tech, startups, internet
The state of AI report 2024.
This 7th annual report by Nathan Benaich of Air Street Capital is as educational as ever. It’s also available as a condensed blog post and video. ~ learn more
Month: January 2025
tech, startups, internet
How the semiconductor industry actually works.
One of the comments on Youtube for this interview is “Feels like you need a security clearance for this episode”. I absolutely loved this discussion between Semianalysis publisher Dylan Patel, Asianometry creator Jon Y, and podcaster Dwarkesh Patel. Highly recommended. […]
fun facts
Keep the units.
“Of all the cognitive tools our ancestors left us, what’s best? Society seems to think pretty highly of arithmetic. It’s one of the first things we learn as children. So I think it’s weird that only a tiny percentage of […]
fun facts
Why the US can’t build icebreaking ships.
I don’t want to overstate it, but it does seem like the inability to build important infrastructure is a pattern in the United States. “The Coast Guard has handled all U.S. icebreaking since 1966, and estimates that it needs 8-9 […]
fun facts
Who died and left the US $7 billion?
“It was the biggest estate-tax payment in modern history, but no one knew who made it. Then an anonymous phone call pointed to one man.” ~ learn more
big ideas
CERN hints at new physics.
“It’s exciting stuff. The reason the team has been pursuing this very specific kind of decay channel so relentlessly for more than a decade is because it’s what is known as a “golden” channel, meaning not only is it incredibly […]
thoughts of food
McDonald’s sues major beef producers for price fixing.
This is an interesting turn. “McDonald’s has sued JBS, Tyson Foods and other leading meat processing and packing companies for allegedly conspiring for years to limit beef supplies, boosting their profits while causing the fast food giant to pay artificially […]
under the microscope
Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first.
“A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin less than three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells1. She is the first person with the disease to be treated using cells that were extracted […]
retail therapy
California’s “uber of weed” shutting down.
Eaze was an early mover in the market, facilitating deliveries from licensed dispensaries. It was always odd to me how they were able to do all this with credit cards. Once upon a time I looked into it to discover […]
better doing
Transforming company narratives.
This might be the most interesting interview I’ve listened to of a communications professional. My sample size is not large. Yet, I really enjoyed that she was far from conventional. ~ learn more