Dithering

A fun, smart podcast from @benthompson and @gruber. Covers by @bradellis, editing by @jmetzendorf.

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WWDC Questions

12 Questions for WWDC

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Electric Cars and Meta Subs

Follow-up on the Ferrari Luce (and Teslas), and speculating on Meta's motivation for launching ads.

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The Ferrari Luce

The problem with Luce isn’t its looks: it’s that it’s a Ferrari.

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Acquired the Podcast

John discovers a new podcast and an innovative business model.

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Google Being Google

Google I/O was Google being Google, for better and for worse.

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Data Center Unpopularity

Data centers are more unpopular than nuclear power; tech might have to pay to build.

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Apple’s AI Land Grab

Apple may not own the models, but it can still own the touchpoints.

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Apple’s Supply Squeeze

New iPhones still sell, Macs need memory, and AI is squeezing Apple’s chip supply.

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Anthropic and xAI

Elon Musk is good at building infrastructure; he — and the market — have decided that Anthropic is better at using it.

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Google and Meta Earnings

Google is rewarded for having a cloud business; is Meta better off because they are building for themselves?

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OpenAI, Musk & Microsoft

Ben encounters Tahoe, Elon Musk and OpenAI go to court, and Microsoft sets OpenAI free.

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Meta Ray-Ban Display

Ben finally tried the Meta Ray-Ban Display and has a lot of takes about AR and VR.

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How Tim Cook Changed Apple

Reflections on how Apple has changed under Cook's leadership, for better and for worse.

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Tim Cook Steps Down

Tim Cook exits Apple in the perfect Tim Cook way: right on time.

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Vibe App Quality

Can vibe apps live up to the standard of great Mac and iOS apps?

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Apple and the Frontier Labs

Apple is licensing Gemini, offering ChatGPT, and using Claude. Is that sustainable?

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Mythos, Altman, New York Times

Anthropic's new model, the Sam Altman New Yorker profile, and Ben's interview with the New York Times CEO

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OpenAI Buys TBPN

OpenAI's purchase of TBPN doesn't make any sense and raises serious questions about OpenAI's management.

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Will AI Disrupt Apple?

5 questions for Apple at 50, and why Apple's AI approach may be inescapable.

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Apple at 50

Apple is at its best when its making great devices.

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