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  • Uber in London: A Correction, Books and Blogs Revisited, More Aggregators

    A comment on Twitter 280, and a correction on Uber in London. Then, why blogs are better than books (in some cases), and a whole list of aggregators not covered in Defining Aggregators.

  • Defining Aggregators

    Building on Aggregation Theory, this provides a precise definition of the characteristics of aggregators, and a classification system based on suppliers. Plus, how to think about aggregator regulation.

  • Google’s HTC Deal, HTC — and Google’s — Motivations, Apple Watch and Apple Memory

    Google has made a rather odd deal with HTC — basically an acquihire. What are the two company’s motivations? Then, Apple Watch news and reviews, and a smartphone-related acquisition that is actually more important than Google’s.

  • The GDPR and Facebook and Google, Intelligent Tracking Prevention, Data Portability and Social Graphs

    The GDPR will hurt Google and Facebook; it will hurt their competitors far more, which means the position of the two biggest digital ad companies will actually be strengthened. Then, why data portability won’t help build the next social network.

  • The Super-Aggregators and the Russians

    Facebook is in trouble — again — for Russian ads about the election; figuring out how to deal with them requires first understanding that Facebook, like Google, is a Super-Aggregator. It faces zero transaction costs in all parts of its business.

  • The iPhone 8 Price Rise, The Cellular Apple Watch, Apple TV 4K and Disney

    The iPhone 8 price raise was unexpected and a reminder of how much Apple values margin. Then, the cellular Apple Watch was the real glimpse of the future, and why no one should be surprised Disney didn’t make a deal with Apple.

  • Google’s Precedent Problem, Five Stories In Brief

    Leaving aside whether or not the European Commission decision is justifiable, it has been made, and Google has a big problem on its hands. Then, five stories in brief on Amazon, Ransomware, Blue Apron, Nintendo, and car rental companies.

  • Tulips, Myths, and Cryptocurrencies

    Did you hear the one about the tulip bubble? It’s almost certainly a myth. It is myths, though, that explain why cryptocurrencies are here to stay.

  • Second-Generation TensorFlow Processing Units, What are TPUs?, Groq

    Perhaps the most interesting announcement at Google I/O were the second generation Tensor Processing Units and their integration into Google’s cloud. Plus, a competitor looms.

  • Boring Google

    Google’s I/O was exactly what you would expect from Google, and that’s a great sign for the company.