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Essays - Benedict...
The Deep Research problem OpenAI’s Deep Research is built for me, and I can’t use it. It’s another amazing demo, until it...
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OpenAI’s Deep Research is built for me, and I can’t use it. It’s another amazing demo, until it breaks. But it breaks in really interesting ways.
Ed Zitron's Where's...
What We're Fighting For Soundtrack: Bad Religion — The Resist Stance A great deal of what I write feels like narrating the...
4 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
Soundtrack: Bad Religion — The Resist Stance A great deal of what I write feels like narrating the end of the world — watching as the growth-at-all-costs, hyper-financialized Rot Economy seemingly tarnishes every corner of our digital lives. My core frustration isn't just how...
Working Theorys
your dreams demand your best hours a short reflection on the inequality of time
3 weeks ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
The Generative AI Con It's been just over two years and two months since ChatGPT launched, and in that time we've seen...
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It's been just over two years and two months since ChatGPT launched, and in that time we've seen Large Language Models (LLMs) blossom from a novel concept into one of the most craven cons of the 21st century — a cynical bubble inflated by OpenAI CEO
SatPost by Trung...
So Much "Succession" The Murdoch family succession drama is as succession-y as "Succession" could ever succession.
2 weeks ago
Rest of World -...
Chinese Temu sellers use fake U.S. postage labels to boost their profits Some vendors have figured out how to maintain ultralow prices: Trick the U.S. postal service into...
4 weeks ago
SatPost by Trung...
OnlyFans Sticky Business Model PLUS: DoorDash, Apple Intelligence Ads, Walgreens Madness.
3 weeks ago
Nothing Human
Whole Activities It is a fallen world, and there is no consonance between our bodies, minds, and souls.
3 weeks ago
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Turkey’s translators are training the AI tools that will replace them Human fallout may include being replaced by LLMs, diminished skills, and fewer career options for...
2 weeks ago
Rest of World -...
Syria just hosted its first international tech conference in 50 years Syrian-American entrepreneurs and investors hope to facilitate 25,000 new tech jobs in the country...
3 weeks ago
Noahpinion
It's time for Europe to stand up America is not coming to save you, but you have the power to save yourselves.
3 weeks ago
Noahpinion
Anti-anti-neoliberalism is also not enough We're never going back to the 1990s, and the Biden years have important things to teach us.
3 weeks ago
Noahpinion
One big thing the legacy media gets wrong Analysis is not "opinion".
3 weeks ago
Noahpinion
Japan, South Korea, and Poland need nuclear weapons immediately A repost, with some urgent updates.
2 weeks ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
There Is No AI Revolution Soundtrack: Mack Glocky - Chasing Cars Last week, I spent a great deal of time and words framing...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
Soundtrack: Mack Glocky - Chasing Cars Last week, I spent a great deal of time and words framing the generative AI industry as a cynical con where OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei have used a compliant media and braindead investors to frame unprofitable,...
SatPost by Trung...
Magnus Carlsen, David Deutsch and the "Fun Criterion" PLUS: Ferrari’s Wild Economics, Timothée Chalamet, Cost of Being On YouTube.
a week ago
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things: Chaos Blitz edition (#59) Trump's chaos blitz; Econ data isn't fake; China's tech cluster; Abundance ideas; AI and antitrust;...
3 weeks ago
Rest of World -...
Pakistan’s electric rickshaws are accelerating the country’s EV revolution Automaker Sazgar is focused on meeting local needs as Pakistan pushes for EV adoption, but high...
3 weeks ago
Rest of World -...
Teens across Asia migrate to Taiwan for promises of semiconductor jobs Student-interns are paid for low-skill factory tasks and spend little time in the classroom.
3 weeks ago
Noahpinion
Only fools think Elon is incompetent Underestimate a man like this at your peril.
2 weeks ago
Noahpinion
America is being sold out by its leaders If Trump and Elon think they can forge a grand right-wing alliance with China and Russia, they're...
2 weeks ago
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If Trump and Elon think they can forge a grand right-wing alliance with China and Russia, they're heading for trouble.
Rest of World -...
Why one of the world’s major AI pioneers is betting big on Saudi Arabia Jürgen Schmidhuber says the whole world can benefit from the kingdom’s funding of futuristic AI...
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Jürgen Schmidhuber says the whole world can benefit from the kingdom’s funding of futuristic AI initiatives, and lead to a new golden age for science.
Noahpinion
How the Democrats can fight back against MAGA Return to the liberalism of 1992.
2 weeks ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Power Cut A week ago, analyst TD Cowen revealed that Microsoft had canceled leases "totalling a couple hundred...
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A week ago, analyst TD Cowen revealed that Microsoft had canceled leases "totalling a couple hundred MWs," with "at least two private data center operators across multiple US markets." The report also details how Microsoft "pulled back on converting negotiated and signed...
Rest of World -...
Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud Local cloud startups offer data sovereignty at a time when the debate about who has access to a...
2 weeks ago
Working Theorys
The Great Movie Theory Man's pursuit of greatness is the pursuit of a great film.
a week ago
Noahpinion
What happens when we gut federal science funding? An experiment I would prefer not to conduct.
a week ago
Noahpinion
America is ruled by gangsters now Three takeaways from Trump's disastrous meeting with Zelensky.
a week ago
Rest of World -...
Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in...
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The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion.
Rest of World -...
Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with...
a week ago
Noahpinion
A sovereign crypto fund is a new way to pay out regime cronies Once again, we find that crypto's true innovation is enabling gray-market payments.
a week ago
Noahpinion
Popular econ books: What to read, what not to read A long overdue list.
a week ago
Rest of World -...
China wants tech companies to monetize data, but few are buying in A first-of-its-kind policy allows Chinese firms to treat data as an asset, but compliance hurdles...
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A first-of-its-kind policy allows Chinese firms to treat data as an asset, but compliance hurdles are keeping many companies on the sidelines.
Rest of World -...
Africa’s startup funding crisis deepens as Mastercard Foundation exits top VC firm The withdrawal leaves a gap in support for early-stage startups, as Africa’s tech funding has been...
a week ago
Rest of World -...
In India, buying a gun is a WhatsApp message away An analysis of more than 8,000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the...
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An analysis of more than 8,000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the Meta-owned platform is a thriving illegal firearms marketplace.
Blog posts of...
Take Trump Seriously In his first presidency he was verbal shit-posting and looking what sticked and rotated people...
