Don't fall for the hackneyed analysis on 'Liberation Day.' It's deeper than just protectionism or zero-sum games. My latest piece argues these trade wars are a critical front in the defining contest of our era: the race for AI supremacy. Why? Because AI = Power. It underpins
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Adalytics countersues Colossus Media over defamation and Google clawback
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Adalytics has filed a response to Colossus Media’s defamation suit — and filed a counterclaim saying Colossus retaliated by smearing its clients and trying to silence it. Adalytics also claims Google clawed back nearly $9 million from Colossus due to noncompliant traffic.
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Five-Year Plans Obsolete: Pandemic and Politics Disrupt Predictions
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Let's observe a moment of silence for those five-year planning exercises! First, a microscopic virus brought the world to its knees, then a political tornado named Trump whirled through our carefully laid schemes. This teaches us that predicting half a decade ahead is as futile
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Trump Tariffs Reshape Electronics Supply Chain Economics
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Worse than feared? Every boardroom and C-suite must be running scenarios of what will happen to the electronics supply chain in the wake of Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Earnings season gets underway in a couple weeks. Will we start to know the shape of things then?
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Brave Search Ads surges 1500% with 2.2M monthly clicks
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Last year, @brave Search Ads saw a 1,500% increase in clicks, with 2.2 million monthly clicks in January 2025. The same month, organic search queries hit 1.3 billion—nearly 2x year-over-year. I recently interviewed Brave ads chief @jpschmetz about how Brave pitches search major
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End of Human Work Is Coming and That Is Good News
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Nous allons vivre la fin du travail humain.
— Stephane Mallard (@StephaneMallard) 2 avril 2025
C'est une excellente nouvelle.
Préparons une société post travail humain. https://t.co/Z4o8ZRtU0pNous allons vivre la fin du travail humain.
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Bitcoin Mining Powers Kenya Geothermal Energy Site
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The @csmonitor on our geothermal site in Kenya. https://
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Bitcoin Powers Offgrid Energy Solutions Across Africa
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Back in Portugal next week to speak on unlocking offgrid energy in Africa and how bitcoin makes it profitable. https://
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OpenAI Reaches 20M Paid Users, $5B Annual Revenue
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OpenAI has just hit 20M paid users and is clocking $415M in monthly revenue—with an ARR of $5B
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 2 avril 2025
This comes on the back of $40B funding and the booming demand for ChatGPT and its viral image generation capabilities (now accessible to all free users)!pic.twitter.com/lP7oocU6IwOpenAI has just hit 20M paid users and is clocking $415M in monthly revenue—with an ARR of $5B This comes on the back of $40B funding and the booming demand for ChatGPT and its viral image generation capabilities (now accessible to all free users)!
