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đŽ Kimi K2 is the model that should worry Silicon Valley
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Wrote two things while away from this hell site
âA Land Without Giantsâ â the search for new founder archetypes
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âDistribution Determined Designâ â an investigation into the relationship between distribution and product design (the title is very accurate fo... See more
Some thoughts on the topic du jour in tech right now -- the sudden reappraisal of tech-enabled businesses based on gross margins/unit economics. Here's what founders need to know.
The Gross Margin Problem: Lessons for Tech-Enabled Startups https://t.co/NvQ23q3Lpg
David Sacksx.comThis is enshittification: Surpluses are first directed to users; then, once they're locked in, surpluses go to suppliers; then once they're locked in, the surplus is handed to shareholders and the platform becomes a useless pile of shit. From mobile app stores to Steam, from Facebook to Twitter, this is the enshittification lifecycle.
Cory Doctorow ⢠The âEnshittificationâ of TikTok
Lawsuits from major publishers against Suno and Udio are not, as libertarian boosters, VCs and Tech Bros would say, an attack on innovation. They are a warning shot against a business model that turns creative labor into raw machine fuel under the pretense of fair use.
Anthropic could be bankrupted within the next few months, thanks to last week's barely covered legal ruling, which exposes the AI startup to billions to hundreds of billions in damages for its use of pirated, copyright-protected works. https://t.co/7dDiHU8FtH
"You can break AI down into 5 tiers." - @realGeorgeHotz
"Data centers - tier 1, fabs - tier 2, Nvidia/AMD - tier 3, OpenAI/Anthropic - tier 4, and completely worthless things like Cursor and Windsurf, which are tier 5."
"OpenAI and Anthropic will eat all the value from the Cursors and Windsu... See more
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