Torsten Dahlberg

[Startup Archive @StartupArchive_]

Jensen Huang: “The best career advice I got was from a gardener”

“Very few people know this but I don’t wear a watch,” Nvidia founder Jensen Huang begins. “And the reason I don’t wear a watch is because now is the most important time. Just dedicate yourself to now.”

Jensen explains by telling a story:

“The best career advice I got was from a gardener. I was on a family trip in Kyoto, and we went to the temple that had the largest moss collection in the world . . . All of the moss is perfect, and every species of the world’s moss is there. It was a hot summer day — anybody who’s been to Kyoto knows how incredibly hot it is during the summer — and my family walked by this old man who was squatted down working on the moss with a bamboo tweezer. His bamboo basket was nearly empty with only two or three small pieces of dead moss.”

“What are you doing?” Jensen asked the old man.

“I am taking care of my garden,” the old man replied.

The old man told Jensen that he has been working on the garden for almost 30 years.

“But this garden is so big and your tweezer and basket are so small. How can you take care of the whole garden?” Jensen asked.

“I have plenty of time,” said the old man.

Jensen reflects:

“That’s the best career advice I can give you. Most of the time I wait for things to come to me. I’m rarely chasing things. I don’t have a watch. I’m focused on now. I’m enjoying my job. I’m the longest-running tech CEO in the world . . . Dedicate yourself to learning all the time, doing the best possible work you can, and leave everything on the field. By the time I go to bed I’m exhausted, and I’m happy about my day because I did everything I could . . . You’ll be surprised. I’m not at all ambitious. I don’t aspire to do more. I aspire to do better at what I’m currently doing. I’m not reaching for more. I wait for the world to come to me.“

He continues:

“People who know me also know that Nvidia doesn’t have a long-term strategy. We have no long-term plan. Our definition of a long-term plan is, ‘What are we doing today?’ . . . You have plenty of time. Enjoy your work. Do the best you possibly can. Just keep learning every day, and good things will come to you.”

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

A 24-year-old Polish tennis player arrived in Paris last week ranked 114th in the world, with no sponsors, no guaranteed income, and no certainty she could even pay for her hotel room.

She had to win three qualifying matches just to enter the French Open main draw. Prize money is only paid at the end of the tournament, so a Polish sports drink brand quietly stepped in and covered her hotel bill.

Her name is Maja Chwalinska. And today, she plays in the French Open final.

Before this tournament, she had won exactly one Grand Slam main draw match in her entire career. She had battled depression so severe that in 2021 she couldn't get out of bed. She underwent knee surgery in 2022. She spent years grinding through small tournaments across Europe just to stay afloat.

Then she arrived in Paris, won three qualifiers, and kept winning. Zheng Qinwen. Elise Mertens. Maria Sakkari. Diana Shnaider. Nine straight matches. One set dropped.

She is now the first qualifier in French Open history to reach the final. The last time a qualifier reached a Grand Slam final, it was Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open. Raducanu won.

By simply making the final, Chwalinska has earned more prize money than her entire career combined. The runner-up cheque alone is $1.6 million. If she wins today, she takes home $3.25 million.
One week ago she couldn't pay for her hotel room.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Cybercab driving itself out of the GigaTexas factory

[Torsten Dahlberg @TorstenDahlberg]

Riktigt bra och viktig kolumn!

[Rohoza (Дев'ятий) Mykhailo 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇨🇦 @Oct7NeverForget]

After Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s speech in Prague, many of his recent statements can be summed up into one central idea: he is no longer speaking only about Ukraine’s war, but about the birth of an entirely new world.

Zaluzhnyi argues that the old global security system is effectively dead. The principles that once seemed untouchable — international law, deterrence, security guarantees, and the inviolability of borders — have proven weak against a new generation of technological warfare. Ukraine, he says, has become the first country forced to experience this brutal transformation in real time.

According to him, war no longer has a clear frontline. Today, the entire territory of a country becomes a battlefield. Civilian infrastructure, energy systems, the economy, logistics, and even the psychological condition of society are now just as much a part of war as trenches or artillery.

