27 posts

Tech

What the technology industry actually costs and who pays for it. The economics behind platforms, infrastructure, AI investment, and digital market power.

8 min read
Graduates are booing the AI pitch, and the math explains why
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 27, 2026 • Work • Tech
8 min read
Meta's 350 Irish job cuts: AI alibi or metaverse bill coming due?
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 26, 2026 • Work • Tech
8 min read
Amazon built a $56bn ad business by ignoring its own rule #1
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 25, 2026 • Markets • Tech
8 min read
Stanford's AI class: the fraud factory hiding in plain sight
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 25, 2026 • Work • Tech
9 min read
OpenAI is spending $600 billion to maybe win a race nobody has mapped
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 25, 2026 • Tech • Markets
8 min read
The AI that can't fold laundry is about to get a $1 billion makeover
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 25, 2026 • Tech • Markets
9 min read
Why the AI job apocalypse keeps not happening - and what that misses
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 21, 2026 • Work • Tech
8 min read
SpaceX just filed to go public and the numbers are a mess
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 21, 2026 • Tech • Markets
9 min read
Seven companies are holding up the global economy - and markets know it
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 17, 2026 • Markets • Tech
8 min read
The data center that drained 44 swimming pools - and nobody noticed
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 10, 2026 • Tech • Prices
8 min read
Cloudflare fires 1,100 people the same day it reports record revenue
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 8, 2026 • Markets • Tech • Work
8 min read
America's $700 billion AI bet could trigger the next recession
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 6, 2026 • Markets • Tech • Trade

Load More You've reached the end of the list