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Facebook’s Missing Monopoly, Facebook Takes Down QAnon, Facebook Versus Turkey

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Calling Facebook a monopoly in the antitrust sense doesn’t make any sense, because digital goods aren’t a zero-sum game. Facebook, though, is increasingly American in the way it operates.

Anti-Monopoly vs. Antitrust

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

What matters about the Congressional report on tech and antitrust is that it exists, not the specific details.

The TikTok Deal, The Wrong Danger, TikTok Takeaways

Monday, September 21, 2020

The TikTok deal appears to be the worst of all possible outcomes.

The TikTok Tick Tock, Skipping to the End Game, Trump’s Choice

Monday, September 14, 2020

The latest updates on TikTok, and why the ball is firmly in Trump’s court: he can claim victory, but the correct response is to ban the app.

An Interview with Paul Mozur on Technology in China

Thursday, September 10, 2020

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An interview with Paul Mozur on technology in China, including WeChat, TikTok, Trump, TSMC, and Huawei.

TikTok Update, Microsoft and Oracle, Apple’s China Production

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

China is stepping in to the TikTok saga, and their approach seems justified; Microsoft should drop out. Then, how is Apple manufacturing its products in the time of COVID?

The Final Word on the App Store (for Now), Palantir’s S-1, Alex Karp’s Letter

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The final word on the App Store, while Palantir’s S-1 both establishes the company as a defense firm, and argues that the biggest tech companies are on the wrong side of history.

Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code, Breaking Down the Code, Australia’s Fake News

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Australia’s new media code forcing Google and Facebook to pay incumbent media companies is wrapped in dishonesty about the reality of the Internet.

New Huawei Rules, What Now for Huawei, Apple’s Brand and China Inc.

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

New Huawei rules may kill not only the company’s handset business, but also its base station business. Why hasn’t China yet retaliated against Apple?

The WeChat and TikTok Executive Orders, The Apple Angle, WeChat Abroad

Monday, August 10, 2020

New Executive Orders may block TikTok and WeChat from App Stores: how will Apple respond, and what is the human cost?

Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

Anti-Monopoly vs. Antitrust

The Final Word on the App Store (for Now), Palantir’s S-1, Alex Karp’s Letter

New Huawei Rules, What Now for Huawei, Apple’s Brand and China Inc.

Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

Vibe App Quality

TSMC Earnings, New N3 Fabs, The Nvidia Ramp

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

Amazon Buys Globalstar, Delta to Add Leo, The Apple Angle

Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

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

An Interview with Asymco’s Horace Dediu About Apple at 50

An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips