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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Political Chips Follow-Up, Intel Earnings, SMIC at 7nm
Intel as an analogy for the post-war US, the company’s disappointing earnings, and SMIC’s breakthrough
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Political Chips
Chips are the clearest example that economic efficiencies will not be the ultimate decider of technology’s end state: politics will play an important role.
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iPhone Production Site Locked Down, An Interview With Bill Bishop about China (and Substack)
An Interview With Bill Bishop about China’s COVID outbreak, the Ukraine war, and Substack
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Tech and War
The reaction to the Ukraine invasion has been a demonstration of tech capabilities; those capabilities may be the key to compelling China to pressure Russia.
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Intel Earnings; An Interview with Jay Goldberg About Nvidia, ARM, and Intel
Intel’s earnings showed lower margins, and it won’t be the last time. Then, an interview with Jay Goldberg About Nvidia, ARM, and Intel.
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The Information on Apple in China, Apple’s Deal, Evaluating Apple’s China Risk
The Information has a report on a deal Apple made with the Chinese government; this explains multiple things over the last five years, and may indicate that Apple’s position is fairly secure.
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Mark Liu in Time, Taiwan and China, TSMC and the U.S.
Checking in on TSMC, including chip shortages, Chinese military flights near Taiwan, and the U.S. feeble investment in building an alternative