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Straightforward discussions on why often we disagree with the current hype, without filters or buzzwords.

Andreessen Horowitz, or how the new economy got old

Andreessen Horowitz, or how the new economy got old

An excellent article from The Verge on Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and how the most influential venture capitalist firms in Silicon Valley and beyond shaped 'tech.' Andreessen Horowitz saw the future — but did the future leave it behind?Disruptors, disruptedThe VergeElizabeth Lopatto As the model of social networks seems

We've been crawled!

We've been crawled!

This is the weakest flex ever, but our website has been crawled, and its public content scrapped by Google to train its large language mode AI. It also means we've been on the map for all ChatGPT versions and other competing models, trying to catch up on OpenAI.

Twitter, a clinical case study in social network death spiral

Twitter, a clinical case study in social network death spiral

I've been on Twitter for years, probably since around the time they went out of beta. Like many of us, I enjoyed the social network quite a lot and made connections that soon became virtual friends and, for some, real friends. I learned things; I was outraged, and

Hardware is the new digital battlefield

Hardware is the new digital battlefield

Today, I simply want to share a fantastic video on how we are transitioning from Software eats the world to Hardware eats software – that ate the world. It points out how hardware is the new central battlefield for "digital" platforms and why, in that regard, Apple has been

The winners and losers of the automotive industry paradigm change

The winners and losers of the automotive industry paradigm change

I've been discussing the automotive market for years here as (a) it's a fascinating mix of economic pressure meets technology disruption meets consumer behavior change meets geopolitical turmoil, and (b) I do work for various operators of this market ranging from startups trying to disrupt par

How fast before Salesforce is out of business?

How fast before Salesforce is out of business?

As foreseen and predicted, Microsoft is already moving in to offer private instances of ChatGPT working on your Azure backend. What it means is that if you authorize it, you can now run Microsoft AI to digest specific clusters of your company's data, make sense of them and