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They might be buying time to sell the relevant stock

I’m working on a combination of a semantic embedder and vector database with a focus on Apple devices https://github.com/emmettmcdow/dve

It should be drop in semantic search for any text. No need to worry about what models, what database, how the data is processed, dealing with performance concerns. None of that. Just vector search.


I’m looking forward to using a RISC-V computer in 20 years


You're probably already using a RISC-V computer, it's just embedded as a supervisor in some other gadget (or vehicle) you own.


I look forward to running my _own_ software on a RISC-V computer.


I already do: https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32-c3

The tool chains that Espressif seem to work pretty well with these as well as their earlier (some sort of RISC) processors. I have had some code, however, that did not produce desired results until I upgraded the toolchain.

The other issue I've run into is that some cell phone battery packs that work well with Raspberry Pis won't stay on with the RISC-V ESPs because they draw so little power the battery pack doesn't detect the load.


While its current performance is not competitive, there are currently interesting options. I got the orange pi riscv version, mainly to test riscv while it's slow compared to other arm socs, it's still better than I expected. There are even risc v TPUs now.


This underestimates the will of governments and companies Europe and especially China to reduce their dependency on US-controlled technology.


ARM isn't US controlled, is it? British and also now Japanese since it's owned by SoftBank.

Meanwhile, wouldn't China be more heavily invested in Longsoon?


ARM is British (America’s closest ally) and proprietary. If you’re swapping, just eliminate the risk and cost entirely.

LoongArch is 32-bit instructions only. This means no MCUs due to poor code density. That forces them into RISCV anyway at which point, you might as well pour all your money and dev time into one ISA instead of two. RISCV has way more worldwide investment meaning LoongArch looks like a losing horse in the long term when it comes to software.


Quite the contrary, the fragmented ecosystem is holding RISC-V back.

There are currently 3 variants of LoongArch ISA. The reduced 32-bit version targets MCUs. And LoongArch64 ATX/MATX motherboards with UEFI support is readily available. This makes it far more easier to develop with LoongArch.


What evidence do you have that RISC-V is being held back by fragmentation?

Every upcoming general purpose RISC-V core I'm aware of is targeting RVA23. That's even less fragmentation than x86 has.

Meanwhile, I don't know of ANY third-party chip designs using LoongArch, so asserting no fragmentation seems to be misrepresenting the situation a bit.


That's good news. Hopefully there will be more affordable replacements for x86 PCs.


I hope our complacent companies get a shot of competition.


I think 10 years is a more realistic estimate. Probably first in servers and Android phones.


Hyperscalers are using RISC-V servers today. Here is an example from SiFive (USA).

https://www.sifive.com/blog/investing-in-our-next-chapter-of...

And here is an example of Alibaba using RISC-V for inference and training in the cloud:

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/04/08/china-alibaba-data-cente...

Those are both up and running today.

And of course there is Tenstorrrent:

https://tenstorrent.com/ip/risc-v-cpu


They are everywhere already in microcontrollers like ESP32.


Yeah but op was talking about directly using a RISC-V computer. The embedded RISC-V CPUs are effectively black boxes.


> I’m looking forward to using a RISC-V computer

I may be using this one soon:

https://store.deepcomputing.io/products/dc-roma-risc-v-mainb...


unironically, this.

i've been hearing about arm computer for almost twenty years and only just recently general-purpose decently-priced arm laptops have been released (qualcomm laptops, the macbook neo).

and arm desktop are still not a thing, in practice.


Well, Apple M1/M2/etc. are, technically, ARMv8, and they're available as desktops.


Also the Acorn Archimedes is, technically, an ARM / RISC desktop.


Distant memories of a 1980s London classroom.


they're not general-purpose in the sense that you can run any operating system nor they're decently priced.



technically true, practically irrelevant.


> arm desktop are still not a thing

The desktop market is not the only product space anymore.

Apple has had brilliant success with its ARM processors, proving that ARM is more than capable. Before Apple's switch, Chromebooks had been using ARM since 2011.

