Local opposition to data center construction is giving ordinary people a veto power over AI expansion that they lacked during the globalization era, according to Stratechery analyst Ben Thompson. Thom…
Google I/O 2024 showcased an aggressive push to embed AI across all of Google's products, raising questions about both user experience and strategic coherence. The event highlighted tensions between D…
The Stratechery newsletter's February 2026 edition analyzes a major shift in AI computing, arguing that "agentic inference" — where AI operates without human involvement — will surpass current answer-…
Ben Thompson discussed the implications of the compute shortage on Aggregation Theory and consumer AI during an interview at the MoffettNathanson Media, Internet & Communications Conference. The conve…
OpenAI is forming a new company to deploy AI, reinforcing the thesis that the technology's impact will require top-down implementation, with other labs expected to follow suit. Separately, Apple has e…