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TSMC

  • TSMC Risk

    Monday, January 26, 2026

    If hyperscalers and chip companies don’t build up a TSMC competitor they are set to forego billions of dollars in revenue and stunt the AI revolution.

  • Chips and China

    Tuesday, October 25, 2022

    Understanding the path the semiconductor industry took to today both shows where China needs to go and also explains why the risks for geopolitical conflict are higher than ever.

  • Chips and Geopolitics

    Tuesday, May 19, 2020
    Chips and Geopolitics

    TSMC showed the power of modularization, and now they are core to the U.S. national security strategy.

  • Intel Earnings, AMD Earnings, Intel and AMD’s Divergence

    Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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    Intel and AMD’s diverging earnings point to fundamental historical differences, and make me wonder if Intel needs to find a new (old) path.


  • Apple Earnings, More on Amazon’s Earnings

    Monday, August 10, 2026

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    Apple’s earnings (and stock) are limited not by memory but rather chip shortages; then, more on Amazon’s earnings and Andy Jassy’s market analysis.


  • An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Apple, AI, and Compute

    Thursday, June 11, 2026

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    An interview with Ben Bajarin about WWDC and the status of the AI compute industry.


  • Nvidia Earnings, The AI Stack, Nvidia’s New Reporting

    Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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    Nvidia is changing its reporting to delineate between hyperscaler sales — where Nvidia is fighting commoditization — and everyone else, where Nvidia runs the whole stack.


  • An Interview with Ben Thompson at the MoffettNathanson Media, Internet & Communications Conference

    Thursday, May 14, 2026

    An interview with me about the implications of the compute shortage on Aggregation Theory, consumer AI, and more.


  • The Deployment Company, Back to the 70s, Apple and Intel

    Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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    OpenAI is forming a new company to deploy AI, and the other labs aren’t far behind, reinforcing the thesis that AI’s impact will require top-down implementation. Then, Apple has economic reasons to work with Intel.


  • Microsoft Earnings, Apple Earnings

    Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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    Microsoft unveils its new agentic business model, and Apple confronts shortages in memory and chips even as the Mac benefits from AI.


  • TSMC Earnings, New N3 Fabs, The Nvidia Ramp

    Monday, April 20, 2026

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    TSMC’s earnings suggest that the company’s leadership is not truly bought into the AI growth story.


  • An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips

    Thursday, March 26, 2026

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    An interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas about the company’s decision to not just license IP but make their own chips.


  • An Interview with Ben Thompson by John Collison on the Cheeky Pint Podcast

    Thursday, February 12, 2026

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    An interview with me by John Collison on the Cheeky Pint podcast about AI, ads, and the history of Stratechery.


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  • Intel Earnings, AMD Earnings, Intel and AMD’s Divergence

    Wednesday, November 11, 2026
  • The Jensen Huang Story Gets Worse, Washington vs. New York, Silicon Valley

    Tuesday, November 10, 2026
  • Jensen Huang’s Affair, The Culper Report, Huang’s Righteousness

    Monday, November 9, 2026
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Podcasts

  • Jensen Huang Likely Out at Nvidia; The Megaspeed Maelstrom in D.C.; APEC in Seven Days; Legislation That May Come Next

    Sharp China | Nov 11
    Jensen Huang Likely Out at Nvidia; The Megaspeed Maelstrom in D.C.; APEC in Seven Days; Legislation That May Come Next
  • Agony and Ecstasy After Three Weeks, The “Earn Their Ice” All-Stars, Difficult Conversations About AJ and Season Ticket Holder Decorum

    Greatest Of All Talk | Nov 10
    Agony and Ecstasy After Three Weeks, The “Earn Their Ice” All-Stars, Difficult Conversations About AJ and Season Ticket Holder Decorum
  • The Jensen Huang Affair

    Dithering | Nov 10
    The Jensen Huang Affair

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Interviews

  • An Interview With Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi About Accounting and AI

    Thursday, November 5, 2026
  • An Interview with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar About the AI Religious War

    Thursday, October 29, 2026
  • An Interview with Craig Moffett About SpaceX and Bubbles

    Thursday, October 22, 2026
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  • X Marks the Rot
    Friday, November 6, 2026
  • Kylian Mbappé’s Little Red Card
    Friday, October 30, 2026
  • You Can See Everything (And It’s a Great Time)
    Friday, October 23, 2026
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