Dave Lee
@davelee.me
US technology columnist, Bloomberg Opinion. Based in New York. Previously FT and BBC. Watching Cambridge United from afar. dlee1285@bloomberg.net / Signal: davelee.01 / www.davelee.me
was this the staffer again
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
was this the staffer again
One problem with vibe coding is that when you're not a coder you just don't know how to describe things when it's not quite right. You end up down a rabbit hole of breakage and then you just give up
February 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
One problem with vibe coding is that when you're not a coder you just don't know how to describe things when it's not quite right. You end up down a rabbit hole of breakage and then you just give up
A panican sounds like something you keep under the bed when you're worried you won't make it to the bathroom in time
February 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
A panican sounds like something you keep under the bed when you're worried you won't make it to the bathroom in time
Never occurred to me that Australia would go with "capsicum spray" in this context
A protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit is under way at Sydney’s Town Hall. Police have capsicum-sprayed dozens of protesters and members of the media as clashes turn increasingly violent. Live updates: shorturl.at/Wq8BD
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Never occurred to me that Australia would go with "capsicum spray" in this context
incredible photo for my local Avis center. Sums it up really
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
incredible photo for my local Avis center. Sums it up really
Long answer..... also no
The Verge news editor @dompreston.com got an exclusive look at the T1 Phone from two executives on the Trump Mobile team. The ultimate question is whether this phone will be fully made in the USA. Short answer? No.
Read more: www.theverge.com/gadgets/8751...
Read more: www.theverge.com/gadgets/8751...
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Long answer..... also no
Incredibly, after 10 years in the US, 2026 will be the first time I have to file my own taxes. Can anyone (brit migrants in particular) recommend a newbie-friendly platform to get it done? My financial situation is not at all complicated.
February 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Incredibly, after 10 years in the US, 2026 will be the first time I have to file my own taxes. Can anyone (brit migrants in particular) recommend a newbie-friendly platform to get it done? My financial situation is not at all complicated.
I'm still struggling to get my head around the VAR decision against Liverpool yesterday. A red card for denial of a goalscoring opportunity surely no longer applies when the goal is scored.
February 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I'm still struggling to get my head around the VAR decision against Liverpool yesterday. A red card for denial of a goalscoring opportunity surely no longer applies when the goal is scored.
This is good. Also, the more UK politics has come to mimic the US the more our little island struggles to cope. The UK is essentially one media market, and so when a scandal is afoot, it can dominate absolutely everything. Less so in the US when attention is so fragmented.
The Starmer Drama has made me think about how our governments run and how we have designed a political system that makes the country inherently unstable.
lukemcgee.substack.com/p/britain-is...
lukemcgee.substack.com/p/britain-is...
Britain is set up for instability
We are running a leader-centric political system while pretending it still operates on party-centric rules—and that contradiction creates instability.
lukemcgee.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
This is good. Also, the more UK politics has come to mimic the US the more our little island struggles to cope. The UK is essentially one media market, and so when a scandal is afoot, it can dominate absolutely everything. Less so in the US when attention is so fragmented.
Oh my god she’s beautiful
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Oh my god she’s beautiful
The good news is my appointment is covered by my health insurance, other than the flat $450 fee, a $25 co-pay, and a $100 shot. 👍
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The good news is my appointment is covered by my health insurance, other than the flat $450 fee, a $25 co-pay, and a $100 shot. 👍
Super Bowl AI ad ranking:
3/ OpenAI. Niche product (Codex), seemed targeted to people who would already have heard of it anyway
2/ Anthropic. Funny! And a good bloody nose to a competitor
1/ Google. Only ad that bothered to offer up some good reasons to use the thing
3/ OpenAI. Niche product (Codex), seemed targeted to people who would already have heard of it anyway
2/ Anthropic. Funny! And a good bloody nose to a competitor
1/ Google. Only ad that bothered to offer up some good reasons to use the thing
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Super Bowl AI ad ranking:
3/ OpenAI. Niche product (Codex), seemed targeted to people who would already have heard of it anyway
2/ Anthropic. Funny! And a good bloody nose to a competitor
1/ Google. Only ad that bothered to offer up some good reasons to use the thing
3/ OpenAI. Niche product (Codex), seemed targeted to people who would already have heard of it anyway
2/ Anthropic. Funny! And a good bloody nose to a competitor
1/ Google. Only ad that bothered to offer up some good reasons to use the thing
You have to wonder if it's even possible to govern in our current information environment. The attention economy has turned the world upside down.
I mean, I accept that I'm an outlier here, but I don't think Starmer is terrible? He led Labour to a thumping majority nobody thought possible; they're delivering on some big things: ending the 2-kid limit, renting reforms, renationalising railways, employment rights; support for Ukraine ...
Anas Sarwar, leader of Labour in Scotland, has called for Starmer to quit in a sensational intervention.
Sarwar said in a speech that “the leadership in Downing St has to change” because the priority for Labour had to be removing the SNP administration in Edinburgh in May’s Holyrood elections.
Sarwar said in a speech that “the leadership in Downing St has to change” because the priority for Labour had to be removing the SNP administration in Edinburgh in May’s Holyrood elections.
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
You have to wonder if it's even possible to govern in our current information environment. The attention economy has turned the world upside down.
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what could wrong with Amazon's new Ring camera search party function? @davelee.me here on the risks on how it could be expanded from dogs to humans www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
what could wrong with Amazon's new Ring camera search party function? @davelee.me here on the risks on how it could be expanded from dogs to humans www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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If that Amazon Ring ad made you go “hmm” … I wrote about the feature when it was announced last year (gifted) www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
If that Amazon Ring ad made you go “hmm” … I wrote about the feature when it was announced last year (gifted) www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
“Performed at the 2026 Super Bowl” goes straight on the resume
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
“Performed at the 2026 Super Bowl” goes straight on the resume
If that Amazon Ring ad made you go “hmm” … I wrote about the feature when it was announced last year (gifted) www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
If that Amazon Ring ad made you go “hmm” … I wrote about the feature when it was announced last year (gifted) www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Google doing a good job of setting itself apart from the nerds
Okay this Google Gemini ad is really well done.
February 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Google doing a good job of setting itself apart from the nerds
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well, starting to look like given how many of all these posts are being deleted... that he didn't.
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
well, starting to look like given how many of all these posts are being deleted... that he didn't.
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after that killer halftime show i forgot we still have half of this boring ass football game to go
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
after that killer halftime show i forgot we still have half of this boring ass football game to go
Loaded the feed and the first lyrics I heard were “I just want to mow my lawn, clean my boots”.
Talk about two Americas. One is sexy, diverse, multilingual, energized. The other is whatever the hell that was on YouTube.
Talk about two Americas. One is sexy, diverse, multilingual, energized. The other is whatever the hell that was on YouTube.
Now, now, I'm sure Kid Rock had something just as good...
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Loaded the feed and the first lyrics I heard were “I just want to mow my lawn, clean my boots”.
Talk about two Americas. One is sexy, diverse, multilingual, energized. The other is whatever the hell that was on YouTube.
Talk about two Americas. One is sexy, diverse, multilingual, energized. The other is whatever the hell that was on YouTube.
“Around 8pm”
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
“Around 8pm”
Shades of Marvin in Puth’s anthem! Great stuff
February 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Shades of Marvin in Puth’s anthem! Great stuff