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.mehttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.mehttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3ml52mvisi22cCBS commentator putting on a little accent for each hispanic player is absolutely doing my head in. Amateur hour.05 May 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml52mvisi22chttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3ml4r6kwui22wReminder that Staten Island Amazon workers won the right to negotiate a union contract in 2022, and the company has just… refused to do it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4r6kwui22whttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3ml4cqmnack22Loveeeee this. Daylight rule forever. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/05/canada-cpl-offside-rule-trial-wenger05 May 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4cqmnack22https://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3ml2gvapvhc2iBuy Julie’s superb book on how she — through sheer force of will and talent — reignited the Epstein scandal back into the public consciousness. https://www.amazon.com/Perversion-Justice-Jeffrey-Epstein-Story/dp/006300058X [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2gvapvhc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3ml2g3s3voc2cIt's amazing how dramatic it is when a Mac suddenly nears full storage. Good idea to keep an eye on it [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2g3s3voc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3ml2g2ghcbc2cwhat kind of jazz band runs out of music? [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2g2ghcbc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3ml23sea3nk2c"If you insist, so it will be." Oh please, Elon04 May 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml23sea3nk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkzy337ip22cAll those boffins in Silicon Valley keep telling us AI sycophancy is a difficult issue to solve, one that might require billions of dollars in additional investment. Wrong. I solved it in a night with Columbo Mode™️ in my column writing app.04 May 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzy337ip22chttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkyrzjza2c2cAnd now...?04 May 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyrzjza2c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkypn6tcr22chttps://www.wsj.com/business/deals/anthropic-nears-1-5-billion-joint-venture-with-wall-street-firms-8f5448ee04 May 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkypn6tcr22chttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkvx3f5dv22cOnly Arsenal and Man City conceded fewer goals than Cambridge United this season 💪03 May 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvx3f5dv22chttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkvf3pu3ik26NYT vertical video strategy is 80% shots of their old writers struggling into a chair02 May 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvf3pu3ik26https://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkvbmci35s27Wild friction to add in a world where Kalshi exists02 May 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvbmci35s27https://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkvbfbvihc27Do you think the writer of “North London Forever” wishes he’d spent more time coming up with something better than “whatever the weather”?02 May 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvbfbvihc27https://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkv6rgdnks27“*sigh* what’s the point?” (Guy painting out the technical areas at the Emirates)02 May 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv6rgdnks27https://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkuzdqt25k2vYaaaaaa beautyyyyyyyyy02 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuzdqt25k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkurar7nec2bHa! Get stuffed, Wrexham02 May 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkurar7nec2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mktrvewmis2c [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktrvewmis2chttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mksmjktoxk2eA truly beautiful selection of images from photographer Ann Hermes, who has been capturing the character of local newsrooms facing extinction. Sigh. www.annhermesphoto.com/newsrooms01 May 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksmjktoxk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mksl4efhrs2eSemi-regular reminder that I keep a personal blog of Good Stuff Around The Web™️ on my own site. Keep the blogging dream alive, people. https://davelee.me/hope-is-always-the-only-rational-position/01 May 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksl4efhrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkshvmnflc2eI find it so odd when white native New Yorkers think they're landing one on me by making some kind of comment on British colonialism. You're white. And you're living in a place called New *York*.01 May 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkshvmnflc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkscq3nrek2eIf you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs .... My @opinion.bloomberg.com column on what we learned from Tim Cook's penultimate Apple earnings call (🎁 link) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-01/apple-earnings-iphone-maker-is-winning-the-ai-spending-game-by-not-playing-it?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NzY0NDcyOCwiZXhwIjoxNzc4MjQ5NTI4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURUNYQ0lLSVAzTkQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI4Q0NEMDRGNjgxQTM0NUVGQTY2RjZGRUFDNTRCMjhCNiJ9.3nmhkx0gaPN0cJ3KM22HaGAQaqVNa1rJNRO39n8DpFw01 May 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkscq3nrek2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkqoaftjws2eCapex wasn't mentioned once on the Apple earnings call30 Apr 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqoaftjws2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkqhjirqhs2eApple beat across the board, but only by a smidge. Shares yo-yoing after hours.30 Apr 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqhjirqhs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkqbmdmlx22oIncidentally, I’ve always loved this — the first page of the Course Notes from Alan Moore’s BBC Maestro course [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqbmdmlx22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkqbeyz2qc2oTremendous [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqbeyz2qc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mkq7gjdxek2eJust listened to 20 minutes of the mind-numbing livestream from "Monitoring the Situation", the a16z-backed media start-up. Surely better ways to spend your time, @taylorlorenz.bsky.social !30 Apr 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:tu6c7n74k6qa7tktsdzlmhzp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq7gjdxek2e