Politics

Tech is increasingly impacting politics; it is only a matter of time before politics starts impacting tech.

Facebook Political Problems

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Facebook’s political problems stem directly from its size and drive for growth; they are societal issues, not antitrust ones.
Tech Goes to Washington

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Facebook, Google, and Twitter testified before a Senate committee: it provided evidence of how tech prefers power over decentralization, even if it means regulation
The Voters Decide

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

An apolitical analysis of what is happening in U.S. politics through the lens of Aggregation Theory

United States v. Google

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Google is appropriately narrow, and if it fails it gives a template for Congressional action.
Twitter, Responsibility, and Accountability

Monday, October 19, 2020

Twitter went too far last week for reasons that go back to 2016 and the unfair blaming of tech for media’s mistakes.
Facebook’s Missing Monopoly, Facebook Takes Down QAnon, Facebook Versus Turkey

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Calling Facebook a monopoly in the antitrust sense doesn’t make any sense, because digital goods aren’t a zero-sum game. Facebook, though, is increasingly American in the way it operates.
Anti-Monopoly vs. Antitrust

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

What matters about the Congressional report on tech and antitrust is that it exists, not the specific details.
Amazon One, How Amazon One Works, Good or Bad Idea?

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Amazon announces Amazon One: how does it work, and is the underlying technology a good idea?
Coinbase’s Clarification, Spotify and Joe Rogan, A Framework for Politicization

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Coinbase and Spotify are both grappling with political questions, which is something all companies should prepare for.
More Facebook Leaks, The Problem With Groups, The Substack Moment

Thursday, September 24, 2020

More Facebook leaks, which show both the upside and downside of Mark Zuckerberg’s control; then, Substack is gaining famous writers, but its success will rest with whoever is next.
The TikTok Deal, The Wrong Danger, TikTok Takeaways

Monday, September 21, 2020

The TikTok deal appears to be the worst of all possible outcomes.
The TikTok Tick Tock, Skipping to the End Game, Trump’s Choice

Monday, September 14, 2020

The latest updates on TikTok, and why the ball is firmly in Trump’s court: he can claim victory, but the correct response is to ban the app.
An Interview with Paul Mozur on Technology in China

Thursday, September 10, 2020

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An interview with Paul Mozur on technology in China, including WeChat, TikTok, Trump, TSMC, and Huawei.

AI Macs

The Voters Decide

AI Macs

(Preview) Meta’s New Restrictions for Teens, Nvidia’s Open Source Investments, Q&A on Netflix, Druckenmiller, Parameters and Performance

(Preview) Five US-China (and Russia) Questions; Cabbage with Formaldehyde; The Continuing Tax Crackdown; Unitree Stock Down 45%

Apple Updates Mini and Studio, AI Computers, OpenAI Jalapeño

Netflix to Sell Streaming Services?, Streamers as Aggregators, Revisiting Roku

Apple Settles With E.U., U.S. App Store Fees, ATT Rules in Germany

AI Macs

(Preview) Meta’s New Restrictions for Teens, Nvidia’s Open Source Investments, Q&A on Netflix, Druckenmiller, Parameters and Performance

(Preview) Five US-China (and Russia) Questions; Cabbage with Formaldehyde; The Continuing Tax Crackdown; Unitree Stock Down 45%

An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce in the Age of AI

An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Apple, AI, and Compute