What I wrote last week
My take-aways from Berkshire Hathaway’s latest shareholder letter
A quick look at Buy Now Pay Later
Business
Demand for semi conductors exceeded supply by 30%
A look into Google’s failure to build games
A higher saving rate in American households is expected to boos the economy in the future
Macy’s, Gap, Neiman Marcus Will Let You Buy Now, Pay Later. The piece has some good information on the “Buy Now Pay Later” trend
A very nice post on Reddit’s history and its potential that has never been realized
The New Era of Social Media Isn’t About Feeds
A very interesting piece on payments in Vietnam. From my observation, it’s true that a lot of Vietnamese skip credit cards and go straight ahead to e-wallet.
Google is going to stop selling ads based on individualized tracking. As users are more conscious of their privacy and the topic becomes more scrutinized, I do think it’s in Google’s best interest to start looking at a new way to deliver effective ads. The macro environment is changing. The conditions are less favorable to their way of doing business. Why sticking to the old way? Google has enough talent and resources to pivot and innovate. If I were a Google shareholder, I would be happy about the news
Rolling Stones interview with Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey
What I found interesting
Taking on the tech giants: the lawyer fighting the power of algorithmic systems
Africa’s biggest air polluter is now battling sewage flows into a major water source
SoundCloud announced changes to how they compensate artists. The move is said to help less popular creators, but how much exactly the help would be remains to be seen.
Using Apple Silicon (M1) as a cloud engineer, two months in
How to operate an airport in Antartica
Stats that you may find interesting
21% of Vietnam’s eCommerce spend was from Digital/Mobile Wallet
Instacart claims that they are serving 85% of US households
Kohl’s partnership with Amazon added 2 million customers in 2020
Minh Quang Duong 