Meditations in an emergency It is a divine precedent you perpetuate! Roll on, reels of celluloid, as the great earth rolls on!Frank O'Hara, "To… June 4, 2025
Podcast: Meta’s AI advertising playbook (with Matt Steiner) https://open.spotify.com/episode/1AFmSLMnuJnYM1SY8LRR9d?si=d60adfa751c641e7 In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Matt Steiner, Meta's Vice President of Monetization Infrastructure, Ranking &… June 3, 2025
Google’s gambit, part 2 Google hosted its annual I/O developer conference last week. Predictably, every product showcase emphasized AI-enabled functionality; this video provides a… May 28, 2025
Podcast: Economics and antitrust (with Brian Albrecht) https://open.spotify.com/episode/08eTtvkMtwgneYpUoIok7E?si=e65b2acfd87e4112 My guest on this episode of the podcast is Brian Albrecht, the Chief Economist at the International Center for… May 28, 2025
Apple’s reckoning In The History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides recalls a speech given by Nicias, who urges the Athenian assembly to… May 21, 2025
Podcast: Apple in China (with Patrick McGee) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Se9yJgzIbtNYlMy8JQt3i?si=da111694aeb14728 My guest on this episode of the podcast is Patrick McGee, the San Francisco correspondent at the FT, where… May 19, 2025
Book review: Apple in China (by Patrick McGee) I received my copy of Apple in China from the publisher a few weeks ago, but I procrastinated on reading… May 16, 2025
Obviously, OpenAI will monetize with ads Last week, OpenAI announced that it has hired Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart, to become the CEO of its… May 16, 2025
The privacy shuffle, part 2 The Information reports that Google laid off 10% of its Privacy Sandbox team in April after having offered buyouts to… May 14, 2025
Podcast: The scientific approach to advertising measurement (with Andrew Covato) https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Bkkmc17rir4fvKthccWk8?si=db273814234a4d9e My guest on this week's episode of the podcast is Andrew Covato, a veteran of the largest digital advertising… May 14, 2025
