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    Dithering | Sep 18
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  • Apple Settles With E.U., U.S. App Store Fees, ATT Rules in Germany

    Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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    Apple’s App Store is finally facing the reality of lower fees, and the EU should be satisfied with its work; it’s ok it’s late.


  • Anthropic’s Watermarking, How It (Probably) Works, Worse Than It Seems

    Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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    Anthropic is adding watermarking in response to the E.U.’s AI law. It’s a terrible idea, first and foremost for philosophical reasons.


  • Apple Price Increases, Apple Intelligence and the E.U.

    Monday, June 22, 2026

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    Apple is (finally) raising prices, but they’re not shipping Siri AI to the E.U.


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

    Thursday, June 11, 2026

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    An interview with Ben Bajarin about WWDC and the status of the AI compute industry.


  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

    Thursday, April 16, 2026

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    An interview with former F1 driver and current venture capitalist Nico Rosberg about finding the mental edge and maximizing opportunities.


  • An Interview with Booking CEO Glenn Fogel About Travel and Aggregation

    Thursday, September 25, 2025

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    An interview with Booking CEO Glenn Fogel about being an aggregator, the power — or not — of network effects, and how AI can finally create the perfect travel agent.


  • An Interview with Eric Seufert About Digital Advertising During Political Uncertainty

    Thursday, April 24, 2025

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    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.


  • An Interview with Benedict Evans About AI Unknowns

    Thursday, February 27, 2025

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    An interview with Benedict Evans about AI lessons over the last year, and the many unresolved issues that will impact industry structure going forward.


  • An Interview with Manna Founder and CEO Bobby Healy About Drone Delivery

    Thursday, February 20, 2025

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    An interview with Manna founder and CEO Bobby Healy about drone delivery: how does it work, what is the regulatory landscape, and why the suburbs will be the place to be.


  • DOJ Proposes Google Remedy, Search Data, EU Fines Meta

    Wednesday, November 20, 2024

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    The DOJ’s remedy in the Google case don’t address the crime, and seem more focused on destroying value that Google built fairly.


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  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • Salesforce AI Force, Agents as UI, The Race to Headless

    Wednesday, September 16, 2026
  • OpenAI Ads, Amazon Ads in ChatGPT, Walmart to Accept Apple Pay

    Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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  • iPhone 18 Pro

    Dithering | Sep 18
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  • (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question

    Sharp Tech | Sep 18
    (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question
  • (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

    Sharp China | Sep 16
    (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

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  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
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    Friday, September 18, 2026
  • The War and Reasonable Doubt
    Friday, September 4, 2026
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  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • Salesforce AI Force, Agents as UI, The Race to Headless

    Wednesday, September 16, 2026
  • OpenAI Ads, Amazon Ads in ChatGPT, Walmart to Accept Apple Pay

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  • iPhone 18 Pro

    Dithering | Sep 18
    iPhone 18 Pro
  • (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question

    Sharptech | Sep 18
    (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question
  • (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

    Sharpchina | Sep 16
    (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

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  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
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