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We can't afford to keep cutting taxes for the rich

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is an advanced stage of a disease that took hold long ago.

Why Investors Don’t Care About Your Business

a month ago

from Steve Blank in startups

Founders with great businesses are often frustrated that they can’t raise money. Here’s why. I’ve been having coffee with lots of frustrated founders...

The hidden labor that makes AI work

a month ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender examine the hype behind artificial intelligence in their new book, The AI Con. Below is an excerpt on the invisible...

Jewish Americans are feeling unsettled

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

Increasingly squeezed between the new leftism and the new rightism.

Make Fun Of Them

a month ago

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At in startups

Have you ever heard Sam Altman speak? I’m serious, have you ever heard this man say words from his mouth? Here is but one of the trenchant insights...

Would you rather have cheap energy, or stupid culture wars?

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is an attack on American energy production.

The Hero as Flexible Bureaucrat

a month ago

from Nothing Human in startups

against efficiency and accountability

Hayao Miyazaki: 9 Creative Lessons

a month ago

from SatPost by Trung Phan in startups

Notes on the creative process for the legendary Japanese filmmaker and founder of Studio Ghibli.

Brazil rules that social media platforms are responsible for users’ posts

a month ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

A new regulation from the Supreme Court holds Meta, X, and other online platforms accountable for content and user safety, setting Brazil on a...

Best of SatPost (First Half of 2025)

a month ago

from SatPost by Trung Phan in startups

PLUS: Novo vs. Eli Lilly, Din Tai Fung's $28m Stores, RIP Fred Smith (FedEx), Appel's $40m Sponsorship for "F1".

Why Did Microsoft Invest In OpenAI?

a month ago

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At in startups

The dawn of the posthuman age

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

Between new technology and low fertility, our existence as a species is not going to be the same.

You can just do things – Creating a pan-European legal entity, the right way

a month ago

from Blog posts of Andreas Klinger in startups

First the good news: Brussels is convinced, something like EU-Inc will come. Now the bad news: Politicians will create a solution that won’t be useful...

Taking Blogging Seriously

a month ago

from tomcritchlow.com in startups

It’s a warm summer night in NYC and I’m walking through central park with a friend, the fireflies blink around us like an external reflection of the...

India’s EV king stumbles as rivals ignite a new kind of price war

a month ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

Tata Motors sees its EV market share plunge. A fierce battle for affordable, feature-packed cars is heating up, defining India’s unique path in the...

Five Jobs

a month ago

from Working Theorys in startups

On human work in the gentle singularity.

Who is most at risk from the billions of leaked Facebook and Google passwords?

a month ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

CyberNews researchers flag breach as “blueprint for mass exploitation.”

A chat with Derek Thompson

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

One of my favorite writers has joined Substack! Let's see what he has to say.

Lean Launchpad at Stanford – 2025

a month ago

from Steve Blank in startups

The PowerPoints embedded in this post are best viewed on steveblank.com We just finished the 15th<>annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford. The class...

Can the Gulf buy its way to AI supremacy?

a month ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

Middle East nations have committed $2 trillion to artificial intelligence, computer chips, and defense, chasing tech supremacy that money alone may...

Zohran Mamdani's policies will (mostly) not bring abundance to NYC

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

Progressive ideas still try to defy economic realities.

Did Sam Altman and Jony Ive Steal Another Company's Idea?

a month ago

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At in startups

The economic consequences of a war with Iran

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

I wouldn't be too worried.

Booking: The $170B+ A/B Testing Machine

a month ago

from SatPost by Trung Phan in startups

How A/B testing turned two Priceline acquisitions (totalling $294m) into the world's most valuable travel company ($170B+ market cap).

Could Microsoft Kill OpenAI?

a month ago

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At in startups

China's industrial policy has an unprofitability problem

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

China is paying its national champions to fight each other to the death.

India wants its own EV market, but needs China to get there

a month ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

Despite tensions with China, India is avoiding U.S.-style restrictions, hoping for a bridge to domestic innovation.