Android is the dominant operating system in mobile and most Android devices use the ARM platform. Many of these devices have desktop capability -- they are a viable convergence platform.


I think the Surface Laptops (2018?) count, and arguably the previous models (2012+) sorta-kinda count (tablet + keyboard).

Side note: It's kinda funny to me that "the keyboard is detachable, the screen is glass and you can touch/write on it" makes it "lesser" than a laptop rather than being an upgrade.

But yeah, definitely happy to see more in this space. Now we just need e-Paper laptops to take off as well :)


I already have one! (But it's technically a soldering iron...)


Pinecil?


It's the phones dude. It's literally just the phones. Get rid of the phones and you fix it.


Old geezer take: If you're referring to smart phones - social engagement in the US was already headed down 5 decades before those were invented. I blame TV.


Indeed, TV enabled millions of people to laugh at the same joke simultaneously, each sitting alone on their own sofa.



This is awesome! I’ve been looking for a way to batch export my notes out of Apple notes, will this work for that purpose?

I totally agree with you that most notes apps miss the mark. I’m working on one now which I hope satisfies the same requirements as Apple notes(dead simple, iCloud sync, free) but has some things I want (improved search, first class markdown support).

I’ve been using it as my daily driver for a while, but it’s not quite ready for other users yet. I wrote a bit about it in my year in review[1] under the section “Not Another Notes App!”.

1. https://emmettmcdow.com/posts/2025-in-review


What an awesome project! That's a great idea and it could easily incorporate it, I'd love to help out, let's talk(:


Came here to find out exactly this!

This is an awesome tool. Would love to get started in 2026 with all my notes (without an id) being synced to a markdown folder / repo


Is any company actually doing this? I haven’t heard of anyone that has this setup. Maybe contract work, but never a full time employee working 4 days.


It's not unheard of here in Sweden, not common but I know a couple of people here and there.


This is tangential but the whole Tiananmen Square thing is kind of odd. When I visited China many people were more willing to discuss it than I had imagined. Some spoke about it unsolicited. It’s a tourist destination you have to buy tickets for. It’s rather subtle what can and cannot be discussed relating to it. Those I spoke to about it told me that most people have a good understanding of what happened, and many people speak negatively of the CCP. You just can’t do it if you have a major platform (e.g. you’re Jack Ma or you are an LLM).

Not to discount how negative free speech restrictions are, but I’m not so sure how effective that particular propaganda campaign would be.


A few things: In tourist areas they will feel comfortable talking about the protests/reprisal because they get inundated by American tourists wanting to ask them about it. "It’s a tourist destination you have to buy tickets for" -> Right, Tiananmen square has no stigma at all, but that is different from the 1989 incident.

If you post about the 1989 incident on Weibo, it will absolutely get removed and you might get the local police visiting you -- depending on how much time they have on their hands and how incendiary your post was.


> many people speak negatively of the CCP

Probably true. Right up to the point where they attract a little too much attention, or annoy the wrong party official. Then all that they said becomes evidence of their crimes.


From the comments here it sounds like most people think the amount Anthropic paid for the company was probably not much more than the VC funding which Bun raised.

How would the payout split work? It wouldn’t seem fair to the investors if the founder profited X million while the investors get their original money returned. I understand VC has the expectation that 99 out of 100 of investments will net them no money. But what happens in the cases where money is made, it just isn’t profitable for the VC firm.

What’s to stop everyone from doing this? Besides integrity, why shouldn’t every founder just cash out when the payout is life-changing?

Is there usually some clause in the agreements like “if you do not return X% profit, the founder forfeits his or her equity back to the shareholders”?


All VC's have preferred shares, meaning in case of liquation like now, they get their investment back, and then the remainder gets shared.

Additionally, depending on round, they also have multiples, like 2x meaning they get at least 2x their investment before anyone else gets anything


Probably not much more than their valuation, which is the key difference since the investor will still get a net return.


Super cool!


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