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In his first presidency he was verbal shit-posting and looking what sticked and rotated people around him until something fitted. This time he comes prepared and is very intentional about what he says and does.
SatPost by Trung...
An Ode to Skype PLUS: Erewhon's $19 Strawberry, Citi's UX Problem.
3 days ago
Noahpinion
Is China inventing big important things? More thoughts on a great civilization at its peak.
6 days ago
Internal Tech Emails
Bill Gates on the iPod This whole Apple music experience is one that is interesting to me and makes me wonder where the...
3 days ago
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This whole Apple music experience is one that is interesting to me and makes me wonder where the scenario thinking is in Windows.
Working Theorys
Make Something Heavy You're creating more than ever, but it weighs nothing.
3 days ago
Rest of World -...
Colombia’s EV sales soar, but battery recycling startups struggle to keep pace A surge in electric vehicle sales has helped drive a boom in battery recycling, but the startups...
6 days ago
Rest of World -...
As Bangladesh’s factories turn to surveillance and automation, garment workers feel the pressure Facing competition from Vietnam and Cambodia, factories are using automation and surveillance to...
5 days ago
Noahpinion
Trump takes a baseball bat to the U.S. economy Destroying Americans' livelihoods and wealth to satisfy the whims of a crazy ideology.
5 days ago
Rest of World -...
Why most countries are struggling to shut down 2G Global leap to 4G and 5G would cut off phone access for millions of vulnerable people.
4 days ago
Noahpinion
This thing will fail Trump will not restore the "strong gods" of community, family, and faith.
2 days ago
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things: Bananas republic edition (#60) Trump's chaos; GDP and government spending; DOGE; AI and growth; The baby bust
3 days ago
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Chinese food delivery giant dishes out deep discounts to win Saudi customers Can Keeta, Meituan’s global brand, sustain its low-cost strategy in the Middle East’s highly...
yesterday
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How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town  The ambitious executives at Gotion wanted to join America’s EV gold rush. Then came geopolitics.
3 hours ago
Noahpinion
There is no utopia waiting on the other side of Trump's economy It's just pain now in exchange for more pain later.
7 hours ago
Rest of World -...
19 books to read in 2023 Rest of World's staff favorites, from around the globe to add to your must-read pile.
a year ago
SatPost by Trung...
8 Lessons from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" What Larry David's legendary sitcom can teach about creativity and work.
a year ago
Devmoh
How Google Stores 10,000 Petabytes of Data Efficiently Google Colossus Explained Simply
a year ago
Steve Blank
Founders Need to Be Ruthless When Chasing Deals One of the most exciting things a startup CEO in a business-to-business market can hear from a...
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One of the most exciting things a startup CEO in a business-to-business market can hear from a potential customer is, “We’re excited. When can you come back and show us a prototype?” This can be the beginning of a profitable customer relationship or a disappointing sinkhole of...
Internal Tech Emails
Instagram cofounder on Mark Zuckerberg will he go into destroy mode if I say no
a year ago
Platformer
Why I'm having trouble covering AI If you believe that the most serious risks from AI are real, should you write about anything else?
a year ago
Blog posts of...
Uncapped notes dont work for first rounds. Uncapped safe notes misalign incentives in first rounds… let me explain why
2 months ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
The People Deliberately Killing Facebook Over the last decade, few platforms have declined quite as rapidly and visibly as Facebook and...
9 months ago
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Over the last decade, few platforms have declined quite as rapidly and visibly as Facebook and Instagram. What used to be apps for catching up with your friends and family are now algorithmic nightmares that constantly interrupt you with suggested content and advertisements that...
Noahpinion
Decoupling is just going to happen Chinese policy and geopolitical risk are doing a lot of the work here.
a year ago
Noahpinion
All the arguments against EVs are wrong EVs are just going to win.
a year ago
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 'The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.' Teilhard de Chardin...
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'The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.' Teilhard de Chardin 💡Broken Hips This feels like one of these problems that most people have accepted as inevitable but that will be solved soon and we will look back and think how crazy we allowed this...
Dustin Curtis
Luxury for everyone: thoughts on Vision Pro and Apple's DNA In 2009, Microsoft released an enormous 200lb coffee table with an embedded 30-inch touchscreen...
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In 2009, Microsoft released an enormous 200lb coffee table with an embedded 30-inch touchscreen called Surface. Although the iPhone had been around for a little while, the larger screen made Surface feel absolutely futuristic: in the Photos app, you could toss around pictures...
Rest of World -...
This renewable energy startup helps companies decarbonize across the Pacific Bor Hung Chong from Nefin Group discusses green energy solutions beyond solar panels.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
Apple’s biggest competition in India? Used iPhone sellers “We give them the same phone, in the same brand-new condition,” says one seller.
a year ago
Noahpinion
The death (again) of the internet as we know it A few big changes are making the online world a more boring place to hang out.
10 months ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
We're Watching Facebook Die In the first quarter of 2024, Meta made $36.45 billion dollars - $12.37 billion dollars of which was...
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In the first quarter of 2024, Meta made $36.45 billion dollars - $12.37 billion dollars of which was pure profit. Though the company no longer reports daily active users, it now uses another metric: “family daily active people.” This number refers to “registered and logged-in
Rest of World -...
Global TikTok creators depend on U.S. viewers. A TikTok ban would be devastating Without Americans on the app, advertising dollars are at risk.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
What we learned in a year of reporting on labor and technology Rest of World’s four Labor x Tech fellows reflect on their year reporting about the global tech...
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Rest of World’s four Labor x Tech fellows reflect on their year reporting about the global tech industry’s impact on its workers.
Unpacked
IRS Direct Tax Filing: the end of Intuit's lobbying Thirty-eight years since the launch of e-filing, the IRS will pilot its own tax filing system ending...
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Thirty-eight years since the launch of e-filing, the IRS will pilot its own tax filing system ending two decades of Intuit's regulatory capture of the tax software market
Noahpinion
Market-rate housing will make your city cheaper Yes, market-rate!
11 months ago
Noahpinion
Is it time for the Revenge of the Normies? An optimistic take on technology and inequality.
a year ago
Noahpinion
How not to be fooled by viral charts Part 1: How to spot misinformation, mistakes, and meaningless data
a year ago
Working Theorys
Baseline Fame When privilege becomes a pre-requisite.
