OpenAI bets big on audio as=
Silicon Valley declares war on screens (2 minute read)
OpenAI has unified several engineering,=
product, and research teams over the past couple of months to overhaul its=
audio models. The company is reportedly preparing to launch an audio-first=
personal device in about a year. Its new audio model will sound more natur=
al, be able to handle interruptions, and even speak when users are talking.=
The entire tech industry seems to be headed toward a future where screens =
become background noise and audio takes center stage.
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The Race between Waymo, Cyb=
ercab, and Uber (13 minute read)
One of the big transformations of this =
year will be robotaxis. Waymo will likely partner with Uber in many locatio=
ns because Uber owns demand, but over time, Waymo will want to go direct. C=
ybercab will appear sometime this year and undercut both Uber and Waymo in =
price. Uber's demand for rides will go down pretty quickly once price drops=
- Waymo is currently more expensive than Uber, but it is still thriving be=
cause people prefer to ride without a driver.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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The man taking over the Lar=
ge Hadron Collider =E2=80=93 only to switch it off (6 minute read)
Mark Thomson is now the director genera=
l of CERN. One of the first things he will do during his term is to turn of=
f the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to make way for a major upgrade that will=
make the LHC more precise with its measurements of particles and their int=
eractions. The upgrade will dominate Thomson's five-year tenure. The LHC wi=
ll reach its end of life around 2041.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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2026: The Great Engineering=
Divergence (5 minute read)
Once coding speed jumps, everything aro=
und it becomes a constraint. Developers' throughput is now capped by clarif=
ying requirements, reviewing changes, validating correctness and performanc=
e, getting to production safely, and operating the product. The great engin=
eering divergence will be determined by who raises that ceiling end-to-end.=
Organizations that update their processes to improve the non-code chokepoi=
nts will reap the largest rewards this year.
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Build Software. Build Users=
(4 minute read)
Writing a lot of tests doesn't always g=
uarantee software quality. Engineers need to study target users more deeply=
to really understand how they will use their products. One way to do this =
is by creating AI users to test software. This can result in a feedback loo=
p that allows engineers to iterate quickly.
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Hasbro's Secret Weapon for =
Training Its Next Leaders: A Board Game (6 minute read)
Hasbro's 'Toy Tycoon' is a role-playing=
strategy game designed for up-and-coming leaders. The game takes a full da=
y to play. Players confront a series of scenarios that test their manageria=
l mettle. The game helps players think through how to manage their company'=
s cash, time, and other resources, and to pivot when the most thoughtful pl=
ans fail. Players aim to build a brand, scale a business, and smartly apply=
market research.
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2025 letter (80 minute read=
)
Silicon Valley and the Communist Party =
are similar in that both are serious, self-serious, and completely humorles=
s. They both tend to speak in either a bland corporate tone or a philosophi=
cal register. These two forces both aim to increase their centrality while =
weakening the agency of whole nation-states. This article looks at how the =
two parties differ in their AI efforts and what that might mean for the fut=
ure of humanity.
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