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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.

What the TikTok ban tells us about social media in 2025

What the TikTok ban tells us about social media in 2025

I usually write my articles here before posting them on LinkedIn. I'm doing the opposite for once: posting on LinkedIn first and sending you there. The discussion about the current TikTok mess is just too eventful to edit an article here with many updates. Also, the discussion on

The only news from the CES that might matter?

The only news from the CES that might matter?

In my eyes, the only device remotely interesting presented at the latest CES Las Vegas (the Consumer Electronic Show) was NVIDIA's Project DIGITS. A $3,000 personal AI supercomputer the size of a Mac Mini that will deliver the power of large-scale AI models directly to your desk.

Juicero, the symptom of solutions without problems

Juicero, the symptom of solutions without problems

Juicero was a startup that launched an expensive, Wi-Fi-connected juicing machine that cost $400 at launch and was later reduced to $200. The idea was to be a Nespresso-like business only with proprietary juice packs that users inserted into a beautiful machine to produce fresh juice. The company wasn'