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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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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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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The U.K. Demands Back Door From Apple, Elon Musk’s OpenAI Bid
The U.K. demands Apple build a back door into its products; Apple is more likely to leave the country. Then, Musk messes with OpenAI.
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Stratechery Updates, DeepSeek-R1, DeepSeek Implications
DeepSeek, a Chinese company, has a reasoning model similar to o1, except that it is actually open.
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AI Diffusion Regulations, Closing Loopholes, The Objections
The Biden administration has a raft of new regulations aimed at limiting AI exports; the motivation makes sense, but the precedent and second-order effects are worrisome.