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Whatever Happens Between China and Taiwan, the U.S. Needs Its Own Chips

The CHIPS and Science Act is a start, but it will take a lot more investment and ingenuity for the U.S. to shore up its semiconductor supply.

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Jared McKinney

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Mark Rosenblatt

McKinney is an assistant professor of international security at Air War College, and Rosenblatt runs Rationalwave Capital Partners, an early stage technology venture fund.

Aug 17, 2022 9:00am PDT · 3 comments

Opinion

AI Is Transforming How We Bank—and Regulators Need Help to Keep Up

It’s time to resurrect the Office of Financial Research.

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Hilary J. Allen

Allen is a Professor of Law at the American University Washington College of Law

Aug 10, 2022 9:00am PDT · 3 comments

Opinion

Don’t Blame Tech Workers for Silicon Valley’s Bloated Head Counts

Executives went on a hiring binge. Now that the hangover has set in, it’s the employees who are suffering.

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Ed Zitron

Zitron is the CEO of EZPR, a national tech and business public relations agency.

Aug 3, 2022 9:15am PDT · 12 comments

Can Netflix Win the Contest for Connected TV Ad Dollars?

By Andrew A. Rosen · Jul 25, 2022 9:19am PDT · 1 comment

Opinion

Can Netflix Win the Contest for Connected TV Ad Dollars?

The risks to Netflix’s future might be greater than they seem.

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Andrew A. Rosen

Rosen is the author of PARQOR, a newsletter about the post-streaming wars media convergence.

Jul 25, 2022 9:19am PDT · 1 comment

Opinion

Climate Tech Investors Can’t Afford to Repeat Past Mistakes

Hardware innovation doesn’t happen on a software development timeline, which means it takes a different kind of funding.

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Amy Duffuor

Duffuor is a general partner at Azolla Ventures.

Jul 20, 2022 9:00am PDT · 2 comments

Opinion

The U.S. Is Writing a New Digital Doctrine

Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed the U.S. into a new era in defense of both cybersecurity and the open internet.

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Karen Kornbluh

Kornbluh is the director and senior fellow of the Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative at the German Marshall Fund.

Jul 13, 2022 9:00am PDT · 1 comment

Opinion

The Big Contradiction at the Heart of the Tech Downturn

Sure, the public markets are grim. But venture capitalists still have plenty of money to invest, and the smart ones will be on the hunt for good deals.

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Aaron Harris

Harris is a co-founder of Magid & Co. and a former partner at Y Combinator.

Jul 6, 2022 9:00am PDT · 15 comments

A Girl Killed Herself. It Took TikTok Six Months to Remove Her Account.

By Amy Challenger · Jun 29, 2022 9:05am PDT · 5 comments

Opinion

A Girl Killed Herself. It Took TikTok Six Months to Remove Her Account.

The teenager’s mother filled out webform after webform. Meanwhile, the girl’s posts from a mental health facility racked up thousands of views.

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Amy Challenger

Challenger leads creative writing workshops online for women and teens.

Jun 29, 2022 9:05am PDT · 5 comments

Opinion

The Question Plaguing Connected TV: Who’s Watching?

Advertisers, streaming services, and device makers need to work together, but they're retreating to their walled gardens.

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Andrew A. Rosen

Rosen is the author of PARQOR, a newsletter about the post-streaming wars media convergence.

Jun 24, 2022 9:00am PDT · 2 comments

Opinion

What Venture Investors Get Wrong About China

The government crackdown on the private tutoring industry was an object lesson in the need to pay attention to policymakers.

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Ming Liao

Ming Liao is the founding partner of Prospect Avenue Capital, a China tech-focused growth fund.

Jun 21, 2022 9:00am PDT · 4 comments

Opinion

Musk Will Take Questions from Twitter Employees—Twitter Should Answer His

Independent studies suggest the share of fake, spam and bot accounts is far greater than Twitter’s 5% estimate, and some accounts may face “shadow bans.”