buy Innovation
Google could aggregate TV, but it might not have the product capability; that’s a convoluted way of explaining why buying Wiz is a good idea
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More TSMC Fabs in the U.S., Taiwan’s Trump Card
TSMC announced new fabs in the U.S., but without dates and processes it’s safe to assume Taiwan is keeping its Silicon Shield.
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AI Promise and Chip Precariousness
The AI industry is more exciting than ever, but the chip situation is very precarious and requires drastic action.
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The iPhone 16e; Apple Intelligence Table Stakes; Apple vs. U.K, Continued
The iPhone 16e is more expensive than the SE it replaces, but the situation is probably temporary as Apple resets its lineup for Apple Intelligence
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Encryption and the Uneasy Compromise, Netflix Earnings, The Aggregator’s Compounding Advantage
More on the U.K. vs. Apple, and then Netflix’s earnings demonstrate how an Aggregator’s advantage compounds via pricing power.

