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Author/Founder of @stratechery. Host of @ditheringfm @sharptechpod. @notechben for sports. @monkbent on other networks. Home on the Internet.

Taipei, Taiwan
Joined December 2006
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So, I've launched a new podcast with @andrewsharp:
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RT @sharpchinapod: Wang Yi’s Message on Ukraine; Continued EU Tensions; Deflation and ‘Disorderly’ Competition; Extended Thoughts on Two Mo….
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RT @sharptechpod: Apple Searches for an AI Partner, A Second Fair Use Ruling and Reckoning with Reality, The F1 Movie and Related Matters….
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RT @tbpn: Morning. Here are our guest call-ins today:. – @davidmarcus (Lightspark).– @benthompson (Stratechery).– @scottbelsky (A24).– @nat….
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RT @stratechery: 7-9-2025 ($) . •Apple + Anthropic?.•Apple's Fall.•Apple's Options.
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RT @stratechery: Tech Philosophy and AI Opportunity. Positioning AI contenders — and losers — by their tech philosophy and business potenti….
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RT @stratechery: 7-7-2025 ($) . •Training AI is Not Fair Use?.•LLMs and Scale.•Pushing on a String.
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27 minutes of commercials and previews ending with the phrase “AMC magic we make movies better” is pretty incredible!.
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I try not to let personal experiences color my analysis, so I guess I better not write about Charter for a while 🤬.
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RT @stratechery: 2025.26: Two Years Into a New Era for Big Tech. The best Stratechery content from the week of June 23, 2025, including AI….
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RT @stratechery: 6-26-2025 ($). An Interview with Sierra Founder and CEO Bret Taylor About AI Agents and Tech History Lessons. https://t.co….
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RT @stratechery: 6-24-2025 ($) . •Talent Wars.•NBA Money.•AI Money.
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RT @stratechery: Checking In on AI and the Big Five. A review of the current state of AI through the lens of the Big Five tech companies.….
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RT @sharptechpod: Meta Continues Its AI Spending Spree, More Fun with OpenAI and Microsoft, ‘Apple in China’ and Related Matters. https://t….
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This seems like a pertinent Stratechery subtopic.
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RT @stratechery: 6-17-2025 ($) . •Microsoft-OpenAI Drama Continues.•WhatsApp Ads.•Channel Subscriptions and the Creator Perspective….
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RT @stratechery: 2025.24: Apple and Its Safe Place. The best Stratechery content from the week of June 9, 2025, including Apple’s Retreat a….
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RT @sharptechpod: Apple’s WWDC Retreat, Liquid Glass and One Question, Meta Puts $14.8 Billion Toward an AI Reset. This episode is free for….
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RT @PatrickMcGee_: “Apple in China is a masterpiece,” says @benthompson of @stratechery (best analyst in the biz). “It’s one of the best bo….
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RT @stratechery: 6-12-2025 ($). An Interview with "Apple in China" Author Patrick McGee.
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RT @stratechery: 6-11-2025 ($) . •Meta + Scale AI?.•Meta's Reset.•AI as Sustaining Innovation.
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