Tim Culpan
@tculpan
Culpium || Award winning journalist. Ironman. Pilot. Chipwatcher. 中文, Java, , Python, C. Masters in CS. #NoMeatAthlete#
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Robots!!
We often think of robot advancement being built on mechanics, servos, actuators.
But really, it’s about the chips. Specifically MEMS & sensors.
The most-advanced robots will make the best use of sensors.
#SEMItaiwan#
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SEMI Taiwan starts today
It was once passed over by all but the most strident tech nerds
Now it’s a hot ticket
Conference (talking) starts Monday
Expo (showing) starts Tuesday
Key theme:
Chip integration at the package level
Core die, memory, connections, thermal
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A warning to any author considering working with French publishing house @TalentEditions : Don't. They don't pay authors even if royalties are owed for more than a year.
There’s a lot of beautiful nostalgia in the piece.
Read it just for a trip down Sony memory lane.
Support problems at @Substack have now extended into a third day.
Leadership seem unaware and the team is utterly unresponsive.
It feels like a problem of AI implementation. But with days of dead air it’s impossible to know.
@hamishmckenzie @chrisbest are you aware?
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In 2023, NPR ran a big story about the danger of glacier melt creating a huge lake of water that could one day flood a Nepalese valley…
SEMI Taiwan is next week.
So the folks at @asianometry and @Culpium decided to hold a gathering.
[and the Culpium Premium launch party]
RSVP required, find deets inside the latest Culpium column (it's about Sony)
(X still seems to shadow ban tweets with links)
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A sobering read about the interactions and impact of hydrological engineering
Nepal-Tibet floods expose dangers of China's Himalayan gamble
Charles Koch funding appeasement. Just call it what it is if this is what you believe is the correct approach
A fun part of this piece was digging up all the nostalgic Sony product pics.
It’s such a cliché, but “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.”
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Hey friends of @asianometry and @Culpium
Are you in Taipei next week?
To coincide with SEMI Taiwan, we’re hosting a meet up. Jon, myself & a couple of other special guests will be on hand.
Join us
RSVP required
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Sony Missing the AI Boom Puts Breakup Back on the Table
This sucks for investors.
Something needs to be done about it.
And by something, I mean a breakup.
I dove deep into @Sony, it’s AI flub, “conglomerate crossover,” and the future.
My conclusion:
@DanielSLoeb1 was right.
Kaz was wrong.
Investors suffered.
But there’s still hope.
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“While the rest of the tech sector is getting drunk on AI moonshine, Sony has been sitting in the corner like a frumpy friend afraid to even take a sip of Red Bull.”
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I have one question for @AngelicaOung: You say Taiwan will become the next Ukraine, but conveniently avoid the obvious question: who would invade?
US isn’t going to invade or bomb us, and we aren't attacking us. So that leaves one answer: China.
Why are you afraid to say it?
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Outtages @AnthropicAI
Mythos 5, Fable 5 & Opus 5 are all experiencing issues.
Seems to have been going at least two hours.
The company points to:
"Issues causing elevated requests on multiple models."
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Six months ago I wrote that a severe drought was threatening Taiwan, forcing TSMC to implement water-saving measures.
Today we have the opposite problem.
Southern counties are shut today as severe flooding causes widespread damage
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Micron’s third-place in the memory market behind two well-funded Asian behemoths is akin to Jamaica taking bronze in bobsled.
