Earnings
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Microsoft Earnings, Microsoft’s Core Capability, Amazon Earnings
Microsoft and Amazon are approaching AI differently, in ways that reflect their core capabilities.
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Intel Earnings, TSMC Earnings
Intel’s earnings were brutal; TSMC, in stark contrast, is absolutely killing it.
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Google Earnings, Search and AI, Building AI Products
Google’s earnings were well-received, but they made me a bit nervous; Google is focusing all their energy on the race between Search + AI and AI > Search.
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Netflix Earnings, Netflix’s Growth Plans, Ads and Price Segmentation
Netflix’s earnings and 2029 goals show new avenues of growth that are downstream from increased segmentation.
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Encryption and the Uneasy Compromise, Netflix Earnings, The Aggregator’s Compounding Advantage
More on the U.K. vs. Apple, and then Netflix’s earnings demonstrate how an Aggregator’s advantage compounds via pricing power.
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Google Earnings, Search Status, China Antitrust Actions
Investor disappointment in Google is overwrought, while Search is showing some positive results from AI. Then, China is investigating Google and Apple for very different reasons.
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Apple Earnings, OpenAI Deep Research, The Unbundling of Substantiation
I give my analysis of Apple’s Earnings, and then OpenAI Deep Research does the same, demonstrating the unbundling of substantiation from creation.
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Spotify Earnings, Spotify’s Video Plans, Spotify’s Ad Business
Spotify’s earnings and video podcast announcements highlight the threat the company feels from YouTube. Plus, the company’s late shift to programmatic ads explains its podcast motivations.