Taiwan
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AI Promise and Chip Precariousness
The AI industry is more exciting than ever, but the chip situation is very precarious and requires drastic action.
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An Interview with Jon Yu About YouTube and Making Semiconductors
An interview with Asianometry founder Jon Yu about starting and running a successful YouTube channel, how semiconductors are made, and the past and future of Intel and TSMC.
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AI Diffusion Regulations, Closing Loopholes, The Objections
The Biden administration has a raft of new regulations aimed at limiting AI exports; the motivation makes sense, but the precedent and second-order effects are worrisome.
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An Interview with Gregory Allen About the State of China Chip Export Controls
An interview with Gregory Allen about the Biden administrations latest wave of China chip export controls, including what went wrong previously, and why the U.S. needs to accept it already declared silicon war.
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A Chance to Build
Silicon Valley has always been deeply integrated with Asia; Trump’s attempt to change trade could hurt Silicon Valley more than expected, and also present opportunities to build something new.
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President Trump, Take Two; Big Tech, Little Tech, Chips, and Hardware; Elon Musk’s Triumph
President Trump is once again president-elect; the best way to figure out the effect his administration will have on tech is to look at the policies of his first administration. Then, Elon goes all in and wins, and changes how we should think about the Twitter acquisition.
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An Interview with Gregory Allen About Transforming U.S. Defense
An interview with Gregory Allen about U.S. defense and the role that tech plays in overhauling what is a very dysfunctional process.
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TSMC Earnings, TSMC’s Pricing Mistake, Intel v. TSMC
TSMC earnings and Taiwan’s margin impact, why the company left money on the table (which might have cost the chairman his job), and Intel’s relative risk-taking.
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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.