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Ben Thompson

Founder and author of Stratechery, a subscription newsletter and podcast network analysing the business and strategy of technology.

6 things

StarlinkService SpaceX

liked

I’m pumped about Starlink and will seek out United

A thread complaining that United had dropped inflight Panasonic internet on widebodies ahead of a Starlink rollout.

x.com ↗·2026-05-15

AsianometryPodcast Jon Y

recommended

Audio and transcripts of the Asianometry YouTube channel, the best source for learning about how tech works.

The Stratechery Plus subscription page, where he describes each product in the bundle. Asianometry is not his own show but is distributed and sold inside his bundle, so the endorsement is a commercial one. The page carries no publication date; captured 2026-09-04.

stratechery.com ↗·2014-04-01

ClaudeSoftware Anthropic

uses

So by far the funniest thing about using Claude and Codex together is how Codex is very earnest and businesslike while Claude treats Codex like an inferior but hard-working subordinate

A post on running two AI coding agents side by side.

x.com ↗·2026-07-25

CodexSoftware OpenAI

uses

So by far the funniest thing about using Claude and Codex together is how Codex is very earnest and businesslike while Claude treats Codex like an inferior but hard-working subordinate

A post on running two AI coding agents side by side.

x.com ↗·2026-07-25

Gemini (Mac app)Software Google

disliked

I will now, needless to say, delete the Gemini app, and don't intend to ever install it again.

A post about the Gemini Mac app silently re-enabling its login launcher.

x.com ↗·2026-05-14

WhatsAppSoftware Meta

disliked

WhatsApp used to be absolutely rock solid, and now both the Mac app and iPhone app are buggy messes.

A post about the decline in quality of WhatsApp's desktop and phone apps.

x.com ↗·2026-03-17

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