Shafat🍁

Director & Founder of BQE Software
Top 50 CEO USA
Film Producer
Traveller
Technologist

[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

@DavidMoss @28delayslater @DevinOlsenn @scotsrule08 Wow! 👏👌🙌

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@CityofRHE , sprinklers running for last several hours on Crest Road.

[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

Bangladesh was our 95th country. Dhaka, the capital city is densely populated and the most chaotic city in the world, in our experience so far. Yet, the experience was priceless! 

Here is a glimpse of our visit.

#Bangladesh #Dhaka #100Countries #ShafatQazi @SaminaMasoodi

[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

Here is a recap of our visit to Seoul, South Korea. This was our 94th country.

South Korea, was one of the world's poorest nations in 1970s. It achieved unprecedented economic growth powered by a collective work ethic, education, and strategic investments.

Home to global companies like Samsung, LG, Hyundai, it is now the fourth richest country in east Asia.

#100Countries #SouthKorea #Seoul #ShafatQazi @SaminaMasoodi

[Jangkrik Galau @JangkrikGalau_]

Lego robot bring a beer, 100% inventions

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Tesla driving itself around LA

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Clever Mom

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

A mom uses AI to turn her children's messes look like they're on the news.

[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

Wow! I knew this was possible, but to see it happen for real marks the beginning of a new role of AI, Autonomous driving and Robots in our lives. ❤️

[Jack Brandt @JJackBrandt]

https://t.co/0eN8pCqfKU

[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

In a nutshell, Apple lost its mojo. Love how you wrote it.

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

I'm the VP of AI at Apple.

I've been here since 2011.

I watched Siri launch.

It was revolutionary.

For about six months.

Then Google Assistant came out.

Then Alexa.

Then ChatGPT.

We kept saying we were "focused on privacy."

Privacy is what you say when you're losing.

Three years ago the board asked about our AI strategy.

I showed them a slide that said "On-Device Intelligence."

They nodded.

They didn't know what it meant.

Neither did I.

But it had a picture of a neural network.

Neural networks look impressive.

Even when they don't work.

Last year someone asked Siri to set a timer.

It opened a Wikipedia article about timers.

Tim saw the meme.

He didn't laugh.

He scheduled a "strategic offsite."

Offsites are where we go to admit failure privately.

I presented three options.

Option 1: Build our own LLM.

That would take four years.

We don't have four years.

Option 2: Buy a startup.

We looked at twelve.

They all wanted $40 billion.

For teams of nine people.

Who would leave after the acquisition.

Option 3: Call Google.

The room went quiet.

Google is the enemy.

We've spent fifteen years pretending we're better than Google.

Our entire brand is "not Google."

But Google has TPUs.

We don't.

Google has Gemini.

We have Siri.

Siri still can't reliably add items to a grocery list.

I called Sundar.

He picked up on the first ring.

He'd been waiting.

They all wait.

Eventually everyone calls Google.

I asked for TPU access.

He said yes.

I asked for Gemini integration.

He said yes.

I asked how much.

He said one billion dollars.

I said that's a lot.

He said "per year."

I paused.

He said "you don't really have a choice."

He was smiling.

I could hear it.

We announced it as a "strategic partnership."

Partnership means we're paying them.

The press release said we're "enhancing Siri's capabilities."

Enhancing means replacing.

We said the new Siri arrives "late 2026."

Late 2026 means 2027.

Maybe 2028.

Definitely not 2026.

A reporter asked if this means Apple lost the AI race.

Our comms team said we're "thoughtfully deliberate."

That's not an answer.

But it has enough syllables to sound like one.

Internally, we're calling it "Project Humble Pie."

Someone suggested "Project Brain Transplant."

HR flagged that as "not brand-aligned."

The engineers are relieved.

They've been trying to make Siri work for years.

Now they can blame Google.

Blame is a renewable resource.

Tim did a podcast.

He said AI is "a profound technology."

He's never used ChatGPT.

I showed him once.