10 months ago
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things to start your week (#33) TSMC Arizona back on track, drawing arrows on graphs, the downsides of inclusionary zoning, why...
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TSMC Arizona back on track, drawing arrows on graphs, the downsides of inclusionary zoning, why people hate inflation, and interesting ideas about market power
Tech + Economics +...
Breaking up with Slack and Discord: why it's time to bring back forums. When I first found my people online, forums were the main way people gathered to discuss shared...
a year ago
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a year ago
When I first found my people online, forums were the main way people gathered to discuss shared interests. Web-based bulletin boards allowed members to have ongoing, asynchronous conversations over days or weeks as participants logged in to read and respond on their own...
Rest of World -...
The startup founder bootstrapping his creator economy business Douglas Kendyson, a former engineer at Flutterwave and Paystack, has built a profitable bootstrapped...
a year ago
Tom Blomfield
Taking Risk I just spent a week talking with some exceptional students from three of the UK’s top universities;...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
I just spent a week talking with some exceptional students from three of the UK’s top universities; Cambridge, Oxford and Imperial College. Along with UCL, these British universities represent 4 of the top 10 universities in the world. The US - a country with 5x more people and...
Rest of World -...
Japan’s sleepy tech scene is ready for a comeback After decades of slumber, the country that brought us bullet trains and Nintendo has mustered some...
a year ago
SatPost by Trung...
Jim Simons and the Making of Renaissance Technologies The philosophy and lessons behind "a moneymaking machine like no other" (with a cumulative trading...
9 months ago
Varun's Notes
Where Are the Good AI Products? On waiting for AI's Godot.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
How Indians are watching Succession after HBO ditched Disney With HBO walking away from Disney+ Hotstar, shows like Succession, The Last of Us, and Game of...
a year ago
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With HBO walking away from Disney+ Hotstar, shows like Succession, The Last of Us, and Game of Thrones can no longer be streamed in the country.
Working Theorys
Membership clubs & desktop apps are back. And more things I talked about over coffee & dinner this week.
9 months ago
Rest of World -...
The winners of Rest of World’s first photography contest From images of solar cooking to snake radio telemetry, we received 548 entries from around the...
a year ago
Noahpinion
In which British writers scold America on trade If you don't acknowledge the point of tariffs, how can you hope to criticize them?
9 months ago
Rest of World -...
Four predictions for 2024 It’s going to be a bumpy ride.
a year ago
Platformer
How you want me to cover artificial intelligence Seven principles for journalism in the age of AI
a year ago
Platformer
Bluesky's big moment A new Twitter clone is surging in popularity. Could it have legs?
a year ago
Rest of World -...
The CEO trying to democratize cybersecurity Felix Kan on building a bug-hunting platform to enhance cybersecurity for small companies.
a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
"I just need to decide if we're going to buy Instagram" We have this big issue right now because gaming is shifting from us to mobile platforms.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
Apple suppliers are scrambling to fill over 40,000 jobs in Vietnam Foxconn and Luxshare slashed workers. But under pressure to expand away from China, they suddenly...
a year ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Sam Altman Is Full Of Shit Note: In my last newsletter, I said that my next post would be the second part of my Facebook...
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Note: In my last newsletter, I said that my next post would be the second part of my Facebook autopsy. Don’t worry, that’s still coming, but given the recent drama between Sam Altman, OpenAI, and Scarlett Johansson, I felt the need to write something. Don’
Steve Blank
The Venture Mindset – Worth A Read Ilya Strebulaev at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Director of the Stanford Venture...
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Ilya Strebulaev at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Director of the Stanford Venture Capital Initiative just came out with a book that should be on your reading list – The Venture Mindset. The books premise is that Venture Capitalists (who were responsible for the...
Internal Tech Emails
Steve Jobs emails Adobe's CEO One of us must change our policy. Please let me know who.
a year ago
AVC
The Freedom To Innovate Back in 2014, USV got subpoenaed by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) over...
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Back in 2014, USV got subpoenaed by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) over our web3 investing activities. We hired a law firm, answered the subpoena, and that ultimately landed me in public testimony in front of the DFS staff. In my testimony, I explained...
Rest of World -...
The secret sauce of Chinese social media apps Addictive algorithms fuse social networking with shopping and entertainment.
a month ago
Working Theorys
Accountability as a Service Hey you, did you do the thing you said you would do?
9 months ago
Platformer
The AI is eating itself Early notes on how generative AI is affecting the internet
a year ago
Working Theorys
Status Limbo | Theory No. 27 To get status, you have to give up status.
a year ago
tomcritchlow.com
Working With Founders Who Have Conviction and Taste Consulting can be easy money. Fleecing clients for cheap tricks. Clients have problems, you have...
10 months ago
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Consulting can be easy money. Fleecing clients for cheap tricks. Clients have problems, you have powerpoints. It’s easy to flip a few quick slides into a chunk of cash and cackle off into the mountains.
Essays - Benedict...
Leaving Twitter I was on Twitter since 2007, and built a meaningful part of my career on it, and I won’t be...
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I was on Twitter since 2007, and built a meaningful part of my career on it, and I won’t be posting at all for the foreseeable future
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week #1 💡 Andrej Karpathy announced that he’s building an AI + education company.
7 months ago
Rest of World -...
Indian politicians are bringing the dead on the campaign trail, with help from AI Digital rights activists have questioned the ethics of using “soft fakes” to resurrect the past and...
10 months ago
Platformer
Elon Musk's creep show Caught in a series of lies about his willingness to fight Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire's...
a year ago
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Caught in a series of lies about his willingness to fight Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire's disturbing spiral accelerates
tomcritchlow.com
LinkedIn is not a social or professional network, it's a learning network The world of work is changing.
11 months ago
SatPost by Trung...
The $650m+ Spirit Halloween business Spirit Halloween has over 1,450 pop-up shops and makes all its money in only 2 months (September,...
a year ago
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Crunchyroll is trying to turn India into a nation of anime lovers The world’s largest anime streaming service is opening its second local office, working with...
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The world’s largest anime streaming service is opening its second local office, working with Bollywood stars, and adding dozens of shows per quarter.
Steve Blank
Secret History – When Kodak Went to War with Polaroid This part 2 of the Secret History of Polaroid and Edwin Land. Read part 1 for context. Kodak and...
