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Monday · July 27, 2026 · Issue No. 938
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Essays

Long-form arguments about where AI is taking work, money, and power.

Slower than the briefings. Sharper than the consensus. Written by Anthony Batt and Harry DeMott.

Lead Essay

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The command line didn’t die. It was waiting. 
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The command line didn’t die. It was waiting. 

There’s a moment every programmer remembers. Not when they learned to code — that’s a different memory, usually involving a textbook and...

Anthony Batt · Feb 24, 2026
AI and Jobs: What Three Decades of Building Tech Taught Me About What’s Coming
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AI and Jobs: What Three Decades of Building Tech Taught Me About What’s Coming

Anthony Batt · Feb 12, 2026
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The Species That Wasn’t Ready 

Harry DeMott · Feb 12, 2026
Archive

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Anthropic Claude 4 release
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Anthropic Claude 4 release

Anthony Batt · May 22, 2025
How Sam Altman just executed the tech industry’s most audacious talent heist
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How Sam Altman just executed the tech industry’s most audacious talent heist

Anthony Batt · May 22, 2025
Google IO 2025 generative AI tools look impressive
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Google IO 2025 generative AI tools look impressive

Anthony Batt · May 20, 2025
The “AI-First” rise will define business winners through 2030
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The “AI-First” rise will define business winners through 2030

Anthony Batt · May 7, 2025
Vibe coding: The term that finally captured our AI reality
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Vibe coding: The term that finally captured our AI reality

Anthony Batt · May 3, 2025
Physical AI changes everything
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Physical AI changes everything

Dominik Sansevere · Apr 14, 2025
How Google’s Agent2Agent protocol could transform business
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How Google’s Agent2Agent protocol could transform business

Anthony Batt · Apr 12, 2025
Can a machine out dream us? Google Gemini’s bold leap into thought
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Can a machine out dream us? Google Gemini’s bold leap into thought

Anthony Batt · Apr 12, 2025
AI enters the real world
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AI enters the real world

Dominik Sansevere · Apr 10, 2025
New frameworks, open-source alternatives, and specialized agents
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New frameworks, open-source alternatives, and specialized agents

Dominik Sansevere · Apr 7, 2025
Quantum Computer in the impressionist style: AI’s creative economy takes shape
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Quantum Computer in the impressionist style: AI’s creative economy takes shape

Dominik Sansevere · Mar 28, 2025
AI shifts to multi-model architectures as specialization outpaces all-in-one solutions
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AI shifts to multi-model architectures as specialization outpaces all-in-one solutions

Dominik Sansevere · Mar 24, 2025
The rise of vibe coding
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The rise of vibe coding

Anthony Batt · Mar 23, 2025
The cybersecurity battlefield is evolving faster than our defenses
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The cybersecurity battlefield is evolving faster than our defenses

Dominik Sansevere · Mar 19, 2025
Billions pour into superintelligence as AI researchers question scaling
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Billions pour into superintelligence as AI researchers question scaling

Dominik Sansevere · Mar 17, 2025
Chinese AI agent Manus is the newest breakthrough in autonomous AI technology
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Chinese AI agent Manus is the newest breakthrough in autonomous AI technology

Anthony Batt · Mar 16, 2025
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