The Sphere in all its LED splendor, more questions about AI devices and virtual reality, brief thoughts on Michael Lewis and SBF, and reading a few of the many listener emails inspired by Tuesday's Amazon discussion.
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The world's most unique billboard: The hefty price tag to advertise on the Vegas Sphere — NBC Las Vegas)
New York Loves to Hate Him. Can a $2.3 Billion Sphere Redeem Jim Dolan? — New York Times)
Las Vegas and Its Big, Big Ambitions — New York Times)
World While Las Vegas inaugurates its Sphere, London residents push back on plans for replica venue — CBS News)
Amazon Used Secret ‘Project Nessie’ Algorithm to Raise Prices — Wall Street Journal)
AI and Ambient Computing, Zuckerberg and The Verge, Amazon and Anthropic — Stratechery Update)
AI, Hardware, and Virtual Reality — Stratechery)
Michael Lewis on '60 Minutes' — CBS News)
SBF Was Reckless From the Start — Bloomberg)
Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America — Good Reads)
24 years ago today, the ultimate posterize by Shaq — YouTube: New York Post Sports)
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