The Inner Ring
The paid tier of Spyglass. Two to three times a week you'll get a column in your inbox. And you'll get access to such posts on the web, including the archives below.
June 2024
Of Tadpoles and Tentpoles
A 10 step plan to save the movie theater business
M.G. Siegler
Can Microsoft Build āApple Intelligenceā in Reverse?
The countdown to āMicrosoft Intelligenceā feels on. Sorry, OpenAI.
M.G. Siegler
Did Apple Just End AIās First Era?
AIās performance arms race yields to the product arms raceā¦
M.G. Siegler
People at a Premium
AI will change Hollywood -- for the better
M.G. Siegler
Can NVIDIA Become Intel Faster Than Everyone Becomes NVIDIA?
As money pours into AI, can NVIDIA stay ahead?
M.G. Siegler
May 2024
Will OpenAI Bite the Microsoft Hand That Feeds?
A sense of tension between the two sides is inescapable
M.G. Siegler
Ready or Not, Here Apple AI Comes
Will slow but not fully steady win the race?
M.G. Siegler
The Overwhelming Chaos of AI is Underwhelming
The AI madness needs to settle to reach its potential -- and it will
M.G. Siegler
Without Real Time Information, Threads is Pointless
Unleash the feeds
M.G. Siegler
OpenAI Changes the Vocal Computing Game!
No sarcasm, just enthusiasm for GPT-4o
M.G. Siegler
Apple Invents a Laptop with a Touchscreen
The new iPad Pro is awesome. And a bit silly.
M.G. Siegler
Wonāt Get Fooled Again
Some decidedly unhelpful thoughts about investing in AI startupsā¦
M.G. Siegler
April 2024
Oh, the Humanity of Vision Pro
Apple really should have released the Vision Pro as a dev kit
M.G. Siegler
Is AI Spend the New Streaming Spend?
Wall Street loves to reward arms race spending -- until they donāt.
M.G. Siegler
The āGoing Directā Bullshit Debate
Itās driven by AI and itās all PR anywayā¦
M.G. Siegler