Tae Kim
@firstadopter.bsky.social
Senior writer at Barron's. Former Bloomberg Opinion tech columnist. Author of THE NVIDIA WAY, the first definitive history of Nvidia. Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Nvidia-Way-Jensen-Huang-Making/dp/1324086718/
Destroying the U.S. economy, threatening family livelihoods, and endangering American lives. Washington D.C. do your job.
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Destroying the U.S. economy, threatening family livelihoods, and endangering American lives. Washington D.C. do your job.
Houston, we have a problem
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Houston, we have a problem
The life of an 89-year old billionaire. Daily martinis and betting on NFL games (WSJ)
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The life of an 89-year old billionaire. Daily martinis and betting on NFL games (WSJ)
Cost of living, affordability, and the economy are the main issues.
Both parties are flawed.
Real Solutions: Increase housing and electricity supply through deregulation (build more). Lower government budget deficits and reduce money printing (QE) to combat inflation.
Both parties are flawed.
Real Solutions: Increase housing and electricity supply through deregulation (build more). Lower government budget deficits and reduce money printing (QE) to combat inflation.
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Cost of living, affordability, and the economy are the main issues.
Both parties are flawed.
Real Solutions: Increase housing and electricity supply through deregulation (build more). Lower government budget deficits and reduce money printing (QE) to combat inflation.
Both parties are flawed.
Real Solutions: Increase housing and electricity supply through deregulation (build more). Lower government budget deficits and reduce money printing (QE) to combat inflation.
Greatest game software tie ratio of all time? INSANE
Mario Kart World sells 9.6 million units
Switch 2 console sells 10.4 million units
Mario Kart World sells 9.6 million units
Switch 2 console sells 10.4 million units
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Greatest game software tie ratio of all time? INSANE
Mario Kart World sells 9.6 million units
Switch 2 console sells 10.4 million units
Mario Kart World sells 9.6 million units
Switch 2 console sells 10.4 million units
Jon Bon Jovi www.ft.com/content/25f2...
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Jon Bon Jovi www.ft.com/content/25f2...
42 million Americans may go hungry as soon as this weekend. Donate to your local food bank and tell Congress to do their jobs and end the government shutdown.
October 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
42 million Americans may go hungry as soon as this weekend. Donate to your local food bank and tell Congress to do their jobs and end the government shutdown.
THE NVIDIA WAY is shortlisted for SABEW's 2025 Best in Business Book Awards.
I treated the "first draft of history" accuracy obligation seriously, corroborating major events with multiple sources and uncovering never-before-known facts.
Buy here: www.amazon.com/Nvidia-Way-J...
I treated the "first draft of history" accuracy obligation seriously, corroborating major events with multiple sources and uncovering never-before-known facts.
Buy here: www.amazon.com/Nvidia-Way-J...
October 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
THE NVIDIA WAY is shortlisted for SABEW's 2025 Best in Business Book Awards.
I treated the "first draft of history" accuracy obligation seriously, corroborating major events with multiple sources and uncovering never-before-known facts.
Buy here: www.amazon.com/Nvidia-Way-J...
I treated the "first draft of history" accuracy obligation seriously, corroborating major events with multiple sources and uncovering never-before-known facts.
Buy here: www.amazon.com/Nvidia-Way-J...
Why AI is Underhyped and Isn't a Bubble Yet
October 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Why AI is Underhyped and Isn't a Bubble Yet
This is a really cool game on sale right now. I recommend it.
October 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is a really cool game on sale right now. I recommend it.
Local car service to the airport costs more than a 2,600-mile trip. Air travel (and commoditized airlines) are a modern wonder.
October 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Local car service to the airport costs more than a 2,600-mile trip. Air travel (and commoditized airlines) are a modern wonder.
For the first time since launch, the iPhone 17 Pro (non-ugly-Deep Blue versions) is widely available in New York City area for two days in a row
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
For the first time since launch, the iPhone 17 Pro (non-ugly-Deep Blue versions) is widely available in New York City area for two days in a row
Getting to meet the actual inventor of the internet tonight was pretty damn cool (note: not Al Gore)
October 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Getting to meet the actual inventor of the internet tonight was pretty damn cool (note: not Al Gore)
Welp. At least SBMM is over for Call of Duty. 75% Open. Competition is good my friends.
October 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Welp. At least SBMM is over for Call of Duty. 75% Open. Competition is good my friends.
Sora 2 putting words in my mouth. If I create my own deep fake, is it a deep fake?
Prompt: Show @firstadopter explaining why Nvidia has market leadership with its AI GPUs
Prompt: Show @firstadopter explaining why Nvidia has market leadership with its AI GPUs
October 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Sora 2 putting words in my mouth. If I create my own deep fake, is it a deep fake?
Prompt: Show @firstadopter explaining why Nvidia has market leadership with its AI GPUs
Prompt: Show @firstadopter explaining why Nvidia has market leadership with its AI GPUs
“Trump’s H-1B visa caper will backfire” - Michael Moritz
September 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“Trump’s H-1B visa caper will backfire” - Michael Moritz
One of my favorite stories in THE NVIDIA WAY is when Dwight Diercks told me if Jensen was running ATI during the NV30 debacle, he is 100% confident Jensen would have bankrupted Nvidia because he would have known exactly what to do business wise.
Good luck, Hock Tan.
Good luck, Hock Tan.
September 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
One of my favorite stories in THE NVIDIA WAY is when Dwight Diercks told me if Jensen was running ATI during the NV30 debacle, he is 100% confident Jensen would have bankrupted Nvidia because he would have known exactly what to do business wise.
Good luck, Hock Tan.
Good luck, Hock Tan.
THE NVIDIA WAY has been shortlisted for SABEW’s 2025 Best in Business Book Awards in two categories - Business Reporting and Management & Leadership
September 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
THE NVIDIA WAY has been shortlisted for SABEW’s 2025 Best in Business Book Awards in two categories - Business Reporting and Management & Leadership
The most important takeaway this week is what CoreWeave and Oracle said about AI inference demand: it’s off the charts.
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The most important takeaway this week is what CoreWeave and Oracle said about AI inference demand: it’s off the charts.
Interesting list of winners and losers today
September 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Interesting list of winners and losers today
I suspect Elon is not amused.
September 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I suspect Elon is not amused.
Apple barely mentioned AI at its iPhone event. Doh.
September 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Apple barely mentioned AI at its iPhone event. Doh.
Ridiculous how outlets platformed the shoddily written MIT paper, conflated Altman’s bubble quote, and are now barely mentioning the biggest AI infrastructure print (Oracle stock up 32% today) since Nvidia’s May 2023.
What I wrote about Oracle late last year:
What I wrote about Oracle late last year:
September 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ridiculous how outlets platformed the shoddily written MIT paper, conflated Altman’s bubble quote, and are now barely mentioning the biggest AI infrastructure print (Oracle stock up 32% today) since Nvidia’s May 2023.
What I wrote about Oracle late last year:
What I wrote about Oracle late last year: