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  • iPhone 17 is second only to iPhone 4

    We use our smartphones more than we do anything else and we hold them even more. So how a phone feels in your hand matters more than what’s inside. The iPhone 17 beats every other iPhone I have ever owned in terms of how it feels in my hand except the iPhone 4. Everyone is…

  • iPhone 16e

    In a recent episode of Sharp Tech/China, Bill Bishop asks Ben Thompson what’s wrong with the US adopting a dual strategy. That is to push ahead with the AI/chips innovation while handicapping China with its chip export controls. One of Ben’s responses was essentially, it’s about focus. While technically it’s possible for the US to…

  • Nadal

    My introduction to Nadal was him beating Federer way too often. I didn’t like him for that. And didn’t care for his brand of tennis. His style felt like an ugly paint brush on an otherwise pretty Federer canvas. In David Foster Wallace ’s words, he was the price we paid for the elegance that…

  • Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

    I remember the place I was when a friend told me about Steve Jobs’ death. I felt sad but the feeling wasn’t so profound as it is today. Prolly because he or Apple never really resonated with me, up to that point in my life. I always felt they just sold expensive stuff. Despite having…

  • techno-optimism

    Vitalik Buterin writes: As it turns out, 1952 was not even the peak: in the late 19th century, even higher concentrations of air pollutants were just accepted and normal. Since then, we’ve seen a century of ongoing and rapid declines. I got to personally experience the tail end of this in my visits to China:…

  • Humane didn’t build a toy

    My first reaction to Marques’ review of Humane’s Ai Pin was that’s harsh. It was obviously based on the thumbnail he used. I probably would not have done that. But that’s also one of the reasons I don’t have 18M followers. And a media empire to serve them. My issue with people complaining about the…

  • Apple in trouble?

    Ben Thompson writes: Last week this danger manifested, not as new legislation, but as this lawsuit, which attacks Apple’s integration much more than it attacks the App Store. I think, though, that it was Apple’s policies around the App Store that created the conditions for this lawsuit in the first place. In short, I suspect…

  • Taipei

    This was my first experience of Asia. Asia that’s not Pakistan. Technically I have been to Malaysia and Philippines but those were business trips. Everything was managed. Plus, you are part of a group so what you get to experience is limited. A solo trip is different. Anyway, the trip was a bit cheeky. I…

  • Where is Optimism?

    Om Malik asks in a recent podcast episode with Ben Thompson: Why did we stop being optimistic? It’s not about money, it’s not about being rich or successful, it’s just a whole series of people, and I know a lot of them worked on this video Internet technology to get to a place where we…

  • Books I read in 2022/2023

    The past couple of years were weird as for as my book reading was concerned. I struggled to read. I gave up on finishing a book, as a goal, some time ago. But not being able to pick one was new. New year obviously brought some reflection. I think there were two main reasons. One,…