Tag: geopolitics

• 2021 letter

  January 9, 2022

  I’ve by now lived in each of China’s main megaregions. It is time to make assessments. Everything that can go wrong in urban design has gone wrong in Beijing. The… more ›

• China, Semiconductors, and the Push for Independence – Part 1

  September 5, 2021

  Hi folks, I’m on holiday for the rest of August (billings are paused for premium subscribers and no premium sign-ups until then). I’m happy to introduce our first guest post… more ›

• World stage

  July 28, 2021

  The young recognize no boundary between systems and applications, they will respect no mediocrity in your product design. more ›

• Sync

  January 13, 2021

  Synchronization and dispersion, grave interruption and seamless play. Technology and geopolitics swing back and forth between what used to be polar opposites and are now striking and coincidental features of everyday… more ›

• Deepfake Putin is here to warn Americans about their self-inflicted doom

  September 30, 2020

  AI-generated synthetic media is being used in a political ad campaign—not to disrupt the election, but to save it. The news: Two political ads will broadcast on social media today,… more ›

• Superjurisdiction

  September 22, 2020

  You live on a farm now, working from home or out in the field. It may look like a city, but the space you occupy and do not own is… more ›

• Future fatigue

  September 15, 2020

  Winter is coming: a cold, northern, long and suspenseful season. Six months from now the world will be more pessimistic, tired of the overwhelming sentiment of defeat against the unreasonable forces… more ›