Welcome to BIG, a newsletter on the politics of monopoly power. If you’d like to sign up to receive issues over email, you can do so here. Google just lost its first antitrust trial, as a San Francisco jury returned a decision that Google harmed rival Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite, in the $48 billion dollar app store Android market…

As formerly (thankfully!) striking writers justifiably emphasized, AI is transforming Hollywood. It already has. The major streaming services have long used artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance overall viewing experiences, accelerating cord cutting – and fundamentally transforming Hollywood economics - in the …

Next Week in The Sequence: Edge 329: The second installment of our series about fine-tuning covers the different types of fine-tuning methods, MIT’s research around multi-task prompt tuning and the Lamini platform. Edge 330: We discuss DSPy, a new language model programming framework that represents an alternative to LangChain an…

I have just got back from an epic month of travelling. I have been to Trinec in the Czech Republic twice, flying into Katovice and then Krakow airports, and then driving two hours. Its the first t…

Members, Just a quick tactical note. This will be informal and concise. About 2 Months ago during the SVB crisis back in March, I found opportunities to help our folks here to take advantage of tactical disloc…

We took part in a quick rapid fire interview with Larry Cheung, CFA covering AI, geopolitics, financial markets, and other areas we frequently speak about. Larry Cheung is a CFA Charterholder, professional Investment Strategist, and the Author of one of Substack's most popular finance newsletters called "Letters from Larry: U.S. & China Investment Strategy." In this ne…

The Best Buy PS5 restock date and time in July 2022 will come to you via my PS5 restock Twitter tracker – follow and turn on notifications. That’s because I’m now tracking where and when the PlayStation 5 is in stock at retailers in the US, including Best Buy, where there has been a PS5 restock nationwide once in July. Now that demand for the Sony cons…

Sugar Wafers. These are one of those snacks that everyone seems to forget about. But often when brought up, a chorus of “Oh yeah! I like those things!” can be heard from all directions. And it is true. There really is nothing like a sugar wafer. There are better snacks out there, sure, but they are one of a kind.

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Friends, it’s been a disorienting few days in the human world. And the question that’s come up in nearly every conversation I’ve had recently about Ukraine is: What do we “do”? When I ask this question my animal body instinctively switches into fight/flight. Reflexively my pulse quickens, and I’m primed to leap into action.

Welcome back! This week, we dive into an interesting early page. Book five is just getting started, Harry is bored out of his mind in Little Whinging, and he encounters Dudley on a walk home. There’s not much action, but there’s a lot to talk about — enjoy!

Can’t believe it! Daisy and Rufio are at the vet right now, getting their final international pet health certificates issued. This time next week we’ll be departing LAX on our final leg to San Jose. All kinds of emotions have come up throughout the last 10 weeks of preparation. Moments of panic and second-guessing, but those fade fast to excitement. We’…

We’re launching in just 2 days! 🚀 To help raise awareness about Chicken DAO, we’re giving away 10 chickens for free. To win a chicken, all you have to do is follow the steps below. Step 1. Retweet this tweet. This is our main promotional tweet, if we can get as many of you guys retweeting it, we’re more likely to sell out faster, meaning more liquidity fo…

Here it is, my attempt to recognize some of what encouraged, comforted, challenged, lightened and enlightened me in 2019. Hope you find a few that may be gifts for you as well. Movies & TV: Jeopardy (syndication), I couldn't quit watching James Holzhauer and his run of strategy and guts, all without any hint of second guessing.

Daddy died when she was a child. A sunny afternoon, not dark and drizzly like you’d expect. Soon her momma was gone; not dead, just gone. Years she can’t remember, or doesn’t want to. Sure enough, she married young and had kids quickly. When they were off to school, she’d stare out the front window into the unrelenting nothingness. Divorce shattered her…

Corner of 76th and Tibbets The boys, their sons, My dad and his brothers Called it 76 Always white with green trim Side view looked like a barn It was “the house” in my mind Always, there, always part of our family The garage was across a walk way And there was a hidden key

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Trying to be stealth I parked in the back and wore a mask. Maybe I should’ve gone to another store. Grabbed eggs, milk and bread; everybody needs eggs, milk and bread. Tried to think what else would look good. Dodged a neighbor with a quick corner-aisle redirection move. Dumped random stuff in the cart. Went to the checkout with the “college kid” who cou…

Until Morning On the best summer days, we’d play with friends all day and sleep outside at night. You might get to have one friend over. Maybe two. We’d wait for lights to dim and our parents to sleep. The big maple at the end of the block was our gathering place. We whispered jokes and lies in the dark. Coughs stifled laughter. We’d light and flick match…

They speak of angels, Blinding lights and Silver wings aflutter, Not quite flesh They seem to hover Protecting our offspring, And the aged we ignore, Shepherding believers As well the doubting score A dance without music Of magic and mystery A child’s dream

I’m turning 65 in a few, too short days.Another of those seeming inevitable happenings,a lesson in the passing of time,the stages of life,and, oh yes, a reminder of my begrudging lack of control. I stand at the intersection of, “I don’t want to die”and the certainty that, “I don’t want to live forever.”You know, trying to choose between my fears of paino…

Dad made it happen. June 26 every year. Don’t think he told anyone why, not even Mom. Said it was because I was born the day after Christmas. Usually my birthday felt like something of an afterthought, parental obligation. We’d go to a game, majors if possible, minors when necessary. If needed he’d take the day off and sometimes we traveled. Even made su…

My knees pin his arms. “Give up.” “Let go and I’ll kill you.” More spit than words. I land one on his cheek. “Just quit.” I’m desperate, begging. He’s focused, hateful, determined. “Never.” I’ve no fight left but fear revenge. My last, feeble swing drags across his nose. Blood trickles. More threats. I jump, run. He’s so close. I feel him grab at my shirt. …