Advanced economies, and in particular China and the US, are engaging in a new technological arms race. China is trying to catch up technologically to the US and the US is doing everything it can to prevent that from happening. It perceives Chinese technological advances as a threat to its national security. Outbound investment screening … Read more
Hungary is often portrayed as a problem case for European integration due to frequent clashes between Viktor Orbán’s government and the EU’s institutions. Yet as András Bíró-Nagy and Gergő Medve-Bálint explain, the country’s 20 years in the EU have also seen a relatively high level of compliance with EU policies and strong support for membership … Read more
It feels odd to say CES is the biggest tech show of 2025 given that it starts so early in the year, but it’s mostly true: As far as technology events go, CES is the largest, and the most interesting one you can attend (outside of Apple’s iPhone launches). What is CES 2025? CES, or … Read more
I’ve done this every year since the start of the blog back in 2013. Here’s my list of favorite books I read in 2024: Non-Fiction Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation by Byrne Hobart and Tobias Huber I’ve never thought of the Manhattan Project as a technological bubble but this book makes a good … Read more
That’s about all I need from a “mix up your takeout and use the right apps” app, one made mostly for me, my spouse, and nearby friends and visitors. Pretty much anything you’d find useful while sitting down at a spreadsheet, you can also make useful through a little phone webapp. Joyful overkill I went … Read more
