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19 days ago · bloomberg.com
19 days ago · hellooperator.substack.com

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21 days ago · podcasts.apple.com

Pretty fun and fascinating conversation. The code in those pull requests — none written by hand. This all changed for him in the last three months.

February 11, 2026 · bloomberg.com

Let’s hope this passes given the size of our trading relationship (17-18% of US goods exported go to Canada, 74-76% of Canada’s goods exports go to the US).

February 11, 2026 · bloomberg.com

Waymo will hit more than 1 million paid weekly robotaxi rides in the US by the end of this year.

I absolutely love this — it’ll lead to safer streets and more productive time.

February 03, 2026 · ofdollarsanddata.com

While shrinkflation was found to be a negligible part of overall inflation, skimpflation may not be. My guess is that skimpflation could be 5% per year at worst in some industries. What is it across the entire economy? I don’t know, but let’s assume it’s half as bad, so 2%-3% per year. That takes the experienced inflation rate closer to 5%-6%. That’s nowhere near hyperinflation, but it’s a bit higher than what’s being reported (~3%).

January 28, 2026 · podcasts.apple.com

This deal was years in the making and the thing that got it over the finish line was Donald Trump picking fights all over the world

January 27, 2026 · bloomberg.com