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Intel died when mobile cost it its software differentiation; if the U.S. wants a domestic foundry, then it ought to leverage the need for AI chips to make an independent Intel foundry viable.

Generative AI is the bridge to the next computing paradigm of wearables, just like the Internet bridged the gap from PCs to smartphones.

Silicon Valley has always been deeply integrated with Asia; Trump's attempt to change trade could hurt Silicon Valley more than expected, and also present opportunities to build something new.

Meta is well-positioned to the biggest beneficiary of AI and the largest company in the world.

SpaceX's triumph is downstream of a dream and getting the cost structure necessary to make it happen; Elon Musk is trying the same approach for Tesla self-driving cars

The first wave of successful AI implementations will probably look more like the first wave of computing, which was dominated by large-scale enterprise installations that eliminated jobs. Consumer will come later.

Apple is well and truly a services company; hardware is necessary but insufficient for future growth.

The best way to both save Intel and have leading edge manufacturing in the U.S. is to split the company, and for the U.S. government to pick up the bill via purchase guarantees.