Ten from the weekend 06/20: A few interesting reads that I came across

Focus areas: Blockchain| ML-AI| Data science/Analytics applications |eSports| CRISPR| Design thinking

1. The cost of cloud: https://a16z.com/2021/05/27/cost-of-cloud-paradox-market-cap-cloud-lifecycle-scale-growth-repatriation-optimization/|| Spotify shifting its costs example: https://redmonk.com/jgovernor/2021/04/28/shifting-cost-optimisation-left-spotify-backstage-cost-insights/

2. How software is eating the car: https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/advanced-cars/software-eating-car

3. Balaji S. Srinivasan on the purpose of technology — https://balajis.com/the-purpose-of-technology/|| also check his new initiative www.1729.com

4. S1 teardown — confluent: https://mattturck.com/confluent/

5. Decentralized finance what it is and why it matters:https://future.a16z.com/cryptos-fourth-wave-defi-poised-for-breakthrough/

6. Taproot is coming to bitcoin: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoin

7. 2021 Gemini state of crypto: https://www.gemini.com/gemini-2021-state-of-crypto-us.pdf

8. Ark’s big ideas: https://equitybreakdown.substack.com/p/arks-big-ideas-2021-breakdown

9. An introduction to rockets: https://deepforest.substack.com/p/an-introduction-to-rockets

10. 7 powers known to tesla, pixar, Netflix, apple and twilio: https://www.nfx.com/post/seven-powers/

Elliptic curve cryptography explained- good summary, long long time ago my master’s thesis was in this — https://fangpenlin.com/posts/2019/10/07/elliptic-curve-cryptography-explained/