2026-01-05
Ambulance chasers never let a good crisis go to waste. Is he gonna rug pull on them like he did to Ukraine? — bsky.app/profile/tech... [embedded post]
CNBC
Starlink says it is providing free broadband service to new and existing customers in Venezuela through February 3, 2026
Elon Musk's Starlink is offering free broadband internet service to users in Venezuela through Feb. 3, following U.S. airstrikes and the capture of ousted leader Nicolas Maduro.
2025-12-02
Google has TPUs and enough money to be in this longer than OpenAI. OpenAI's safest best is being acquired by Microsoft after the endless fundraising well dries up. — This is the weakest sauce from Ben Thompson.
Stratechery
Google, with its structural advantages, is a threat to both OpenAI and Nvidia; OpenAI has a meaningful moat with 800M+ ChatGPT users, but must monetize via ads
OpenAI and Nvidia are both under threat from Google; I like OpenAI's chances best, but they need an advertising model to beat Google as an Aggregator.
Google has TPUs and enough money to be in this longer than OpenAI. OpenAI's safest best is being acquired by Microsoft after the endless fundraising well dries up. — This is the weakest sauce from Ben Thompson.
The Information
Internal memo: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares a “code red” to shift more resources to improve ChatGPT amid rising competition, delaying other plans, like ads
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday told employees he was declaring a “code red” to marshal more resources to improve ChatGPT …
2025-06-26
Where was it conceived? — bsky.app/profile/tech... [embedded post]
USA Today
The Trump Organization replaces T1 Phone's “made in America” language on Trump Mobile's site with “brought to life right here in the USA” and “proudly American”
President Donald Trump's newly launched cellular service is defending its claims …