How microfactories are changing the manufacturing playbook
These small, modular facilities are leveraging robotics, additive manufacturing and advanced technologies to alleviate long lead times for parts and components.
disruption
Google’s Westinghouse Bet
SemiAnalysis thinks the DeepMind shakeup means Google is losing the AI race. It might be that Google is choosing to run a different race.
https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/our-evaluation-of-claude-mythos-previews-cyber-capabilities
The Sword of Damocles in Software
"GitHub Copilot had 20 million users. First to market. Then Claude Code arrived and installs peaked within six months. If the sword can cut the leader, no one is safe."
The DoorDash problem and the great AI browser fight
Amazon sued Perplexity this month over its Comet browser, which uses AI agents to do online shopping on your behalf. This is the first major front in the war over who gets to browse the web.
Tired of Streaming? Home-Grown 'Free Blockbuster' Libraries Are Trying to O
In 2019 Los Angeles film/TV producer Brian Morrison painted Blockbuster's logo onto an old newspaper box — and then filled it up with used DVDs. "The Free Blockbuster movement slowly gained traction," reports the New York Times — aided at times by social media…
This forest generates billions of dollars without felling a single tree
Cork oaks are making homes warmer, cars lighter and clothes biodegradable — while still feeding the birds and absorbing carbon.
Disruptive Innovation
Some examples of disruptive innovation include: Disruptor Disruptee Personal computers Mainframe and mini computers Mini mills Integrated steel mills Cellular phones Fixed line telephony Community colleges Four-year colleges Discount retailers Full-service department stores…
Why Platform Disruption Is So Much Bigger than Product Disruption
New products change what we buy, but new platforms have much broader effects.
The Businesses That Platforms Are Actually Disrupting
Probably not the ones you think.
Why Procter & Gamble Is More Disruptive Than You
When people in tech talk about disruption and customer development, the typical picture that pops to mind is a couple of plucky young…
Beyond Disruption
Clayton Christensen claims that Uber is not disruptive, and he’s exactly right. In fact, disruption theory often doesn’t make sense when it comes to understanding how companies succeed …
Every Company Is Up For Disruption, So Keep Your Products Simple | TechCrunch
Editor's note: Victor Belfor is the vice president of business development at Influitive. He recently started angel investing and mentoring at 500 startups. As products mature, companies continue to compete in heated battles with their competitors by adding more features and…
Dollar Shave Club and the Disruption of Everything
Dollar Shave Club is a textbook example of how the new Internet economy will destroy value in incumbent industries.
Why big companies squander brilliant ideas
J F C Fuller did not invent the tank. That distinction should probably fall to E L de Mole, an Australian who approached the British war office in 1912 with a
The inside story of Roku’s TV program
How a scrappy startup upended the U.S. TV market.