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  • (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones

    Sharp China | Jan 15
    (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones
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  • An Interview with Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg About Turnarounds

    Thursday, November 13, 2025

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    An interview with Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg about a career focused on turnarounds, from EA’s KOTR to Zynga and now to Unity.


  • The End of AOL Instant Messenger, Innovation Versus Interoperability, Portability > Interoperability

    Tuesday, October 10, 2017

    AOL Instant Messenger is dead, and there is a new debate as to whether interoperability killed it. The answer is almost certainly no, but that doesn’t necessarily mean interoperability is a bad thing…or is it?


  • Verizon-AOL, Facebook Instant Articles, and the Future of Digital Advertising

    Wednesday, May 13, 2015

    Two seemingly unrelated stores — Verizon buying AOL. and Facebook offering publishers the option of Instant Articles — are actually very much connected: advertising online is undergoing a fundamental shift, and while there will be a few big winners, there will be a lot more losers.


  • Facebook and the Feed

    Wednesday, April 22, 2015

    In a week where much of the Internet was all atwitter about Mobilegeddon, Google’s pre-announced algorithm change that will favor mobile-friendly sites in mobile search results, a potentially far more impactful announcement was much more of a surprise: Facebook is tweaking the News Feed algorithm. This is a big deal for publishers in particular: according […]


  • Daily Update: Samsung and Qualcomm, AOL: Stuck in the Middle, New York Times Reports Strong Results

    Wednesday, February 4, 2015


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  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • Meta Compute, The Meta-OpenAI Battle, The Reality Labs Sacrifice

    Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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    Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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  • (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones

    Sharp China | Jan 15
    (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones
  • Vision Pro Frustration

    Dithering | Jan 13
    Vision Pro Frustration
  • Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jan 12
    Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

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  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • An Interview with Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros and Ajey Pandey About Building Power for AI

    Thursday, January 8, 2026
  • An Interview with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe About Building a Car Company and Autonomy

    Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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    Friday, December 19, 2025
  • Netflix and the Flattening of Everything
    Friday, December 12, 2025
  • The Forest the New York Times Missed Among the David Sacks Trees
    Friday, December 5, 2025
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  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • Meta Compute, The Meta-OpenAI Battle, The Reality Labs Sacrifice

    Wednesday, January 14, 2026
  • Apple and Gemini, Foundation vs. Aggregation, Universal Commerce Protocol

    Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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  • (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones

    Sharpchina | Jan 15
    (Preview) What’s at Stake for China in Iran; Canada’s PM in Beijing; Notes on Chips, Apps, and Drones
  • Vision Pro Frustration

    Dithering | Jan 13
    Vision Pro Frustration
  • Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jan 12
    Rockets and Nuggets Stock Going Opposite Directions, The Wolves are Alive and Well, Buzz on Ja, AD, and MPJ

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  • An Interview with United CEO Scott Kirby About Tech Transformation

    Thursday, January 15, 2026
  • An Interview with Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros and Ajey Pandey About Building Power for AI

    Thursday, January 8, 2026
  • An Interview with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe About Building a Car Company and Autonomy

    Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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