The latest tech hearing in Congress makes it seem that new legislation is imminent.
Intel Questions, Facebook Pulls Up the Ladder
More Intel questions, including why anyone would choose to work with them. Then, Facebook wants to pull up the ladder on Section 230.
Intel Unleashed, Gelsinger on Intel, IDM 2.0
New Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger delivered a keynote with the right strategy, the right tactics, and most importantly, the right spirit to return Intel to success.
The FTC’s Google Documents, The Staff Memo, The Economists Memo
Revisiting the FTC’s decision in 2013 makes me doubtful that a case would have made much of a difference.
The Automotive Chip Shortage, Cheap and Complex, A Useful Crisis
The chip shortage facing the automobile industry has more to do with the auto industry’s failure to understand chips than a lack of U.S. capacity; still, a crisis in one area might fix another.
Nonfungible Tokens, NBA Top Shot, The Creation of Consumption
NFTs are useful not simply because they are unique, but because they are an easy-to-understand way to understand the importance of blockchains.
Google Makes Deal With News Corp, Facebook Blocks News in Australia, Microsoft’s Cynicism
Google gives in in Australia, not to the government, but to News Corp. Facebook, meanwhile, pulls out; they are right on the merits, but terrible at the politics.
Google Earnings, Google’s Response to ATT, Google Cloud Losses
Google’s earnings were impressive, but the company should disclose even more. Meanwhile, the problem with following Apple’s lead on ATT is it’s anticompetitive.
Apple Earnings, An Interview with Jay Goldberg About Chips and Intel
Apple crushed earning, thanks in large part to China. Then, an interview with Jay Goldberg about chips generally and Intel specifically.
Netflix’s Increased Subscribers, Netflix’s Decreased Costs, Elastic Changes License
More on Netflix’s earnings, and why it won’t give back pandemic gains. Then, Elastic follows MongoDB’s example.