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You Can’t Blame Data Centers in Seattle for Our Skyrocketing Electricity Prices
This post was originally published on GeekWire on April 20, 2026. I had noticed this “data centers in Seattle” PR op under way and flagged it in last week’s newsletter. After a vague report that some companies were seeking to build “large” data centers in Seattle, Mayor Katie Wilson is exploring a moratorium on new…
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Platformonomics TGIF #53: June 7, 2024
Platformonomics TGIF is a weekly roll-up of links, comments on those links, and perhaps a little too much tugging on my favorite threads. Thanks for all the feedback as we passed the one year milestone for this newsletter. Keep it coming on what you like and dislike. News You Can’t Spell “Glue on Pizza” Without…
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Platformonomics TGIF #52: May 31, 2024
Platformonomics TGIF is a weekly roll-up of links, comments on those links, and perhaps a little too much tugging on my favorite threads. This marks a year of these newsletters (elapsed time a little longer)! I enjoy the writing process, find it helps me refine my thinking without all the work of longer essays, and…
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Platformonomics TGIF #51: May 24, 2024
Platformonomics TGIF is a weekly roll-up of links, comments on those links, and perhaps a little too much tugging on my favorite threads. It has been three weeks and a lot has happened — let’s fire this thing up again! News NVIDIA Earnings: Civilization Endures At least for another quarter… We will wait for their…
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Platformonomics TGIF #50: May 3, 2024
Platformonomics TGIF is a weekly roll-up of links, comments on those links, and perhaps a little too much tugging on my favorite threads. Platformonomics is off the next two weeks (recovering from Clown Week and the Q1 CAPEX numbers). Look for our next missive May 24th. News Q1 Amazon CAPEX Amazon is the last of…
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Platformonomics TGIF #49: April 26, 2024
Platformonomics TGIF is a weekly roll-up of links, comments on those links, and perhaps a little too much tugging on my favorite threads. Busy week with first quarter earnings reports — lots of CAPEX!!! My Writings European Union Designated an Advanced Persistent Threat Previous: BREAKING: European Union Designated an Advanced Persistent Threat News Q1 CAPEX…