Higher Powers and Lower Macs (This Week in Stratechery)

• Source: Stratechery (Ben Thompson)
• Date: 2026-03-06
• Type: weekly-digest
• RDCO Relevance: Low

Weekly roundup covering the week of March 2, 2026. Key themes: Anthropic’s standoff with the Department of War and its alignment implications; Apple’s new $599 MacBook Neo using an iPhone chip to go downmarket. Highlighted the Gregory Allen interview on Anthropic and the U.S. government, Andrew Sharp’s historical perspective on government pressure on private companies, and Apple’s budget Mac strategy. Also covered Dithering, Sharp Tech, Sharp China, and Asianometry episodes from the week.