Distance no longer guarantees safety. Cheap drones, missiles, digital technologies, and the mass accessibility of advanced weapons have fundamentally changed the nature of conflict. Capabilities that once belonged only to major powers are now spreading far more widely.

Zaluzhnyi stresses that much of the world still thinks in terms of past wars, while modern warfare has already changed completely. In the 20th century, victory depended on massive armies and manpower at the frontline. Today, the decisive factors are technology, analytics, automation, drones, communications, and the speed of adaptation.

He notes that the traditional frontline is gradually becoming “empty,” while the real struggle moves deeper — into command systems, production, logistics, information warfare, and economic resilience.

He also argues that Ukraine itself can no longer rely on outdated models of mobilization and state organization. Zaluzhnyi speaks about the need for a “smart mobilization” system — one that preserves human lives, strengthens the military technologically, and honestly explains the realities of war to society.

Without deep reforms in the army, military training, and the defense industry, he warns, surviving a long war will be impossible.

His recent speeches increasingly sound not only like warnings for Ukraine, but for Europe as well. According to Zaluzhnyi, Europe lived for too long under the illusion of permanent stability and security. Building a new security system, he says, will take years and will be painful, because democratic societies struggle to accept rapid change and unpopular decisions.

Yet the new reality has already arrived, and there is no hiding from it.

What stands out in Zaluzhnyi’s words is the absence of emotional rhetoric or political theatrics. Instead, there is a cold recognition that the world has entered a new era — an era of technological warfare, exhaustion, and constant adaptation.

And in this new era, survival will belong not to those who were strongest under the old rules, but to those who learn to adapt the fastest.

[Torsten Dahlberg @TorstenDahlberg]

True!

[War Radar @War_Radar2]

‼️🇺🇸🇨🇳 Blinken’s Stark Warning: America Alone May Not Beat China

Former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a blunt assessment of the global balance of power:
“If we’re competing with China one on one, that’s a game that we may lose.”

Blinken pointed to the scale of China’s advantages:
A larger domestic market
Manufacturing output roughly three times that of the U.S.

Higher purchasing power parity
More scientific papers and patents
The world’s largest navy by ship count

His conclusion: the United States cannot outmatch China alone.

But when Washington aligns with Europe, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and Canada, the equation changes dramatically.

Together, that coalition represents 50–60% of global GDP, creating an economic and technological bloc that Beijing cannot easily challenge.

Blinken’s message was clear: America’s greatest strategic advantage is not acting alone, it is leading an alliance too large for China to ignore.

[Torsten Dahlberg @TorstenDahlberg]

Fascinerande!

[陈剑Jason @jason_chen998]

这次美国访华晚宴坐在马斯克和库克中间C位最亮眼的，是蓝思科技创始人周群飞，从农村打工妹到中国女首富，完全没有任何背景全靠自己白手起家。她出生在湖南的一个小村庄，5岁时母亲去世，父亲也因工伤残疾双目失明，家徒四壁，16岁交不起学费被迫辍学去广东打工，在一家工厂流水线打磨玻璃，白天干活，晚上疯狂自学，考了会计证、电脑操作证等技能证书，就这样过了几年，她拿着靠打工攒的2万块，拉上哥哥姐姐、嫂子姐夫等8个亲戚，在深圳开了一家小作坊，做手表玻璃加工，她一个人修机器、跑销售，就这样又干了4年。
到了2000年后手机行业开始大规模发展，一次偶然的机会她的手表玻璃厂接到了TCL手机屏幕的订单，她看到了手机玻璃市场的巨大潜力，于是迅速成立了蓝思科技，专门负责手机玻璃的生产研发和销售，一开始只做国产手机和山寨机，但是直到有一次想谈下摩托罗拉的订单，但外企的质量要求非常严格，她赌上几乎全部的资源配合摩托罗拉，拿下了全球销售超过1亿台的V3订单，直接把蓝思科技推到了行业领先位置，随后顺利拿下诺基亚、三星等外企。
关键的转折点又一次出现在了2007年，当时乔布斯发布初代iPhone，彻底把手机往全玻璃触屏的方向变革，乔布斯那变态的工艺要求全球都找不到符合的厂商，周群飞敏锐的意识到这又是一个巨大的机会，于是带领团队和苹果工程师联合攻关了3个月，突破关键工艺，成功量产了第一代iPhone玻璃面板，从此拿下苹果长期合同，后续的iPad、MacBook等几乎所有苹果设备全部都交给了蓝思科技，也帮助蓝思科技在触摸玻璃面板领域成为全区最大公司。
这也是为什么她能坐在库克旁边，那为什么马斯克也坐在她旁边呢？
蓝思科技在玻璃面板干到全球第一后，开始往更加多元的智能化设备发展，包括汽车座舱和机器人，其中汽车领域包括车窗、中控等已经拿下了特斯拉、宝马、奔驰、理想等30家车企，机器人领域则主要负责关节、传感器等部件，这些都和马斯克的业务有深度重合。
一个15岁辍学只有初中文凭的女生，从湖南农村出来白手起家成为中国女首富，40年后进入中美会谈，坐在了马斯克和库和中间，这就是周群飞的故事。

