Stratechery (Ben Thompson)
7/24/2026

The original title is: "Stratechery Weekly Digest: Chinese AI Models, Hugging Face, and the NBA"
Original: 2026.30: The Copium Wars
Short summary
Stratechery's weekly digest for July 20, 2026 covers Chinese AI models and their implications for frontier competition, the trajectory of Hugging Face, and the NBA's second-apron salary cap strategy. The provided excerpt is a teaser summary with no substantive analysis included. Full content likely requires a Stratechery subscription.
- •Weekly Stratechery digest covering Chinese AI models and frontier competition
- •Discusses what happened to Hugging Face
- •Touches on NBA salary cap second-apron strategy
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