🗽Noteworthy Bits

The Essential Tech Stack: The best tools and platforms, according to fast-growing tech companies from Iconiq

The focus of this report is to provide an overview of the essential technology stack for software companies yet we think that is misleading as most of these apps are applicable to any company. Modern software is not just for technology companies!

A Memo for the President on U.S. Technology Competitiveness from Special Competitive Studies Project

“The People’s Republic of China (PRC) leads in 5G, advanced batteries, and commercial drones while the United States leads in sectors like internet platforms such as social media, synthetic biology, biopharmaceuticals, quantum computing, and fusion energy. Other technologies are contested, including AI, next generation networks, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing. In many cases, trend lines point to tenuous leads lost and the seeds of new gaps being sown.”

LLMs as the Next Major Tech Platform Shift from Steven Sinofsky

Steven Sinofsky, the former President of Microsoft’s Windows Division, posted an epic Twitter thread on the potential for Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to be the next major platform shift in technology.