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A collection of 165 issues
Amid Algorithmic Tech-Market Euphoria, Fear Takes a Holiday
We live in interesting times, which is not always a good thing, as a well-known Chinese proverb says. Nonetheless, the ambiguities and paradoxes of the era in which we live, as well as its careening pace of change, present excellent opportunities for analytical minds to observe and appreciate the delicious
Google’s genAI Networking Capabilities: Useful, Valuable, but not New
An Unconventional Approach to Investing Amid Mega-Cap Market Dominance
Presenting a Tapas Menu of Recent Tech News
Each week, we’re swamped by events and information. It’s hard to keep up. We do our best to remain apprised of what matters to us, but relevant developments can evade the notice of even the most diligent observer.
What follows are news items that caught my attention but
Treading Carefully on Oracle's AI-Inspired Growth Narrative
More than AI Recalibration Behind Layoffs at Google and Microsoft
I promised yesterday that I would deliver this post today. That's one promise kept. If somebody let you down today, it wasn't me.
Back in the sepia-toned days of my early career – when I wore a zoot suit, a skinny tie, and a gangsterish fedora on
Retirement: Don’t Believe the Stereotype
At the end of June, I will have been nominally retired for exactly one year. I’ve used the word nominally with considerable care, though I just as easily and accurately might have invoked the word ostensibly.
What do I mean when I introduce these qualifiers? Well, people ask me
Cisco Touts Brighter Future Amid Current Travails
AI is Okay, but Can People Be Trusted with It?
I covered Arista’s latest quarterly financial results earlier this week, and I’ll probably comment on Cisco’s pending quarterly results, due at close of trade tomorrow, later this week. Today, though, I’m going in a different direction.
When I launched this digital shanty last August, those who