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Huawei vs. Mercedes a tale of two races

Huawei vs. Mercedes a tale of two races

I have been discussing since about 2012 how China evolved as a tech superpower. I also wrote quite a few things about how luxury could absorb and integrate technology–or at least, how hard it actually is. Last year, I was already pointing at the branding push BYD was now

Did Benedict Evans just discover AI is only good for solving 80%-OK problems?

Did Benedict Evans just discover AI is only good for solving 80%-OK problems?

Benedict Evans (one of the old-guard tech gurus) wrote a piece just a few days ago about the lack of viability of large language model (LLM) AI. In a nutshell, he tested OpenAI’s Deep Research by evaluating smartphone adoption data and highlighted significant inaccuracies stemming from flawed data sources

Network effects giveth and taketh away—how I let go of the iPhone

Network effects giveth and taketh away—how I let go of the iPhone

I'm not actively monitoring all consumer technologies, but it's been a while since I've played with Android (Google mobile operating system). After a few years, I thought I should check it out. To do so, I needed an Android phone. Getting one was the

Digital cuts both ways

Digital cuts both ways

As the U.S. devolves into whatever they think a Republic should be (over a democracy), the venerable tech-digital magazine WIRED is outing the kids Elon Musk hired to take over the Federal Government IT infrastructure with direct access to the most sensitive tools running public databases, algorithms, and websites.