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This part 2 of the Secret History of Polaroid and Edwin Land. Read part 1 for context. Kodak and Polaroid, the two most famous camera companies of the 20th century, had a great partnership for 20+ years. Then in an inexplicable turnabout Kodak decided to destroy Polaroid’s...
Rest of World -...
A coupon-crazy Brazilian app figured out how to beat Uber Eats Out-discounting competitors: iFood’s bid to become Latin America's last-mile delivery king.
a year ago
Platformer
Elon's war on Substack How Twitter is breaking — and its CEO is accelerating its fall
a year ago
Data Boutique
The Web Data Landscape Map: Visualizing The Ecosystem Mapping actors and solutions
10 months ago
Internal Tech Emails
"I don't want to create a paper trail" I would prefer that Omid do it verbally since I don't want to create a paper trail over which we can...
a year ago
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a year ago
I would prefer that Omid do it verbally since I don't want to create a paper trail over which we can be sued later? Not sure about this.. thanks Eric
Noahpinion
Why so many of us were wrong about missile defense Writing about military spending is difficult.
10 months ago
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
a year ago
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Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write this email to share the most interesting trends, frameworks, opportunities, and ideas with you. Let's dive in! #1 💡 It's cool that smartphones have become all-in-one devices. But at...
SatPost by Trung...
Starbucks' Digital Dilemna The Starbucks rewards app is an incredible business. However, mobile orders are getting out of...
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The Starbucks rewards app is an incredible business. However, mobile orders are getting out of control and hurting the brand's "premium" vibe.
Steve Blank
Profound Beliefs This post previously appeared in EIX. In the early stages of a startup your hypotheses about all the...
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This post previously appeared in EIX. In the early stages of a startup your hypotheses about all the parts of your business model are your profound beliefs. Think of profound beliefs as “strong opinions loosely held.” You can’t be an effective founder or in the C-suite of a...
Rest of World -...
Worldcoin may not be legal in Colombia, but that’s not stopping it Scan eyeballs first, ask questions later.
7 months ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Expectations Versus Reality A few months ago, OpenAI showed off “Sora,” a product that can generate videos based on a short...
10 months ago
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A few months ago, OpenAI showed off “Sora,” a product that can generate videos based on a short prompt, much like ChatGPT does for text or DALL-E does for images, and I asked myself a pretty simple question: "...how can someone actually make something useful out of
Noahpinion
The case of the angry history postdoc Elite overproduction spotted in the wild.
9 months ago
Rest of World -...
Sierra Leone’s first lady hopes going viral on TikTok will secure Saturday’s elections Amid economic turmoil, President Julius Maada Bio is seeking re-election in Sierra Leone. His wife,...
a year ago
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Amid economic turmoil, President Julius Maada Bio is seeking re-election in Sierra Leone. His wife, Fatima, is dancing to a crowd of over 200,000 on TikTok to drum up votes.
Internal Tech Emails
Bill Gates: "The quality is giving us a bad name" I don’t know how unique I am but my experience in clicking on streaming media stuff and seeing if it...
10 months ago
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I don’t know how unique I am but my experience in clicking on streaming media stuff and seeing if it works is still less than 50%.
Working Theorys
Background Social Theory #41: on apps that let you tell me what you're up to without telling me what you're up to.
9 months ago
Data Boutique
Using Historical Data: Basic Knowledge Elements to consider when using historical data from web scraping
8 months ago
Essays - Benedict...
Ways to think about AGI How do we think about a fundamentally unknown and unknowable risk, when the experts agree only...
10 months ago
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How do we think about a fundamentally unknown and unknowable risk, when the experts agree only that they have no idea?
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Monopoly Money Last week, in the midst of the slow, painful collapse of the generative AI hype cycle, something...
7 months ago
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Last week, in the midst of the slow, painful collapse of the generative AI hype cycle, something incredible happened. On Monday, a Federal Judge delivered a crushing ruling in the multi-year-long antitrust case filed against Google by the Department of Justice. In 300-pages of...
Working Theorys
Explain It Like I'm One of You Basketball podcasts, new media, and no more ELI5
11 months ago
Platformer
How Facebook does (and doesn’t) shape our political views Four long-awaited studies paint a muddy picture of social media’s impact on public opinion
a year ago
Rest of World -...
Jumia Food delivery workers’ final payments are still missing Jumia says it paid its logistics partners. Logistics partners say they paid all the workers. The...
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Jumia says it paid its logistics partners. Logistics partners say they paid all the workers. The workers say they haven’t been paid.
Noahpinion
Here...comes...INDIA!!! The world has a new largest country, and it's on the move.
a year ago
SatPost by Trung...
Roger Ebert, MKBHD and the Job of a Critic The best critics (or reviewers) educate, entertain and help us spend our time better.
10 months ago
Entrepreneur's Edge
Understanding the Importance of Operating Leverage in the Age of Efficiency Amazon grew it's revenue per employee from $50K to $1M over its first fifteen years.
a year ago
Working Theorys
What I Talk About When I Talk About Reading Optimize your life for good conversations.
10 months ago
Steve Blank
Security Clearances at the Speed of Startups Imagine you got a job offer from a company but weren’t allowed to start work – or get paid – for...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Imagine you got a job offer from a company but weren’t allowed to start work – or get paid – for almost a year. And if you can’t pass a security clearance your offer is rescinded. Or you get offered an internship but can’t work on the most interesting part of the project. Sounds...
Internal Tech Emails
"Thoughts on OpenAI" To: Satya Nadella; Bill Gates
10 months ago
Steve Blank
Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2024 – Lessons Learned Presentations We just finished our 9th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. What a year. Hacking for...
8 months ago
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We just finished our 9th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. What a year. Hacking for Defense, now in 60 universities, has teams of students working to understand and help solve national security problems. At Stanford this quarter the 8 teams of 40 students collectively...
Working Theorys
How to Go Direct Owning your own message, with intermediaries
10 months ago
Rest of World -...
Doctor-influencers are going viral in China, provoking authorities Fueled by the pandemic, medical professionals have cashed in on Douyin, dispensing advice and...
a year ago
Rest of World -...
What’s trending on Spotify in Africa? Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy talks about the most surprising user behavior on the music streaming app.
9 months ago
David Perell
Own It Mentality My goal is simple: Be a man of my word. Do what I say I'm going to do, when I say I'm going to do...
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My goal is simple: Be a man of my word. Do what I say I'm going to do, when I say I'm going to do it. That means showing up on schedule, communicating clearly, and getting things done on time. The post Own It Mentality appeared first on David Perell.
