Jan 31, 2025
Steven Sinofsky is an investor, engineer, and the former leader of the Office and Windows divisions at Microsoft. Early in his career, he was Bill Gates’ technical assistant during the development of Windows 95 and the rise of the internet as we know it. Today in Pirate Wires, he provides a historical perspective on DeepSeek and explains why core technologies inevitably become commoditized. Sinofsky is confident that DeepSeek will serve as a wake-up call to U.S. innovators and spur a new, very different phase of American AI development.
His piece was originally published in Hardcore Software.
I spoke with 21 billionaires about california’s unprecedented asset seizure ballot proposition. here: their plans to leave, their efforts to fight back, and the future of tech in california
tipping culture has gone insane, and the ipads now ask for more money almost everywhere. how the hell did we get here and when will it stop?
the u.s. department of energy will invest $2.7b in america’s ability to finally create its own nuclear fuel, a feat we haven’t been able to pull off since the 80s