He asked why it was typing so slowly.

I said that's how it works.

He said "Siri should be faster."

I said "Siri will be Google."

He said "don't say that publicly."

I won't.

Publicly, we're "leveraging industry partnerships."

Leveraging means surrendering.

But with dignity.

We still have the best hardware.

We still have the ecosystem.

We still have the brand.

We just don't have AI.

So we're renting it.

From the company we've mocked for two decades.

The one billion dollars is a licensing fee.

The real cost is the narrative.

We were the innovators.

Now we're the integrators.

But the stock is up 3%.

Wall Street doesn't care about innovation.

Wall Street cares about not falling behind.

We're not falling behind anymore.

We're being carried.

By Google.

For one billion dollars a year.

I'll present this as a win at the next all-hands.

Wins are whatever you frame them as.

The graph will go up and to the right.

It always does.

As long as you pick the right metric.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Happiness doesn't need much, just imagination and good company.

[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

Some people collect stamps. I collect boarding passes, jet lag, and stories that last a lifetime.

59 flights. 111,476 miles in the air. 254 hours and 36 minutes of my life spent somewhere between takeoff and landing.

Travel keeps reminding me that the world is far bigger than our comfort zones, and far kinder than the news sometimes suggests.

Onward.

#TravelLife #100Countries #FlightyStats #WorldCitizen #NeverDoneExploring #PassportGoals #SaminaMasoodi

[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

Wow! Finally a car drives 100% by itself coast to coast, including parking and exiting parking at numerous stops along the way. To top it off, the car is an electric vehicle and had no issue with finding abundance of charging stations along the way. Congratulations @DavidMoss for this historic journey. You beat me and @wholemars to it. So proud of you doing this.

[David Moss @DavidMoss]

I am proud to announce that I have successfully completed the world’s first USA coast to coast fully autonomous drive!

I left the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles 2 days & 20 hours ago, and now have ended in Myrtle Beach, SC (2,732.4 miles)

This was accomplished with Tesla FSD V14.2 with absolutely 0 disengagements of any kind even for all parking including at Tesla Superchargers.

[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

@DerrickEvans4WV Yes! Charge 7% at the sale and no more until next sale, which might be in less than 7 years.

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@DavidMoss @SawyerMerritt @wholemars @fsd_database Wow! Congratulations for this amazing milestone. @wholemars @fsd_database

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

As 2025 comes to a close, I'm continuing a tradition that I started during my time in the White House: sharing my annual lists of favorite books, movies, and music. I hope you find something new to enjoy—and please send any recommendations for me to check out!

[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

Thank you International Films & Entertainment Australia for honoring us with IFEFA’s “2025 Best Feature Film” award. Big shout out to the entire cast and crew of the film. This is truly their win. Cheers!
#SongsOfParadise
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[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

Wow!

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇺🇸 TESLA SELF-DRIVING 14.1.4 COMPLETES LOS ANGELES TO SCOTTSDALE TRIP HANDS-FREE

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving 14.1.4 just pulled off a flawless run from Los Angeles, California to Scottsdale, Arizona with zero human input.

The driver did not touch the wheel once as the car handled the entire interstate journey solo.

From lane changes to exits to city traffic, the system executed every move autonomously marking one of the cleanest real-world demonstrations yet of Tesla’s amazing FSD update in action.

Source; @wholemars

[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

Truly amazing that we get to see this in high resolution.

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

This is Mars!

140 million miles away from us!

[Shafat🍁 @Shafat]

We are back on the road chasing our 100 countries bucket list. Both of us are so thankful for the love and support we have received this past week for our film Songs of Paradise and its beautiful songs. Keep that coming. ❤️ Meanwhile here is a peak into Dubrovnik, Croatia. A place we both love and will revisit for longer stay in future. @SaminaMasoodi #100Countries  #Dubrovnik #Croatia

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@NishiTripathi7 @Soni_Razdan @ZainKhanDurrani @ritesh_sid So true. Exceptional performance by @Soni_Razdan