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Anthropic Is Not on Your Side
Actions speak louder than words. Follow the money.
David Shapiro · MAY 26, 2026
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The Mom Was Right. Her Reasons Were Wrong.
A viral r/antiai post had the right instinct on kids and AI. The reasons don't hold up.
APR 30, 2026
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DeepSeek V4 Shakes AI Market with Low-Cost Power
DeepSeek V4 delivers near-frontier AI at far lower cost, forcing US firms to rethink pricing, strategy, and risk.
Matthew Berman · APR 28, 2026
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GPT-5.5 Just Dropped, I’ve Been Testing It for the Last Two Weeks
GPT-5.5 sets a new AI standard with human-like responses, token efficiency, and powerful coding performance
Matthew Berman · APR 23, 2026
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AI Benchmarks, Dorsey Layoffs, & Iris ID Verification
AI benchmark doubts, Dorsey layoffs, iris IDs, Claude design, Cursor funding, OpenAI chips deal, Sora exits, Musk UBI, Cerebras IPO, Opus update.
Matthew Berman, Nick Wentz · APR 20, 2026
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The AI Compute Boom Has Room for Everyone
Inside Google's TPUs and the Supply Chain That Powers Both Giants
Ben Pouladian · DEC 12, 2025
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The Line Is Disappearing: Inside Figma's Bet on AI-Native Product Development
How CTO Kris Rasmussen is reimagining what it means to build software when the tools can think
Nick Wentz · NOV 9, 2025
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How LIV Golf Is Betting on Technology to Transform the Sport
Inside the challenger league's strategy to attract new audiences, optimize athlete performance, and tell better stories
Nick Wentz · NOV 7, 2025
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Day in the Life of a Researcher at Microsoft
This original series spotlights Microsoft researchers—their work, their impact, and the ideas shaping the future of AI.
Nick Wentz · NOV 6, 2025
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The Orchestration Era: How AI Agents Will Transform Work (Without Replacing Workers)
Silvio Savarese has spent his career teaching machines to see the world. Now he's focused on helping them act in it, and that shift changes everything.
Nick Wentz · NOV 6, 2025
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Live From Dreamforce: Marc Benioff on AI's Promise and Limits
At Dreamforce 2025, Salesforce's CEO offers something the tech industry desperately needs: optimism tempered by truth.
Nick Wentz · NOV 2, 2025
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Formula 1's Unexpected Edge: Why Racing Matters More as Cars Drive Themselves
As autonomous vehicles reshape our roads, the sport of human drivers is booming—and the paradox reveals something profound about what we value
Nick Wentz · OCT 29, 2025
