Ben Thompson at Stratechery: It was a little over one year ago that Tim Cook made what I called an “unfair and unrealistic privacy speech” where he claimed that “morality demands” an approach to privacy that basically delegitimized Google and … [Continue reading]
“Inside the unprofitable world of (Lenovo’s) Android tablets”
Charles Arthur at The Overspill: In his meta-analysis of the Android-iOS landscape, Benedict Evans estimated that there are 150m–200m Google Android tablets in use, and perhaps another 200m “naked Android” (no Google services) in China. For … [Continue reading]
“Doubling battery power of consumer electronics”
MIT News: In October 2015, SolidEnergy demonstrated the first-ever working prototype of a rechargeable lithium metal smartphone battery with double energy density, which earned them more than $12 million from investors. At half the size of the … [Continue reading]
“Midea’s masterplan to become China’s robot powerhouse”
Frank Tobe at The Robot Report: Chinese consumer manufacturer Midea, after having spent over $4 billion to acquire 94% of German robot maker Kuka, is planning to spend an additional $1.5 billion to turn itself into China’s preeminent robot … [Continue reading]
On-Site Comments Are Overrated
Elizabeth Jensen for NPR on why NPR.org is disabling comments: In July, NPR.org recorded nearly 33 million unique users, and 491,000 comments. But those comments came from just 19,400 commenters, Montgomery said. That’s 0.06 percent of users who … [Continue reading]
“The Worry Piece”
Jenny Davis at Cyborgology: This round of interviews is bearing out a relationship to technology that is decidedly settled. New platforms emerge, but this too is ordinary. A frequently changing technological landscape is expected and does not … [Continue reading]
“Why can’t we see that we’re living in a golden age?”
Johan Norberg at The Spectator: If you think that there has never been a better time to be alive — that humanity has never been safer, healthier, more prosperous or less unequal — then you’re in the minority. But that is what the evidence … [Continue reading]
“Twitter’s Slow Execution is Killing It”
Jan Dawson at Tech.pinions: Other than the layoffs Dorsey instituted as almost his first act as CEO, there’s been no evidence of faster or more disciplined execution. In fact, it’s arguable that things have got worse, rather than better. Twitter’s … [Continue reading]
“We Miss the S-curves because we cannot stomach the J-curves”
Geoffrey Moore: I am being interviewed by an MIT Sloan student about the challenges companies face trying to catch the next S curve. My answer is simple: They cannot stomach the J curve. J-curves track the negative financial performance of … [Continue reading]
“Every major cable TV company lost subscribers last quarter”
Ars Technica: The 11 biggest pay-TV providers in the US, representing 95 percent of the market, lost 665,000 net video subscribers in Q2 2016, Leichtman Research Group reported today. This is more than double the losses of two years ago. … [Continue reading]
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