Silicon Valley, the New Lobbying Monster

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Of late, services-as-a-software wave has started to pick up pace. With advancements in AI and the development of agents, more and more customers are demanding outcomes versus just fancy softwares. Here is a market map showing how the new-age AI enabled services startups compare to the incumbents.

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Different age groups prefer different types of content. For instance, millennials enjoy webinars, while baby boomers prefer email newsletters. While everyone watches short videos, not everyone likes blog posts. So, you might need to change the type of content you use to match your audience's preferences.

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The Short Read 📝

Will Trump Be Called On His Inflation Lie? - by Paul Krugman

Paul Robin Krugman is an American economist who is the Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

A survey found that people often believe their pay raises are due to their own hard work, even when these raises are mostly because of inflation. This suggests that people prefer seeing their wages go up, even if the increase is just on paper, and dislike pay cuts, even if they end up with more buying power. As a result, one way to adjust wages among different workers is to let prices rise, which might mean some people don't actually gain more in terms of what they can buy. Read more…

The Long Read 📜

Silicon Valley, the New Lobbying Monster - by Charles Duhigg

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the author of the books “Supercommunicators,” “The Power of Habit,” and “Smarter Faster Better.”

The only certain thing about technology is that it will keep changing. For most of their careers, tech companies have operated without much political involvement, but Andreessen recently said he would no longer stay neutral. He plans to oppose politicians who challenge tech, believing he has no choice. As an old Soviet joke says, "You may not care about politics, but politics cares about you." Read more…

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