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2023 Impact Report The global reach and impact of our journalism in 2023
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Jerry Seinfeld, Ichiro Suzuki and the Pursuit of Mastery Notes from the 1987 Esquire magazine issue that inspired Jerry Seinfeld to "pursue mastery [because]...
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Notes from the 1987 Esquire magazine issue that inspired Jerry Seinfeld to "pursue mastery [because] that will fulfill your life".
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Why African tech companies are ditching Google for a small Indian competitor Zoho has positioned itself as a cheaper alternative to Google and Microsoft, attracting the...
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Case Study: MatchesFashion Inventory Outflows Web data for market insights
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Bangladesh’s internet blackout immobilizes its booming tech industry The government and internet service providers blame each other for the blackout amid massive...
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Gordon Bell R.I.P. Gordon Bell passed on this month. I was a latecomer in Gordon Bell’s life.  But he made a lasting...
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Gordon Bell passed on this month. I was a latecomer in Gordon Bell’s life.  But he made a lasting impact on mine. The first time I laid eyes on Gordon Bell was in 1984 outside a restaurant in a Boston suburb when he pulled up in a Porsche. I was the head of Marketing for […]
Articles - Alex...
Thinking rationally about emotion In advertising, using emotion is entirely logical. Creative agencies have made this case...
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In advertising, using emotion is entirely logical. Creative agencies have made this case consistently. But in 2013 Les Binet and Peter Field bought some much-needed data to the discussion. In their seminal report, The Long and The Short of It, the duo analysed 30 years of...
tomcritchlow.com
A Lil' Website Refresh Welcome to tomcritchlow.com version…. 19? 25? Honestly there have been so many iterations over the...
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Welcome to tomcritchlow.com version…. 19? 25? Honestly there have been so many iterations over the years who even knows. The point is there’s a new coat of paint.
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The company that thinks it can succeed where Lime failed Russia’s Whoosh launched in Brazil last year, and plans to expand across the country by 2026.
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Why Southeast Asia became a spyware hotspot A new Amnesty International report raises difficult questions.
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Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service...
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Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service sold out within weeks of launching in the country.
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The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Pixar Revisiting the studio’s early highs (one lunch led to $6B at the box office), creative struggles...
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Revisiting the studio’s early highs (one lunch led to $6B at the box office), creative struggles (stale IP, original flops) and why "Inside Out 2" could trigger a renaissance.
tomcritchlow.com
Clients Have a Surprising Amount of Detail There’s a wonderful blog post called “Reality has a surprising amount of detail” which talks about...
a year ago
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a year ago
There’s a wonderful blog post called “Reality has a surprising amount of detail” which talks about how interesting the world is and how much depth there is to every concept. Here’s a quote about boiling water:
Unpacked
NVIDIA Explained: Origins, GPUs and AI stock bump | EP8 NVIDIA has seen their valuation 5x over the last 5 years and is now worth more than $2 trillion. In...
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NVIDIA has seen their valuation 5x over the last 5 years and is now worth more than $2 trillion. In the latest episode, we dive a few layers deep into the company. We start with the origin of the company and the launch of their first GPU in 1999 which unlocked several...
Essays - Benedict...
The VR winter continues Meta has spent at least $50bn on VR and AR so far, but we’re still in the VR winter: the devices...
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Meta has spent at least $50bn on VR and AR so far, but we’re still in the VR winter: the devices aren’t good enough or cheap enough and the user base is flat. But no matter how good the devices get, how many people will care?
Internal Tech Emails
"Nokia, our platform is burning" The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don't have a product that is close to their...
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The LEGO Star Wars Inception LEGO and Star Wars created a $1B+ a year toy monster by combining two iconic brands that appeal to...
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LEGO and Star Wars created a $1B+ a year toy monster by combining two iconic brands that appeal to both children and adults.
Noahpinion
Five things to be optimistic about in America today Enough doom and gloom, let's allow ourselves a moment of happiness.
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The Greatest Meme Template Ever Why does Juan Joya Borja (aka El Risitas aka “Spanish Laughing Guy”) always put a smile on our...
a year ago
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Why I love Bluey (and hate Cocomelon) These are the two most-streamed children's shows. And Joe Brumm's personal touch for Bluey trumps...
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These are the two most-streamed children's shows. And Joe Brumm's personal touch for Bluey trumps Cocomelon's engagement-hacking approach.
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Microsoft is building a data center in a tiny Indian village. Locals allege it’s dumping industrial... “These big companies think they can enter small villages like ours, take our land, and destroy it.”
6 months ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Put Up Or Shut Up I feel like the tech industry is currently in the midst of the most bizarre cognitive dissonance...
7 months ago
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I feel like the tech industry is currently in the midst of the most bizarre cognitive dissonance I've ever seen — more so than the metaverse, even — as company after company simply lies about their intentions and the power of AI.  I get it. Everybody wants
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Two trophies, one meme How the World Cup and the Golden Globes united Argentina through a single viral image.
a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
When Apple considered buying Bing Can I imagine that Apple can build a search engine to compete. Yes but it’s probably not the best...
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Can I imagine that Apple can build a search engine to compete. Yes but it’s probably not the best way to differentiate our products.
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Bangladesh has millions of e-rickshaws. They’re finally becoming legal Bangladesh’s EV industry will likely grow now, and drivers no longer have to worry about being fined...
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Bangladesh’s EV industry will likely grow now, and drivers no longer have to worry about being fined or having their vehicles impounded.
Roberto's blog
Decision matrices as a thinking tool Some decisions require comparing multiple options where it’s not immediately apparent which is best....
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Some decisions require comparing multiple options where it’s not immediately apparent which is best. One common way of doing that is to list the pros and cons of each option. For example, option A lists low latency as a pro, while option B lists high throughput as a pro. But do...
tomcritchlow.com
What would a map of your career look like? I’ve been on a maps kick recently writing about blog maps and roadmaps! Let’s talk about career...
a year ago
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How Data Boutique Works #3: Third Party Solutions Working with data? List your solution on Data Boutique
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Steve Blank
You’re Invited: Hacking for Defense and Lean LaunchPad Final Presentations Join us for the final presentations of our two Stanford classes this Tuesday June 4th and Wednesday...
