Chinese tech policy and US-China relations at Stanford
Newsletter: herecomes.transpacifica.net
Basics: gwbstr.com
Also: #filmphotography
Graham Webster
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Trump Cedes Future of Dominant General-Purpose Technology to China.
… would be one way to put it.
Everyone’s panicking about a hairwidth lead in another possibly emerging GPT…
“Apple issued a lengthy statement arguing that [EU rules] would present unacceptable privacy and security risks, criticizing regulators’ ’extreme interpretation’ of the law and refusal to accept compromises.
“Curiously, Apple does not appear to have published any similar objection in China’s case.”
So the Iran “deal” is actually a 60-day ceasefire (already had one, though all sides seemed to violate it) plus an understanding about the Strait for now (among totally untrustworthy people) plus a promise to negotiate a settlement.
Nothing here is “done.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
Absolutely repulsive, devoid of any understanding of history and/or the vulnerability this kind of tech could make for patrons.
Grades turned in. Academic summer* in full swing!
*Yes there is now all the other work that had been deferred, but this late afternoon is for me and the dog.
Congrats to this year's MIP class!
See also bsky.app/profile/zeyi...
#filmphotography and @archive.org. hard to beat the combo. See below from 2024.
Pick your favorite real TR quote. I’ll take:
”they are very saucy and at the same time very cunning and shy”
www.nps.gov/thro/learn/h...
