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. Communications Hacked, The History of CALEA, Encryption and Backdoors
U.S. Communications were hacked by China via a purposeful vulnerability put in place by Congress and the FCC.
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Apple’s E.U. Fine, Apple’s Next Case?
Apple’s fine to the E.U. is really being paid by the U.S. Treasury; there may be another fine on the way
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Broadcom and Intel?, Nvidia Earnings, DOJ Investigating Nvidia
Thinking about Intel rescue plans, then Nvidia’s earnings were expectedly uneven; what is unexpected is the extent to which the Justice Department wants to punish success.
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Intel Honesty
The best way to both save Intel and have leading edge manufacturing in the U.S. is to split the company, and for the U.S. government to pick up the bill via purchase guarantees.
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Perplexity Search Ads, Inventory-Defined Advertisers, Telegram Follow-Up
Perplexity’s upcoming advertising model looks a lot different than traditional search advertising; it may always look different.
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Friendly Google and Enemy Remedies
The DOJ brought the right kind of case against an Aggregator, which stagnates by being too nice; the goal is for companies to act like they actually have enemies.
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Tech For Trump, Breaking the Deal, From Inertness to Interest
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz are joining Elon Musk in explicitly endorsing President Trump; this is a narrow expression of naked self-interest. The real story is why self interest came to triumph over political inertness.
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JD Vance and Tech, Big Tech Versus Little Tech, JD Vance’s Remarks About Antitrust at the RemedyFest Conference
JD Vance is thought of as a tech guy, but his views on antitrust won’t make “big tech” happy; “little tech” is a more natural constituency.