Summary

HumanX returns to a very different AI world, marking a significant return to a conversation centering on AI customer impact. Mar 30 Darrell Etherington highlighted the strategic importance of early flags in influencing consumer perceptions of artificial intelligence.

Sep 3 Darrell Etherington warned that while Google's Gemini and Pixel 10 natural language image editing represent a strong future for Photoshop, there is a potential threat from AI startups that could erode app store dominance over time. Jul 3 Darrell Etherington noted that the App Store's current dominance ends not with competition but with a fundamental shift in consumer app thinking.

Jun 23 Darrell Etherington criticized OpenAIs for acting as a bystander, comparing their threat to a larger "steamroller" that has already done splash damage to ecosystem builders.

May 30 Darrell Etherington explored the new "personality-based tool selection" model and the challenges of incorporating soft skills in tech stacks alongside human selection criteria.

May 23 Darrell Etherington analyzed the emerging threat of a "6.5 billion epic troll" as a real AI future for consumer devices.

May 20 Darrell Etherington highlighted that New York's Betaworks successfully gathered nine AI startups to build at the application layer as part of a major program.

See all Darrell Etherington's latest thoughts on the angle, where the newsletter covers tech and early-stage startups. The content emphasizes resilience as the next critical phase of the AI economy.

Title

The Angle | Darrell Etherington | Substack

Description

A newsletter about tech and early stage startups. Insights from TechCrunch's former Managing Editor Darrell Etherington. Click to read The Angle, by Darrell Etherington, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Dates

Created 2026-03-09

Updated 2026-04-03

Summarized 2026-04-03