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Summer Break: Week of June 29
Stratechery is on summer break the week of June 29. There will be no Weekly Article or Updates. The next Update will be on Monday, July 6. Dithering, Sharp Tech, and Sharp China will also return the week of July 6. Greatest of All…
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2026.26: Summer Vibes
The best Stratechery content from the week of June 22, 2026, including a vibe coding adventure, Apple in Europe, and a midsummer mailbag.
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An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI
An interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field about building Figma, and why he believes AI gives the company a tailwind.
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My Vibe Coding Adventure, The App and the Experience, Ten Takeaways
My experience and reflections on vibe coding an app that I plan on actually using regularly.
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Apple Price Increases, Apple Intelligence and the E.U.
Apple is (finally) raising prices, but they're not shipping Siri AI to the E.U.
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2026.25: The Stuff of Myth(os)
The best Stratechery content from the week of June 15, 2026, including Anthropic, e-commerce in the age of AI, and the NBA Finals being a perfect 10.
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The State of Fable, The Jailbreak Problem, SpaceX Acquires Cursor
The administration is very likely wrong about Fable, but that is ultimately Anthropic's responsibility.
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Anthropic’s Safety Superpower
Anthropic's belief in its own commitment to safety gives the company license to aggressively favor its business and even challenge the U.S. government.
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Fable 5, Anthropic Alignment, AI Tiers
Fable 5 is the public version of Mythos, and while it is very capable it sets some troubling new precedents.
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The iPhone’s Last Stand
Siri isn't state of the art, but as long as it works — and it appears it does — it's good enough for the consumer market.
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2026.23: Power Shifts
The best Stratechery content from the week of June 1, 2026, including Google and Microsoft, YouTubers taking over Hollywood, and a guide to the NBA Finals.
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The Nvidia AI PC, Project Solara, Microsoft AI
The Nvidia AI PC feels like a relic of another AI era; Microsoft's vision for devices at Build was much more compelling.
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The Google Capital Company
Google has issued equity to Berkshire Hathaway in a deal that signals far more demand and a future where capital is the ultimate commodity.
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2026.22: Luceing Their Mind
The best Stratechery content from the week of May 25, 2026, including why everyone hates Luce, how to monetize AI answers, and social mobility in China.
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An Interview with Eric Seufert About Models and Ads, and AI’s Upside for Humanity
An Interview with Eric Seufert about building models for generative AI, why Meta's foundational models are so important, and why understanding advertising leads to optimism about humanity's future.
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The SpaceX IPO and Data Centers in Space
There isn't a financial model that justifies the SpaceX IPO, but data centers in space are plausible, and that might be enough.
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2026.21: The Data Center Veto
The best Stratechery content from the week of May 18, 2026, including data center discontent, agent economics, and slime mold.
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Google I/O, World Models, I/O Spaghetti
Google I/O put AI everywhere, for better and for worse. Meanwhile, is DeepMind aligned with Google's business objectives?
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2026.20: Shifting Alliances in a Changing World
The best Stratechery content from the week of May 11, 2026, including a new kind of computing, Elon Musk, and 360 degrees of US-China relations.
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The Deployment Company, Back to the 70s, Apple and Intel
OpenAI is forming a new company to deploy AI, and the other labs aren't far behind, reinforcing the thesis that AI's impact will require top-down implementation. Then, Apple has economic reasons to work with Intel.
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An Interview with Joanna Stern About Living With AI
An interview with Joanna Stern about her new book about living with AI, and starting her own media company.
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Microsoft Earnings, Apple Earnings
Microsoft unveils its new agentic business model, and Apple confronts shortages in memory and chips even as the Mac benefits from AI.
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Amazon’s Durability
Amazon looked behind in AI in the training era, but is well place in the inference era, thanks to its continued investment in the long-term.
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2026.18: Long-term, Peripheral & Myopic Visions
The best Stratechery content from the week of April 27, 2026, including Amazon and AI, the future of AR devices, and Beijing's myopia.
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Amazon Earnings, Trainium and Commodity Markets, Additional Amazon Notes
Amazon's earnings suggest that the shift away from training towards inference and agents means their bet on Trainium is paying off. Plus, additional notes on ads, agents, and sports rights.
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