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  • Pandemic Progress

    Marc Andreessen has changed his tone over the past year; there is a cynical interpretation, but I think the shift is justified.

  • Intel Problems

    Intel is in much more danger than its profits suggest; the problems are a long time in the making, and the solution is to split up the company.

  • Two Crises, Tech’s Costs, Looking Forward

    Too much tech power has been an impending crisis for years; that doesn’t change just how costly the crisis was. Then again, centralization might yet win.

  • Internet 3.0 and the Beginning of (Tech) History

    The actions taken by Big Tech have a resonance that goes beyond the context of domestic U.S. politics. Even if they were right, they will still push the world to Internet 3.0.

  • Facebook and Twitter Suspend Trump, Parler Suspended Everywhere, Context and Culture

    Facebook and Twitter ban Trump; Apple, Google, and Amazon ban Parler; this wasn’t an ideal solution, but it was a uniquely American one.

  • New Defaults

    The pandemic and vaccine rollout have highlighted where the West has lost its way; we need new defaults about information, change, and speed.

  • United States v. Google

    The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Google is appropriately narrow, and if it fails it gives a template for Congressional action.

  • Anti-Monopoly vs. Antitrust

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

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

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

  • India, Jio, and the Four Internets

    There are four Internets: China versus the U.S., and the E.U. and India. India’s potential new model rests on Jio.