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2025 – Lessons Learned Presentations

a month ago

from Steve Blank in startups

The videos and PowerPoints embedded in this post are best viewed on steveblank.com We just finished our 10th annual Hacking for Defense class at...

Progressives take their best shot at Abundance (but it falls short)

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

A review by Sandeep Vaheesan fails to discredit Abundance, but it points to what the movement could be doing better.

Humanoid robots, astronauts, and huge lines: Photos from China’s pavilion at the World Expo

a month ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

Chinese firms iFlytek and Hytera highlighted AI translation and public safety tech — sidestepping disputes over surveillance and trade secrets.

Sincerity Wins The War

a month ago

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At in startups

Hello Where’s Your Ed At Subscribers! I’ve started a premium version of this newsletter with a weekly Friday column where I go over the most...

Samsung is desperate to compete on chips. Workers say it comes at a cost.

a month ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

Scarred by long hours, low pay, and a hostile work culture, many chip workers are leaving for competitors, including American companies.

Feeling cautiously optimistic about American democracy

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

This is still the country I grew up in.

ChatGPT's 2025 strategy | Peter Thiel | Apple exec meeting

a month ago

from Internal Tech Emails in startups

ChatGPT should be cool. Right now, it’s useful but not cool.

What're We Even Doing?

a month ago

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At in startups

The app going against Uber by putting people over algorithms

a month ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

The founder of inDrive, the world's second most-downloaded ride-hailing app, is going beyond rides, and dreams of delivering education and healthcare...

Social media destroyed one of America's key advantages

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

We used to be able to spread out. Now we're locked in with each other.

Star Wars, Veo 3 and Hollywood in the Age of AI Video

a month ago

from SatPost by Trung Phan in startups

PLUS: Apple WWDC Memes, Nintendo Switch 2 Launch.

From "Shadow Artist" to Artist

a month ago

from Working Theorys in startups

A conversation with Dipa Halder, software engineer turned full-time artist.

The global stakes of the U.S.-China AI rivalry

a month ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

A focus on “who’s winning the AI race” can overlook key concerns around safety, governance, and equity, experts tell Rest of World.

At least five interesting things: Anything but protests edition (#65)

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

Government efficiency; Solar power; Data suppression; American wealth; Trade and manufacturing

Teaching National Security Policy with AI

a month ago

from Steve Blank in startups

The videos embedded in this post are best viewed on steveblank.com International Policy students will be spending their careers in an AI-enabled...

Transsion wheels into Africa’s EV market with same playbook that conquered mobile phones

a month ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

The Chinese company behind 50% of Africa’s smartphone sales now wants to dominate its roads.

A bunch of thoughts and evidence on immigration

a month ago

from Noahpinion in startups

I've been writing about this for a while.

Never Forget What They've Done

2 months ago

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At in startups

Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - Villains of Circumstance Listen to my podcast Better Offline if you haven't already. I want my fucking tech...

AI’s metrics question

2 months ago

from Essays - Benedict Evans in startups

With every platform shift, we want to measure the growth but we’re confused about what to measure. That’s partly a problem of data and definitions,...

Silicon Valley led the quest for driverless cars. But Chinese robotaxis are catching up fast

2 months ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

Apollo Go challenges pioneer Waymo’s head start and leads country rivals in overseas push.

Immigration is not an "invasion", nor should it be

2 months ago

from Noahpinion in startups

The far right and the far left both want you to think that the purpose of immigration is to overthrow America. Don't let them get away with it.

17 Takeaways from Mary Meeker's AI Deck

2 months ago

from SatPost by Trung Phan in startups

PLUS: Elon vs. Trump, Taylor Swift, Moncler's $17B Secret Sauce and Ukraine Drone Tech.

Middle East tech giants are building super-apps to dominate digital life

2 months ago

from Rest of World - Global in startups

From Dubai to Riyadh, apps are consolidating ride-hailing, payments, and delivery into single platforms.