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California’s Waning Embrace of Electric Vehicles

California’s love affair with electric vehicles has stalled, and one has a better chance of getting hit by lightning than the state meeting its aggressive EV mandates, which begin taking effect this fall.

Speaking of lightning, Tesla’s much-maligned Cybertruck outsold Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning pickup in California during the first quarter. The Cybertruck also handily outperformed all of GM’s electric vehicle offerings—except for two.

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Why Steve Jobs Would Fire Apple CEO Tim Cook

Having come to appreciate the power of AI and its life-changing capabilities, I now realize that my once-undying loyalty to Apple could be shattered if CEO Tim Cook remains on the job.

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Elon Musk’s Dodgy DOGE Warriors and Deceits

The more I learn about Elon Musk and some of the false claims of his conflicted DOGE warriors, the more skeptical and alarmed I become.

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On Being Brutally Humbled by ChatGPT

I’m not a betting man but until this week had you offered me a $1,000 bet that ChatGPT could write a post in my signature blogging style as good or better than what I could produce, I would have taken the wager.

And I would owe you $1,000.

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Why Americans Must Fear China’s CEO Lei Jun

China’s smart phone maker Xiaomi is known as the Apple of China, but unlike America’s Apple under CEO Tim Cook, Xiaomi prefers to innovate rather than squander hundreds of billions on stock buybacks.

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Seeing the World Through Rose-Colored Glasses

Having been criticized by ChatGPT and a reader for dispensing too much negativity and snark, I’ve opted to focus on the positive and celebrate some great companies and business leaders.

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JD Vance’s Seeming Capacity for Forgiveness

It’s admirable that Vice President Vance is seemingly so forgiving, but I’m not as charitable in my views about Elon Musk and his DOGE Musketeers.

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Liang Wenfeng Shames Big Tech and Elon Musk

“More investment does not necessarily lead to more innovation. Otherwise, large companies would take over all innovation,” says Liang Wenfeng, whose tiny AI technology company has roiled investors and appears to have run circles around the best minds in U.S. tech.

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