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9 months ago
Join us for the final presentations of our two Stanford classes this Tuesday June 4th and Wednesday June 5th. Tuesday = Hacking for Defense Wednesday = Lean Launchpad The presentations just get better every year.  Attend in person or via Zoom. This year AI seems to be part of...
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India’s electric rickshaws are leaving EVs in the dust Little-known e-rickshaw companies like YC Electric are at the forefront of the country’s EV...
11 months ago
Unpacked
Apple's (reluctant) App Store changes, and Semafor tries AI news This week, we dive into two meaty topics. First, we dig into Apple’s recent App Store changes to...
a year ago
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a year ago
This week, we dive into two meaty topics. First, we dig into Apple’s recent App Store changes to support third party payments in the US (sort of), and additionally support side-loading of apps (i.e. supporting non-Apple app stores) in the EU. Spoiler: Apple is pushing the limits...
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Crime victims, ignored by Venezuela’s broken justice system, turn to influencers To get the authorities’ attention, victims get help from influencers specialized in niches like...
a year ago
Noahpinion
Why is China producing so many export goods, anyway? Six theories.
9 months ago
Tech + Economics +...
God is a crypto bro. CoinTelegraph: A Colorado-based online pastor who has been charged with fraud for ...
a year ago
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a year ago
CoinTelegraph: A Colorado-based online pastor who has been charged with fraud for selling a “worthless” cryptocurrency says he only did it because “the Lord” told him to give his followers a “10X.” In a strange 9-minute video — posted to INDXcoin’s...
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Fake news verification tools fail the test during elections in India Rest of World tested 11 leading WhatsApp-based chatbots that promise to help Indian voters identify...
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9 months ago
Rest of World tested 11 leading WhatsApp-based chatbots that promise to help Indian voters identify misinformation. There were long delays and inconsistencies in responses even for content that can easily be identified as AI-generated and fake.
AVC
I’ve Moved Onchain Over the last few years, I’ve moved my internet life from web2 to web3 and rarely use any web2...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Over the last few years, I’ve moved my internet life from web2 to web3 and rarely use any web2 services anymore. So I am starting a series called “I’ve Moved Onchain” to explain this journey to everyone and today’s opening post is about blogging, naturally. I’ve blogged at...
Ed Zitron's Where's...
How Does OpenAI Survive? Throughout the last year I’ve written in detail about the rot in tech — the spuriousness of...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Throughout the last year I’ve written in detail about the rot in tech — the spuriousness of charlatans looking to accumulate money and power, the desperation of the most powerful executives to maintain control and rapacious growth, and the speciousness of the latest hype cycle —...
Essays - Benedict...
Looking for AI use-cases We’ve had ChatGPT for 18 months, but what’s it for? What are the use-cases? Why isn’t it useful...
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We’ve had ChatGPT for 18 months, but what’s it for? What are the use-cases? Why isn’t it useful for everyone, right now? Do Large Language Models become universal tools that can do ‘any’ task, or do we wrap them in single-purpose apps, and build thousands of new companies...
AVC
AI Art There has been a lot of discussion about how AIs can make art and possibly replace artists, but I...
a year ago
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a year ago
There has been a lot of discussion about how AIs can make art and possibly replace artists, but I think the opposite is more likely to happen. Artists have been using AI to make art for a while now and the pace has picked up a lot in recent years. I have always loved the […]
Ed Zitron's Where's...
The Rot-Com Bubble If you enjoy this post, why not subscribe to my podcast Better Offline? This week's a two parter...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
If you enjoy this post, why not subscribe to my podcast Better Offline? This week's a two parter that further expands on the Rot-Com Bubble, coming out Wednesday and Friday. The noxious growth-at-all-costs mindset of the Rot Economy sits at the core of every issue that I'
Noahpinion
Happy fun Cold War 2 update It's getting a little warmer out there.
9 months ago
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week #1 💡 One of the most interesting learnings after doing lead gen for 100+ b2b companies: the more...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
#1 💡 One of the most interesting learnings after doing lead gen for 100+ b2b companies: the more directly your offer is related to one the core b2b “desires”, the easier the sales process. Many offers are only indirectly related to them. A better design might increases...
Working Theorys
The Taste Discount Everything is easier when tastes align.
10 months ago
Steve Blank
Why Large Organizations Struggle With Disruption, and What to Do About It Seemingly overnight, disruption has allowed challengers to threaten the dominance of companies and...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Seemingly overnight, disruption has allowed challengers to threaten the dominance of companies and government agencies as many of their existing systems have now been leapfrogged. How an organization reacts to this type of disruption determines whether they adapt or die. I’ve...
Noahpinion
Don't be a decel Technological progress must be harnessed, not fought
a year ago
Nadia Asparouhova
How to do the jhanas The jhanas are a series of eight (or nine) altered mental states, which progress from euphoria, to...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
The jhanas are a series of eight (or nine) altered mental states, which progress from euphoria, to calm, to dissolution of reality – culminating in cessation, or loss of consciousness. They are induced via sustained concentration, without any external stimuli or substances. This...
Noahpinion
How Latin America started to beat inequality It can be done.
10 months ago
Internal Tech Emails
Facebook and Google "at Defcon 2" From: Sheryl Sandberg We really want a deep relationship – or at this point any relationship – with...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
From: Sheryl Sandberg We really want a deep relationship – or at this point any relationship – with Google
Internal Tech Emails
Steve Jobs on iPhone design This may be our answer - we could put the number pad around our clickwheel.
a year ago
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The company teaching influencers how to get rich without going viral Hotmart is quietly turning even micro-influencers into millionaires.
a year ago
tomcritchlow.com
Notes on my Remarkable Tablet I love my Remarkable 2. I’ve been using it pretty heavily for almost a year now. It’s my every day...
a year ago
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a year ago
I love my Remarkable 2. I’ve been using it pretty heavily for almost a year now. It’s my every day companion device. Here’s some notes and ideas.
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The AI artist who used Bad Bunny’s voice — and shot to fame Meet the Chilean artist who made it big using others’ voices.
8 months ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Pop Culture A week and a half ago, Goldman Sachs put out a 31-page-report (titled "Gen AI: Too Much Spend, Too...
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8 months ago
A week and a half ago, Goldman Sachs put out a 31-page-report (titled "Gen AI: Too Much Spend, Too Little Benefit?”) that includes some of the most damning literature on generative AI I've ever seen. And yes, that sound you hear is the slow deflation of
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 🪄 Growth Magic
7 months ago
Noahpinion
The Big Tariffs are here Biden just slapped a 100% tax on Chinese car imports. Here's what that will and won't accomplish.
