2025-11-17
This is also perhaps a unique moment in time for Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO, if he wanted to... https://spyglass.org/...
Spyglass
The FT's Tim Cook retirement story could be a “trial balloon” from people close to him, if Cook decides to leave after Apple's “blockbuster” Q1 earnings report
Might Tim Cook retire as CEO of Apple in early 2026? There are signs... Two weeks ago, Tim Cook turned 65.
2025-07-27
Big Tech's new employee math: some employees are now worth $100M a year while many more are now worth $0 a year. https://spyglass.org/...
On my Om
Satya Nadella's memo on Microsoft's layoffs portends the harsh reality that AI could make software companies more profitable while employing fewer people
To paraphrase Sigmund Freud, sometimes a memo is not just a memo. That's why we have to read between the lines of Satya Nadella's 1,150-word memo.
2025-04-15
If the government were to force Meta to sell off Instagram, the entire company is fucked.
New York Times
FTC v. Meta: in opening arguments, FTC lawyers accuse Meta of a “buy-or-bury strategy” to cement a social networking monopoly by buying Instagram and WhatsApp
How is this even a question! [image] Kyung Sook / @kyungsookl : I didn't understand why facebook suddenly reversed course, allowed DJT to return to facebook and Zuckerberg attended...
If the government were to force Meta to sell off Instagram, the entire company is fucked.
Politico
FTC v. Meta: the US argued Meta has a monopoly in the “personal social networking” market, which it claims includes only Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, and MeWe
The government wants to show the Meta CEO bought Instagram and WhatsApp to snuff out social media competition.
2025-03-30
This isn't the end of art. It may indeed be the dawn of a new age for art. And that may not devalue the human-created art as is the clear fear right now. In fact, it may even elevate it. https://spyglass.org/...
Spyglass
As ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli-style images going viral sparks a debate, AI may not devalue human-created art and may even elevate it by fueling a creation economy
I know it seems impossible to imagine right now, but at some point soon, this too shall pass.