Politics
Tech is increasingly impacting politics; it is only a matter of time before politics starts impacting tech.
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Facebook’s political problems stem directly from its size and drive for growth; they are societal issues, not antitrust ones.
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An apolitical analysis of what is happening in U.S. politics through the lens of Aggregation Theory
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U.S. Intel
The U.S. taking an equity stake in Intel is a terrible idea; it also happens to be the least bad idea to make Intel Foundry viable.
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China AI Chips, A China Chip Control Framework, Whither HBM
President’s Trump plan for the U.S. to get paid by Nvidia and AMD for China exports is dubious, but overall policy is headed in the right direction.
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An Interview with “Apple in China” Author Patrick McGee
An Interview with “Apple in China” Author Patrick McGee about Apple’s reluctant shift to outsourcing and how its position relative to its supply chain has shifted over time.
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An Interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang About Chip Controls, AI Factories, and Enterprise Pragmatism
An interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about new problems, including chip controls and China, and new opportunities, including AI Factories and enterprise pragmatism.
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Amazon, Trump, and Tariff Costs; Amazon Haul and Temu; Political Lessons
Amazon’s collision with the White House over tariffs highlights the political risk factors that every company needs to take seriously.
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Intel Earnings, TSMC Earnings
Intel’s earnings were brutal; TSMC, in stark contrast, is absolutely killing it.
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An Interview with Eric Seufert About Digital Advertising During Political Uncertainty
An interview with Eric Seufert about the impact of the trade war on digital advertising, the Google Ads antitrust case, and why the biggest platforms keep on winning.
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Nvidia H20 Restricted in China, The Huawei CloudMatrix 384, Whither Chip Controls
It appears that Nvidia will never be allowed to sell AI accelerators to China again, even crappy ones, while Huawei makes its own supercomputer with outside help.
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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.