I don't think it's possible to make much money in smartphone apps now. Prices are low, users rarely install new ones, and much competition.
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TIL that Ada was the result of a language competition, seeking to replace the 450(!) programming languages in use at the department of defence: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/aeronautics-and-astronautics/16-01-unified-engineering-i-ii-iii-iv-fall-2005-spring-2006/comps-programming/15_robertdewar.pdf
AMD's remarkable resurgence, the profitability of the server market today, and the prospect of significant CPU and GPU sales for them: https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/03/06/amd-is-determined-to-gets-its-rightful-datacenter-share/
Ultimately, competition is great for the consumer.
Interesting, nuanced discussion of Leela Chess Zero (a neural net) beating Stockfish in a recent competition: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20027838
Whilst the original DeepMind result was impressive, it's great to see reproducible results and a project that's available to the public.
