Google I/O and the Coming AI Battles

Some things in tech are shocking, but not surprising — think of a CEO of a…

Political Chips

Last Friday AMD surpassed Intel in market capitalization: This was the second time in history this…

Spotify, Netflix, and Aggregation

When Spotify filed for its direct listing in 2018, it was popular to compare the streaming…

Thin Platforms

The Department of Justice’s 1998 complaint against Microsoft accused the company of, amongst other things, tying…

The Intel Split

Intel’s earnings are not until next Wednesday, but whatever it is that CEO Pat Gelsinger plans…

The Amazon Empire Strikes Back

It seems like a Christmas miracle. From CNBC: For years, Amazon has been quietly chartering private…

Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model?

From CNBC: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief of the social media company,…

Sequoia Productive Capital

Two weeks ago, in The Death and Birth of Technological Revolutions,1 I puzzled about exactly where…

The Death and Birth of Technological Revolutions

What was especially remarkable about Carlota Perez’s Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital was its timing: 2002…

Facebook Political Problems

Stratechery provides analysis of the strategy and business side of technology and media, and the impact…