Michael

Tech geek, Inspiration freek and co-host of Niptech Podcast

[Michael @syde]

China’s humanoid robots have captivated the world. A rental market is exposing their limits

https://t.co/zBHI05e2bD

[Michael @syde]

Starbucks Just Fired A Warning Shot At Microsoft And IBM AI Apps https://t.co/nrLReZNiJk

[Michael @syde]

@Miles_and_More Im stuck in Chicago and the hotline is closed in Europe - ticket problem - how can I get in touch with someone from miles and more ? Thanks for the help !

[Michael @syde]

TikTok Shop Did $15 Billion Last Year. Half Its Stores Sold Nothing. https://t.co/gXpjRo9tje

[かみぱっぱ @kamipapa2]

カナダのエンジニア、ジョン・ツェ氏が完全に自立追尾型でハンズフリーの傘を開発

古来より形状の変化がなく使われてきた傘についに形状進化が訪れるのかが期待される

[Michael @syde]

#switzerland #colombia #fifaworldcup

[Michael @syde]

#Switzerland 🇨🇭 vs #Colombia 🇨🇴#FIFAWorldCup

[Niptech Podcast @niptechpodcast]

Épisode spécial Niptech Explore : Olivier Clerc, le traducteur des Quatre Accords toltèques, en live à Lausanne. L'invisible, le pardon, et ce qui se passe au-delà du best-seller.

https://t.co/9T7OqomChJ

[Michael @syde]

“In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don’t have the first, the other two will kill you.”

Warren Buffett​

#Quote I’m pondering by @tferriss #5bulletfriday

[Michael @syde]

https://t.co/pTwihCSBad

[Michael @syde]

One million seconds is about 11.5 days. One billion seconds is about 31 years and 8 months.

#thinkingtime

[Niptech Podcast @niptechpodcast]

NIPTECH PODCAST présente "Au dela des Quatres Accords toltèques" avec l''écrivain OLIVIER CLERC

https://t.co/sGQ695OMJP

[Ihtesham Ali @ihtesham2005]

Marc Andreessen did traditional media from 1994 to 2017 and said 90% of the time it worked fine. Then something changed in 2017 and he believes it is structurally permanent. He now tells every founder in his portfolio the same thing.

For over two decades, the press and Silicon Valley had a functional relationship. Reporters wanted to explain what tech was building. Founders wanted people to understand it. The incentives lined up.

Then they didn't.

Marc's view is that around 2017, the second mission of legacy journalism speak truth to power, afflict the comfortable fully swamped the first one. Objective reporting became activist reporting. The interaction changed.

He is not describing a rough patch or a pendulum that swings back. He thinks the incentive structure is now permanently broken for anyone building something in tech.

His exact advice to every founder in his portfolio: there is no way to get to anything resembling a story you are going to like through traditional media anymore. You can land a single story. You cannot run a strategy.

A Reuters Institute report found that trust in news has fallen in 46 out of 50 countries tracked since 2017. The audience figured it out before the founders did.

The people who still believe the relationship is fixable are spending money on PR firms and pitching the right reporter. Marc watched that work for 23 years. He watched it stop working in one.

Every founder still waiting for fair coverage is solving a problem that no longer exists.

Watch the full video on @a16z YouTube channel

[Michael @syde]

China's 618 shopping festival growth slows sharply as consumer spending malaise persists https://t.co/OZBx3WuJFo

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Deloitte’s UK digital consumer survey data for 2026. https://t.co/uY9FbBAeu1

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https://t.co/pT7IIYaACR

[Michael @syde]

Midjourney pivots to medical

https://t.co/P5zEAfYBg0

[Michael @syde]

Game changer ? 🧐

Meet Alexa for Shopping, your personalized, agentic AI assistant on Amazon

https://t.co/Vby9G2Ol4g

[Michael @syde]

EU for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27
Siri AI will be available to EU users on macOS 27 and visionOS 27 https://t.co/WstB5o5KUp

[Actu Foot @ActuFoot_]

24,9 millions d'Américains ont suivi la rencontre entre les États-Unis 🇺🇸 et le Paraguay 🇵🇾 : un RECORD pour un match de la sélection américaine ! 🤯

À titre de comparaison, le match 3 des finales NBA entre les Knicks et les Spurs a été suivi par 23,8 millions de téléspectateurs en moyenne. 📺

🗞️ @lequipe