[Gita Gopinath @GitaGopinath]

A painting of the end of meritocracy: A meeting of the two largest economies and not one woman at the table.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

In Japan, children clean their own schools.

Every day. After lunch.
About twenty minutes.

Classrooms.
Hallways.
Toilets.

Not because the schools are too poor
to hire someone.

Because in 1947, this country decided
that cleaning your own space
is part of becoming a person.

The cleaning rag
is on the school supply list.
Right next to the pencils.

Egypt teaches it now.
So does Indonesia.
So does Mongolia.

Think about the last time
you watched a seven-year-old
mop a floor without complaining.

Japan does that
in every elementary school
in the country.

Not as punishment.

As education.

[Torsten Dahlberg @TorstenDahlberg]

Coolt!

[BSAT Properties @BSAT_Properties]

I was on a train in Tokyo. We stopped between stations. Announcement in Japanese, then in English: "We apologize for the delay. We will resume shortly."

The delay was maybe 3 minutes. Not a big deal.

When the train started moving again, another announcement: "We sincerely apologize for the delay. We were stopped for 3 minutes and 20 seconds. This is unacceptable. Thank you for your patience."

Three minutes and twenty seconds. They measured it exactly. And called it unacceptable.

When I got off at my stop, there were station staff on the platform bowing and handing out delay certificates.

I took one out of curiosity. It was an official document stating that the train had been delayed by 3 minutes and 20 seconds, signed and stamped.

The staff member said in English "for your employer. So they know the delay was not your fault."

I said I'm a tourist, I don't need it. He looked confused. "But the delay affected you. You deserve an apology."

Three minutes. They were treating a three-minute delay like a major incident.

Later I mentioned this to a Japanese friend. They said "oh yes, delay certificates are normal. Trains are supposed to be exactly on time. If they are late, they must apologize."

I said three minutes isn't late, it's nothing. My friend said "in Japan, three minutes is late. On time means on time. Not approximately on time."

They said the train company probably investigated why there was a 3-minute delay. "They will find the cause and fix it so it doesn't happen again."

I kept the certificate. It's framed in my apartment now. A reminder that somewhere in the world, people care about three minutes.

© 6IX.

[Meanwhile in Ukraine @MeanwhileInUA]

Europe keeps asking how much Ukraine needs help. Stubb asked the question that changes everything.
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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said he has always supported Ukraine’s EU and NATO membership. But his strongest point was bigger than membership: he said no military in Europe — or even the United States — can conduct modern warfare the way Ukraine is doing it now.
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His message was simple: Europe should stop seeing Ukraine only as a country that needs protection and start asking what Europe needs to learn from Ukraine.
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Ukraine is not waiting outside Europe’s security system. Ukraine is already teaching it how to survive.
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[Torsten Dahlberg @TorstenDahlberg]

Bra! https://t.co/XIi7SnTfAV

[Torsten Dahlberg @TorstenDahlberg]

Bra gjort, kungen!

