Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
The Source of Smartphones
Reporting vs. Reality
This headline caught my attention, since I’m always going to be very interested in anything to do with x.ai:
At first blush, it makes sense, because they’re powering it with diesel generators, which are famously dirty.
(more…)Going, Going, Gone
Good Lord. The entire Moody’s selloff is gone, and markets are green across the board. Words fail me.
End of the Diabetes Industry?
A Threat To The Diabetes Cash Cow
Years ago, in a conversation with an endocrinologist, I mentioned there was no incentive to cure diabetes, giving the money companies were making from managing it (with testing supplies, insulin, etc.). He replied that the incumbents had no incentive to cure it, but a startup company would. Now it looks like one has—at least in one patient. Sana Biotechnology (SANA 0.00%↑) has developed a one-time treatment that could upend the entire diabetes industry.
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