I set out to understand why AIs love negative parallelism. The answer wasn't just surprising—it was illuminating. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

The Most Famous AI Writing Tic Is Also the Most Mysterious

Why chatbots love “it’s not X, it’s Y”

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As Apple celebrated its 50th anniversary last month with a private Paul McCartney concert at its California HQ, @patrickmcgee.bsky.social delved into the story of the iPhone-maker's rise to superstardom. With the announcement of Apple's next CEO, don't miss this two-part series on #FTEdit 👇

If you were fortunate enough to read the extraordinary “Apple in China" by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social, then you will immediately recognize this piece as something that could only come from him. The absolute riches of being a subscriber to the @financialtimes.com! giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Apple at 50: how Asia fuelled its rise to the top

Japanese industry and Chinese manufacturing prowess played roles in the tech giant’s success, with consequences for both

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Behind the star products, Apple's success has hinged on Japanese industry and Chinese manufacturing, with companies experiencing mirror-image trajectories based on how they fit into Apple's empire. Today's Big Read is on #FTEdit 👉 Apple at 50: how Asia fuelled its rise to the top ft.trib.al/VGp4kdi

Fantastic part two by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social which shows how Apple extracted knowhow from artisans in Japan through hardline IP, but how China is now evolving its role from manufacturing to innovation, aided by Apple. Industrial strategy in big waves www.ft.com/content/95fd...

Apple at 50: how Asia fuelled its rise to the top

Japanese industry and Chinese manufacturing prowess played roles in the tech giant’s success, with consequences for both

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I feel like I know the story of Apple at 50. Endless podcast pundits etc... The thing about @patrickmcgee.bsky.social is that he can find angles and stories about the most-written-about tech company that nobody else thinks of. Highly recommended (first 300 clicks free): as.ft.com/r/014d4500-c...

Apple at 50: the roots of a tech revolution

[FREE TO READ] How a little-known yet highly influential management course in postwar Japan paved the way for Steve Jobs’ obsession with quality

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No exaggeration to say a judge holds Anthropic's future in his or her hands. This case could be a long, drawn out process, but if the judge feels Anthropic is likely to prevail, a stay preventing the order from being enforced would seem to be in order. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Anthropic Sues Defense Department Over Supply Chain Risk Label

Anthropic PBC sued the Defense Department for declaring that the artificial intelligence giant posed a risk to the US supply chain, after a dispute with the Pentagon over safeguards on the company’s t...

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For a while, Anthropic was the Lyft to OpenAI's Uber -- a company with a better reputation but ultimately doing the same thing. Now the line dividing the two leading AI firms glows bright red. My @opinion.bloomberg.com column this morning (🎁) : www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

OpenAI Steps Over a Red Line Anthropic Refused to Cross

After announcing a sudden and surprising deal with the Pentagon, OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman moved quickly this weekend to show he had won meaningful concessions from military leaders.

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Quite an interesting choice: the Mandarin translation of “Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company” by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social is among the many books bought by Taiwan’s President Lai at the opening of the 2025 Taipei Book Fair.

2. “Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company” by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social. I’m not generally a fan of business books, but this is an extraordinary and gripping story with major geopolitical implications.

How has Apple become dependent on China to manufacture its products? To what extent has Apple shaped supply chains in China? In our latest episode @patrickmcgee.bsky.social and Jianggan Li answer questions of how interdependent China and Apple have become. Listen here: omny.fm/shows/the-li...

Apple in China by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social I learned *so* much from this book, and enjoyed myself immensely in the process. You can't really ask for more than that in a book tbh. www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Apple-...

Apple in China

*** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *** * WINNER OF THE SABEW BEST IN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2025 FOR BUSINESS REPORTING * ‘Absolutely riveting’ Peter ...

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Best China Books of 2025 @chinabooksreview.com: great list with @emilyzfeng.bsky.social Dan Wang @evadou.bsky.social @patrickmcgee.bsky.social Barbara Demick and others. I just ordered the book by Minxin Pei. Huge thanks to @vicshih.bsky.social for including me chinabooksreview.com/2025/12/18/b...

Best China Books of 2025 | China Books Review

Identity issues. Migrant stories. Company profiles. Lost daughters. Daddy issues. Our annual round-up of notable books on or from China, nonfiction and literature, nominated by experts.

