Meta has released a state-of-the-art model that is available as open weights; this gets at how the U.S. can win going forward.
Tech For Trump, Breaking the Deal, From Inertness to Interest
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz are joining Elon Musk in explicitly endorsing President Trump; this is a narrow expression of naked self-interest. The real story is why self interest came to triumph over political inertness.
JD Vance and Tech, Big Tech Versus Little Tech, JD Vance’s Remarks About Antitrust at the RemedyFest Conference
JD Vance is thought of as a tech guy, but his views on antitrust won’t make “big tech” happy; “little tech” is a more natural constituency.
Tech CEOs on Trump, X and the E.U., Apple Settles with E.U. Over NFC
Tech CEO’s role in the culture; then, the E.U. goes too far with X, and gets it right with Apple and NFC
Does VR Matter?, Modular Products and Defining New Markets, TikTok Acquirers
First, the theoretical case for why Meta’s approach to VR is more likely to succeed, then, which companies should acquire TikTok
The Status of Just Walk Out, TSMC Gets CHIPS Act Grant
Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology is being scaled back, but it’s not a total failure. Then, the CHIPS Act seems to be doing its job.
Congress Considering TikTok Ban, TikTok’s War, What Now?
A bill to ban TikTok is suddenly moving through Congress, and TikTok is helping to make the case. The big question is if ByteDane is willing — or able — to ultimately go along with it.
India and Gemini, Ten Blue Links, The Complicity Framework
Gemini got all of AI into trouble in India; how did this particular mistake happen? Then, Google may have been more dependent on 10 blue links than anyone realized, and a proposal for solving “AI Safety” issues through product decisions.
Aggregator’s AI Risk
A single AI can never make everyone happy, which is fundamentally threatening to the Aggregator business model; the solution is personalized AI
Substack and Platformer, Moderation and Infrastructure, Bars and Culture
Substack appeared to back down after its latest controversy, which was probably inevitable in the current climate. That makes it even more important to protect infrastructure.