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Biden just slapped a 100% tax on Chinese car imports. Here's what that will and won't accomplish.
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things to start your week (#37) The U.S. as trade war leader; Russia/China infowar; Biden and inflation; Yglesias on industrial...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
The U.S. as trade war leader; Russia/China infowar; Biden and inflation; Yglesias on industrial policy; How to get immigrants to the Rust Belt; How to lose money
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Kenya’s biggest protest in recent history played out on a walkie-talkie app More than 40,000 Kenyans have downloaded Zello since protests began against the government’s plan to...
7 months ago
Essays - Benedict...
The AI summer Hundreds of millions of people have tried ChatGPT, but most of them haven’t been back. Every big...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Hundreds of millions of people have tried ChatGPT, but most of them haven’t been back. Every big company has done a pilot, but far fewer are in deployment. Some of this is just a matter of time. But LLMs might also be a trap: they look like products and they look magic, but...
Noahpinion
China's demographics will be fine through mid-century There is no imminent crisis.
8 months ago
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How Spotify helped turn Afrobeats into a global phenomenon The Swedish music giant is pushing to make Africa’s biggest sound the world’s favorite sound.
a year ago
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Using automation to fight misinformation, starting with a menstrual health chatbot Swapneel Mehta is the founder of the Simppl research collective, a group of students and...
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9 months ago
Swapneel Mehta is the founder of the Simppl research collective, a group of students and professional programmers working on automated social media tools.
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Rest of World’s 2024 reading guide Global tech leaders share 12 books to add to your must-read pile.
9 months ago
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How tiny, cheap smart speakers unlocked the rise of digital payments in India Vegetable carts, flower shops, mom-and-pop stores: Small speakers that read out digital payment...
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a year ago
Vegetable carts, flower shops, mom-and-pop stores: Small speakers that read out digital payment receipts are making fintech companies big money.
Essays - Benedict...
AI and problems of scale Generative AI means things that were always possible at a small scale now become practical to...
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10 months ago
Generative AI means things that were always possible at a small scale now become practical to automate at a massive scale. Sometimes a change in scale is a change in principle.
Noahpinion
America's semiconductor policy is missing a key piece A guest post by Steven Glinert.
10 months ago
Steve Blank
How To Find Your Customer In the Dept of Defense – The Directory of DoD Program Executive Offices Finding a customer for your product in the Department of Defense is hard: Who should you talk to?...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Finding a customer for your product in the Department of Defense is hard: Who should you talk to? How do you get their attention? How do you know if they have money to spend on your product? It almost always starts with a Program Executive Office. The Department of Defense (DoD)...
Working Theorys
Tattoo Decisions On making opinionated commitments
7 months ago
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Pressured to relocate, Microsoft’s AI researchers in China must choose between homeland and career As geopolitical tensions grow, many employees have decided that a career with the Silicon Valley...
7 months ago
AVC
Fun Friday: Upside Pizza Club This is the second post in a row where I am bringing back an old tradition. This time it is Fun...
a year ago
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a year ago
This is the second post in a row where I am bringing back an old tradition. This time it is Fun Friday, something I haven’t done in about five years. Like last week, the catalyst is our portfolio company Blackbird Labs, which I posted about a few months ago. Blackbird is a...
Internal Tech Emails
Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel Peter and I have had a number of conversations about what we expect the world to look like in 2030...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Peter and I have had a number of conversations about what we expect the world to look like in 2030 so we can plan and position our future work accordingly.
Working Theorys
3 Hours or Nothing Musing #14 | The merits of being binary with your time
10 months ago
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week “There’s a way to do it better. Find it.” Thomas Edison 💡Human QA At least based on my experience...
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8 months ago
“There’s a way to do it better. Find it.” Thomas Edison 💡Human QA At least based on my experience this seems like a service a ton of companies desperately need. Automated checks are awesome, but they can never spot all the weird edge cases that a human can.
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The entrepreneur trying to make thrifting truly eco-friendly with AI Nofal Khan is the co-founder and CEO of Swag Kicks, one of Pakistan’s largest online thrift...
9 months ago
SatPost by Trung...
Who Will Run Berkshire After Buffett? PLUS: Group Chat Rules, 5 Banks in Disguise, Chipotle's Memo.
9 months ago
Essays - Benedict...
Building AI products How do we build mass-market products that change the world around a technology that gets things...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
How do we build mass-market products that change the world around a technology that gets things ‘wrong’? What does wrong mean, and how is that useful?
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things for the middle of your week (#44) Poland vs. China; smartphones; basic income; the soft landing; wages and automation; software and...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Poland vs. China; smartphones; basic income; the soft landing; wages and automation; software and inequality; immigrant doctors
Articles - Alex...
The age of average (encore) The shift to music streaming has led to songs getting shorter, music getting less melodically...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
The shift to music streaming has led to songs getting shorter, music getting less melodically diverse and lyrics getting more repetitive. Or to put it another way, just as our visual culture has become more homogeneous, so too has the music that accompanies it. Let’s run...
Working Theorys
Cool Self There are a lot of theories about the meaning of life. About what we go through life searching for....
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7 months ago
There are a lot of theories about the meaning of life. About what we go through life searching for. What we’re lucky if we find. Some of these theories give us answers, but many prompt us to ask more questions. Recently I’ve landed on my own theory, one rooted in a kind of common...
Noahpinion
Bad and good arguments for industrial policy Has China invented a better way to run an advanced economy?
7 months ago
Unpacked
AI-enabled SaaS vs Moatless AI Several enterprise SaaS companies have announced generative AI features recently, which is a direct...
a year ago
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a year ago
Several enterprise SaaS companies have announced generative AI features recently, which is a direct threat to AI startups that lack sustainable competitive advantage
Working Theorys
Second Nature Skills What can you do without trying that hard?
6 months ago
Internal Tech Emails
Mark Zuckerberg tries to buy Instagram The process began with you asking if we'd do this at $500m, but then you didn't want to end up doing...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
The process began with you asking if we'd do this at $500m, but then you didn't want to end up doing it at that valuation. I am curious to know at what valuation you would do this, and then I can just let you know whether we'd do that.
Rest of World -...
The regional flavors of labor-on-demand A new report digs into the social dynamics of gig work.
