Alex
@alexwilhelm.bsky.social
I help host This Week in Startups and write Cautious Optimism! @alex over on twitter
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Another fantastic, must-listen episode of TWiT (This Week in Tech), with my friends @leolaporte.me, @harrymccracken.com, and @alexwilhelm.bsky.social! Such a smart, knowledgeable, charming crew! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoPY...
Tiny Steering Wheel - Unpacking Google’s Antitrust Ruling & AI’s Impact
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September 9, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Another fantastic, must-listen episode of TWiT (This Week in Tech), with my friends @leolaporte.me, @harrymccracken.com, and @alexwilhelm.bsky.social! Such a smart, knowledgeable, charming crew! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoPY...
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grateful for @alexwilhelm.bsky.social's writing, both in tone and content, more than ever. www.cautiousoptimism.news/p/so-that-wa...
May 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
grateful for @alexwilhelm.bsky.social's writing, both in tone and content, more than ever. www.cautiousoptimism.news/p/so-that-wa...
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Congrats to @alexwilhelm.bsky.social on one year of Cautious Optimism, his can't miss newsletter covering tech and economics. www.cautiousoptimism.news
Cautious Optimism | Alex Wilhelm | Substack
Welcome to Cautious Optimism, a newsletter on tech, business, and power. Modestly upbeat. Click to read Cautious Optimism, by Alex Wilhelm, a Substack publication.
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May 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Congrats to @alexwilhelm.bsky.social on one year of Cautious Optimism, his can't miss newsletter covering tech and economics. www.cautiousoptimism.news
The hbo app, or max app whatever, on Roku fucking sucks
January 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The hbo app, or max app whatever, on Roku fucking sucks
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oh boy @alexwilhelm.bsky.social really brought the heat today in his newsletter 🔥🔥🔥
Oh god, the VCs have discovered Christianity
And toodles, 2024
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December 31, 2024 at 8:54 PM
oh boy @alexwilhelm.bsky.social really brought the heat today in his newsletter 🔥🔥🔥
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Protection money. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Companies Are Scrambling to Fund Trump's Inauguration. He's Keeping Track
Donald Trump is expected to raise more money than ever for his second inauguration in January. He’s keeping tabs on who’s donating — and who hasn’t.
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December 25, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Protection money. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Who are Melissa and Doug and how did they corner the child toy market
December 24, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Who are Melissa and Doug and how did they corner the child toy market
Rhode Island tis a silly place
December 22, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Rhode Island tis a silly place
Man being sick (spouse and I) with two tiny children all weekend is a lot
December 8, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Man being sick (spouse and I) with two tiny children all weekend is a lot
Fucking 23 degrees Fahrenheit this morning it’s bullshit
December 3, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Fucking 23 degrees Fahrenheit this morning it’s bullshit
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Musk admitted X throttles links, and Threads is only a little better. But social media's quiet war on links has been going on for years. I wrote about how big tech has been draining the open web's lifeblood and giving us "news influencers" instead of the news. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Musk admits X throttles links as ‘news influencers’ take over
Hard times for the humble hyperlink and those who depend on it.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Musk admitted X throttles links, and Threads is only a little better. But social media's quiet war on links has been going on for years. I wrote about how big tech has been draining the open web's lifeblood and giving us "news influencers" instead of the news. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Quick, everyone. Form a protective circle around Betteridge's Law of headlines www.thetimes.com/article/6c2c...
Will Elon Musk give Nigel Farage $100m to make him PM?
The Tesla boss, who used his immense fortune to help Donald Trump’s campaign, is turning his attention to Britain
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Quick, everyone. Form a protective circle around Betteridge's Law of headlines www.thetimes.com/article/6c2c...
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I agreed to this thing from edge. I have no idea what I agreed to! But I agreed to it. Also they just hit you with a OneDrive ad for good measure
November 29, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I agreed to this thing from edge. I have no idea what I agreed to! But I agreed to it. Also they just hit you with a OneDrive ad for good measure
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I'm curious. During the campaign, fact-checkers routinely dinged the Harris campaign for calling Project 2025 Trump's playbook, saying "Trump has denied this."
Have any of them admitted how badly they got rolled in the most obvious of ways?
Have any of them admitted how badly they got rolled in the most obvious of ways?
During the campaign, Donald Trump swore he had “nothing to do with” Project 2025. Now, as president-elect, Trump has filled his administration with people who have ties to the right-wing policy blueprint that would overhaul the federal government. nyti.ms/3BhAxxA
November 30, 2024 at 5:51 AM
I'm curious. During the campaign, fact-checkers routinely dinged the Harris campaign for calling Project 2025 Trump's playbook, saying "Trump has denied this."
Have any of them admitted how badly they got rolled in the most obvious of ways?
Have any of them admitted how badly they got rolled in the most obvious of ways?
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Sequoia nears first Asia-Pacific deal since regional split
Sequoia nears first Asia-Pacific deal since regional split
Sequoia is closing in on making its first deal in India and the broader Asia Pacific region since its split with former partners, according to four sources familiar with the matter. The investor, one of the world’s largest venture capital firms, is in…
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November 29, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Sequoia nears first Asia-Pacific deal since regional split
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Taking a break from your relatives
![Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown sucks on her vape while seated outside wearing a turtleneck and a green parka. The closed caption reads [VAPES SOULFULLY]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:juc6kcsecvldh4nsxbyvfu5x/bafkreidyapp35w2ezlio3jmaikzppf477knpf3h7z3b7w6ieh7cjabeo2u@jpeg)
November 28, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Taking a break from your relatives
Happy thanksgiving we’re installing the new tv idk why today but we are
November 28, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Happy thanksgiving we’re installing the new tv idk why today but we are
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Running a small business is so hard
November 27, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Running a small business is so hard
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Is that a stock or a religion?
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November 27, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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Our holiday cards are gonna bang this year
November 27, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Our holiday cards are gonna bang this year