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📚 Politics & Reportage winners 📚 GET IN by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund BETWEEN THE WAVES by @tommctague.bsky.social BUCKLEY by Sam Tanenhaus APPLE IN CHINA by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social EMPIRE OF AI by @karenhao.bsky.social

A good review by @michael-feinberg.bsky.social of Patrick McGee's book APPLE IN CHINA: THE CAPTURE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMPANY, with some extra insights from Feinberg (given what his previous role at the FBI was):

Commerce and Moral Compromise in Contemporary China

A review of Patrick McGee, “Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company” (Scribner, 2025).

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For what it's worth, the very best books of 2025, in no particular order. Thank you @johnharris1969.bsky.social @stuartgillespie.bsky.social @duncanweldon.bsky.social @johncassidysays.bsky.social @patrickmcgee.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social

Apple will ship about 243 million phones this year, compared to Samsung’s 235 million, according to CNBC. https://sherwood.news/tech/apple-to-beat-samsung-in-smartphone-shipments-for-first-time-in-14-years/

Apple to beat Samsung in smartphone shipments for first time in 14 years

Apple will ship about 243 million phones this year, compared to Samsung’s 235 million, according to CNBC....

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Why Did Apple Remove China’s Gay Dating Apps?

Patrick McGee, author of ‘Apple in China,’ on how the company’s quiet removal of two major gay dating apps shows how deeply the company is entangled in Beijing’s political agenda.

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Just finished “Apple in China” by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social – holy shit it was a brilliant read. A densely researched story of how Apple drove the rise of China’s tech industry and advanced manufacturing capability, creating a tonne of geopolitical risk in the process. (Sent from my iPad.)

On October 22 (Wed), I'll be talking to @patrickmcgee.bsky.social about his book on how Apple became inseparable with the Chinese market and factories. Come see us in person at @asiasociety.org! You can register below 👇🏻

Patrick McGee on Apple in China

Register now to hear Patrick McGee talk about the story of how Apple became dependent on China for its manufacturing, and what that means for China’s technology rivalry with the United States.

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On Oct. 22, @chinabooksreview.com hosts a conversation with @patrickmcgee.bsky.social and @zeyiyang.bsky.social of @wired.com to discuss the story of how Apple tied its fortunes to America's biggest rival and how that transformed both company and country.

Niet zo lang geleden betekende 'Made in China' vooral: goedkoop. Tegenwoordig staat het juist voor kwaliteit. Een cruciale factor in China's tech-succes is, verrassend genoeg, het Amerikaanse megabedrijf Apple. Hoe dat zit, zie je hier:

Hoe Apple van China een technologische supermacht maakte

YouTube video by Nieuwsuur

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I spent most of the day in the car listening to Apple In China by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social and it's wild how much money, talent, and intellectual property was shipped to China by Apple over the last few decades. Imagine if that had been spent here. Highly recommend the book!

Fantastic piece: the Bluesky-ization of the American Left. I envy how consistently good Noah’s writing is. @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev open.substack.com/pub/noahpini...

The Bluesky-ization of the American left

Progressives discovered a seemingly invincible weapon. One day it stopped working.

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Just finished the really excellent book "Apple in China", by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social - highly recommend! www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Apple-...

Apple in China

*** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ***  ‘Absolutely riveting’ Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads‘Disturbing and enlightening’ Chris Miller, a...

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“Apple in China” by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social is easily the best book I’ve read about modern-day Apple. By a mile. ★★★★★ I say that as someone who makes a living talking about Apple.

Great book and fantastic read by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social, w lots of impressions. For varieties of capitalism nerds, a really interesting insight into incremental improvement in production process over time - something more appropriate to coordinated market economies than liberal market ones...

Apple in China

*** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ***  ‘Absolutely riveting’ Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads‘Disturbing and enlightening’ Chris Miller, a...

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Solid review from a fellow Calgarian 🍁

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I reviewed “Apple in China”, kind of. I rarely think this, but this might be one of my favourite things I have written in a while. pxlnv.com/blog/mcgee-a...

*New* podcast about APPLE IN CHINA with Jaya Bhattacharji Rose for the The Times Of India: open.spotify.com/episode/0A1o... @jbhattacharjirose.bsky.social

Apple in China: Patrick McGee Unpacks a High-Stakes Global Story

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China book recommendations for summer and fall according to Table.Briefings: new work by @evadou.bsky.social, @patrickmcgee.bsky.social, my own "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping," and others table.media/en/china/fea...