10 months ago
Working Theorys
The Prestige-Prosperity Gap We expect prestige and wealth to grow in tandem. When status goes up, wealth goes up...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
We expect prestige and wealth to grow in tandem. When status goes up, wealth goes up proportionately, and vice versa. But the modern world is a lot messier. There can be bizarre mismatches between prestige and prosperity. Some people have social or professional status far...
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week #1 💡 While alcohol is becoming less and less nicotine is having a comeback. Even Einstein...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
#1 💡 While alcohol is becoming less and less nicotine is having a comeback. Even Einstein reportedly believed that Nicotine contributed to a calm and objective judgment. But while there are thousands of “premium” options when it comes to consuming alcohol, all Nicotine...
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things for the middle of your week (#35) Chinese defense spending, activists vs. normies, corporate diversity, phones in schools,
10 months ago
Noahpinion
Japan is not a xenophobic country It has a substantial amount of immigration, as well as pro-immigration policies and attitudes.
10 months ago
Unpacked
Tech's Pledge To Fight AI Election Interference & Twillio’s woes with Segment | EP 6 Last week, 20 tech companies across Big Tech, social networks and AI providers signed a voluntary...
a year ago
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a year ago
Last week, 20 tech companies across Big Tech, social networks and AI providers signed a voluntary pledge to fight election interference from AI-generated content going through 2024. We dive into the timing of the announcement (2024 is a big election year across the globe), some...
Platformer
Apple prepares for a platform shift Will the Reality Pro be the metaverse’s iPhone moment?
a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
Bill Gates tries to install Movie Maker I am quite disappointed at how Windows Usability has been going backwards and the program management...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I am quite disappointed at how Windows Usability has been going backwards and the program management groups don't drive usability issues.
Internal Tech Emails
Steve Jobs emails Bill Gates They are really going out of their way to say that they intend to kill QuickTime, and are being...
a year ago
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a year ago
They are really going out of their way to say that they intend to kill QuickTime, and are being quite threatening and rude about it.
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Silicon Valley's False Prophet The tech industry has craved a messiah since the death of Steve Jobs, but in OpenAI CEO Sam Altman...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
The tech industry has craved a messiah since the death of Steve Jobs, but in OpenAI CEO Sam Altman they’ve discovered more of a false prophet — a seedy grifter that uses his remarkable ability to impress and manipulate Silicon Valley’s elite to mask a total
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things for your weekend (#36) The silent majority and the Palestine protests; immigration is fine; batteries make solar work;...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
The silent majority and the Palestine protests; immigration is fine; batteries make solar work; building warships in Japan; the decels of the Right
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Uber’s big plan for India: buses Uber Shuttle, a shared bus ride service, is available in two Indian cities. The company plans to...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Uber Shuttle, a shared bus ride service, is available in two Indian cities. The company plans to launch in three more cities soon.
Platformer
The surgeon general's warning is a wake-up call for social networks A growing body of evidence suggests that social products pose significant risks to teenagers
a year ago
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week #1 💡 #2 💡 Tons of companies are looking to hire someone like this but no one knows how to do it...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
#1 💡 #2 💡 Tons of companies are looking to hire someone like this but no one knows how to do it reliably. There are also tons of people who would like to work in such a role but they are hard to find as there is no generally accepted job title. Seems like a huge opportunity if...
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How Shein and TikTok Shop are trying to shake the ‘Made in China’ reputation Chinese platforms came for global customers. Now they want global sellers.
a year ago
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week #1 💡 It’s an easy trap to start making excuses when sales velocity is slow. It’s almost always a...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
#1 💡 It’s an easy trap to start making excuses when sales velocity is slow. It’s almost always a symptom of a fundamental issue, not an unchangeable feature of the system. The one things missing from the growth model described here is prompts. In Brian Fogg’s model: B = MAP,...
Internal Tech Emails
Travis Kalanick on Google A meeting with Larry could calm this down if it's not true but he has been avoiding any meeting with...
a year ago
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a year ago
A meeting with Larry could calm this down if it's not true but he has been avoiding any meeting with me since last fall.
Unpacked
YouTube, Ad Blockers & the Advertising "Tax" Though it looks like big vs small tech at first glance, poking into how ad blocker companies operate...
a year ago
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a year ago
Though it looks like big vs small tech at first glance, poking into how ad blocker companies operate and their “whitelisting” programs will likely change your opinion
Noahpinion
Repost: Someone has to run the fabs Egalitarianism is important but we neglect STEM education at our peril
a year ago
Noahpinion
Is the West falling behind in science? China is now the leader in applied physical sciences. How can the U.S. and its allies catch up?
8 months ago
Rest of World -...
OpenAI is making a risky bet on live translation The company has a stunning demo — but can the product live up to the hype?
9 months ago
Rest of World -...
Online extremism linked to rise in school shootings in Brazil, researchers find After a rise in shootings, an all-woman group is advising the new Brazilian government on how to...
a year ago
Rest of World -...
“China’s K-pop moment”: Wukong’s global success sparks government embrace of video games as soft... China is changing its long-critical stance thanks to the smash hit, according to Chinese game...
5 months ago
David Perell
Ambitious People Need Each Other Ambitious people don’t just need peers. They need mentors. They need people who will encourage them...
a year ago
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a year ago
Ambitious people don’t just need peers. They need mentors. They need people who will encourage them to pursue hard and meaningful projects.  The post Ambitious People Need Each Other appeared first on David Perell.
Noahpinion
Why some franchises go downhill while others stay great A little break from our typical economics fare.
8 months ago
Rest of World -...
Las compañías de autos eléctricos quieren el litio de Argentina. Poco queda para sus ciudadanos. A los habitantes de la Isla Paulino se les prometió baterías de litio para reducir el uso de...
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For people in a tiny slice of the world and internet, there’s no greater canon event than the prospect of a new social app taking off. Sometimes there are multi-year droughts. In a plentiful year, there are one or two prospects that excite us. (And I wrote a stream of...
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The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. John F. Kennedy Humans have mastered lots of things that have transformed our lives, created our civilizations, and might ultimately...
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Noahpinion
Thus passes Robert Lucas Farewell to the most influential macroeconomist of his generation.
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Singapore doubles down on lab-grown meat as Silicon Valley backs off Global funding in the cultured meat industry dropped by 75% in the last year. Singapore sees its...
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Nothing Human
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