Mike Elgan
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- Aug 28, 2026
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Why AI doesn’t make companies more productive (opens the original)
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In 1987, Nobel Prize–winning economist Robert Solow wrote, “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.” Gartner projects worldwide AI spending of $2.59 trillion in 2026, a 47% jump over last year, with the US accounting for at least half that amount, according to a wide range of estimates. But in the US, utilization-adjusted total factor productivity grew just 0.07% over the four quarters ending in the first quarter of 2026. That is a near-standstill by historica
How AI is killing smartphone apps in China (opens the original)
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Chinese smartphone makers have been followers in the global market, embracing the concepts and paradigms set in the past 20 years by Apple and Google. But AI may be giving the Chinese an opportunity to break away and set their own path forward. Specifically, Chinese companies are integrating AI more fully into smartphones, and also using AI for limited robotics in phones. Here’s what you need to know about these emerging trends. China’s ZTE recently showed its Nubia NaviX Ultra. The phone runs B
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