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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

communication networks, then identify how China might exploit these weaknesses differently during the political coercion of Taiwan in the near-term vs open conflict in the long-term. The three scenarios below depict a gradual escalation of Chinese actions towards Taiwan in the near-, mid-, and long-term timeframes.

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The Coming Chip Wars

Steve Blank

The United States just did this to China by limiting Huawei’s ability to outsource its in-house chip designs for manufacture by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), a Taiwanese chip foundry. The country that controls this manufacturing can throttle the military and economic power of others. In 2019, the U.S.

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JD.com Celebrates a Decade of Non-stop Delivery Service During Spring Festival Holidays

The Startup Magazine

From its technological innovations such as artificial technology and autonomous vehicles to its extensive supply chain capabilities and massive logistical network, JD’s capabilities have seen it contribute considerably to China’s economic development in recent years.

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

Neural networks make up the backbone of deep learning. The “deep” in deep learning refers to the depth of layers in a neural network.) The difference between the network’s guess and the ground truth is its error. This reduces network bandwidth issues and eliminates latency issues. Examples here , here and here.

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FinCEN Weighs In

thebarefootvc

As if on cue, BTC prices are back over $6000 and not negatively impacted by the news of the Binance hack — Taiwan-based Binance is the largest crypto exchange in the world by volume. Speaking of which, up until this morning, the Binance hack was the biggest news to hit the sector in the past week. crypto ATMs do qualify as MSBs.

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The impact of Covid-19 on Livestreaming adoption

VC Cafe

Social – when Epic Games acquired HouseParty, the ‘face to face’ social network, it had yet to find its moment. Eating – when I was in Taiwan and Vietnam over the summer, I noticed several people livestreaming their meals (especially hot pot!). Patreon has seen a surge in registrations.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

I recently went to a networking event for one of the seed funds that invested in PandoDaily, and I’ve never seen such worry on the faces of the entrepreneurs. HealthTab acquires Avvo Health to double its doctor network. Microsoft has cut orders to its supply chain by half, according to Taiwan’s Digitimes.