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

For the second time since the restoration of our independence, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has come to Ukraine. A government delegation also accompanied him. I thank His Majesty for his visit and for supporting our people. Sweden is among the five largest donors in terms of support for our Armed Forces and our citizens. This is very important for our defense and resilience.

Support for Ukraine and possibilities for strengthening the Air Force of Ukraine, including with Gripen aircraft, were among the key topics of the talks. We also discussed continued humanitarian support and energy assistance.

Particular attention was paid to defense cooperation. Ukraine is interested in a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership that will strengthen the defense capabilities of both Ukraine and Sweden. I informed the King about Ukraine’s security agreements with countries in the Middle East and the Gulf region, as well as European countries. We are ready to share our experience and technologies with Sweden and to expand cooperation in the defense industry.

[Torsten Dahlberg @TorstenDahlberg]

Bra gjort, kungen!

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

Look, y'all... this is eight minutes. I know that's far stretching the bounds of social media attention. But you should watch @AmbassadorRice completely dismantle Trump's foreign policy. It's comprehensive. It's precise. It's a wake-up call for those who need it.

[Torsten Dahlberg @TorstenDahlberg]

Kraftfull artikel från klok person.

[Torsten Dahlberg @TorstenDahlberg]

Fake news??? Cannot be true…

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Wondering why no NATO country is helping America in Iran? Really?
Trump spent 13 months talking down a NATO and 700 million people. He bullied their leaders, questioned their sovereignty, threatened their economies and made clear he considered them obstacles rather than allies.

And now Washington is surprised by the silence.

When people say Trump is effectively siding with Russia against America’s largest trading partners, that is not a conspiracy theory. That is a description of events.

This week, American congressmen gave a guided tour of Capitol Hill to Russian State Duma deputies. In the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A war with documented atrocities, mass graves, bombed hospitals and deportated children.
To European eyes. To Canadian eyes. To Australian, New Zealand and Japanese eyes. This is not a diplomatic misstep. This is the equivalent of inviting Hitler’s inner circle for a friendly tour of Washington while the death camps were already known to the world. The same moral category. The same historical weight.

There is no walking this back. There is no reset button. No charm offensive, no summit photo, no carefully worded statement will undo what has been seen.

America’s allies are not drifting away. They are making a decision.

Follow Gandalv @Microinteracti1

[Torsten Dahlberg @TorstenDahlberg]

Utomordentligt intressant. Uppmuntrande att det finns omdömesgilla politiker även i USA 🇺🇸

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Former CIA analyst and now Michigan Democratic senator Elissa Slotkin: Words won’t be enough — allies won’t just believe “America is back.”

After years of swings, only consistent actions will rebuild trust, and that won’t happen until the US resolves its internal issues.

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[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

Trump does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. Allied leaders know that if they help him in the Persian Gulf, he won't be grateful, or even remember.
https://t.co/T41LaJfTWa

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Let me explain what NATO actually is, since the President clearly missed that briefing.

NATO allies have poured trillions of dollars into American defence companies. Lockheed Martin. Raytheon. Boeing. General Dynamics. Every F-35, every Patriot battery, every warship component ordered by a European ally is American jobs, American profit, American industrial capacity kept alive by allied money. Europe doesn’t just participate in the alliance. Europe subsidises the American defence industry.
Then there are the bases. Ramstein. Rota. Aviano. Sigonella. Naples. The United States operates across Europe from facilities that cost America nothing in rent and everything in strategic reach. Remove those bases and American power projection in the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe collapses overnight.
And then there is the hardware. European allies provide components, maintenance, intelligence and logistics for American military platforms that could not function at current capacity without them.
This is the alliance Trump just called useless in capital letters.

The man who built NATO’s legal and strategic framework had an IQ that could run circles around the current occupant of the Oval Office. He understood that America’s strength was never just its military. It was the fact that the most powerful country in the world had friends.
Trump has just announced, in writing, that America doesn’t need friends.
China read that statement too and so did Europe.

Gandalv / @Microinteracti1