2026-05-01
Cambridge: the kettle
I arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, today with my boyfriend. We have a modest Airbnb apartment, up enough stairs that if you decided to count the flights you would probably have...
AI: cognitive labor glut + new guys
Why is the advent of AI a big deal, and more worrying than previous advents? I think there are actually two interesting things going on, that make AI importantly different...
Manhattan: distance and movement
Last Tuesday I went to a Broadway show, Ragtime. I was in the front row, but surprised by how much the action did not feel real and a few feet...
AI unemployment and AI extinction are often the same
My sense is that people think of AI existential risk and AI unemployment as distinct issues. Some people are extremely concerned about extinction and perhaps even indifferent to total unemployment....
San Francisco: self driving
I’m on a plane heading back to San Francisco. I’ve lived in the Bay Area for most of the years since 2009, and a large fraction of that time the...
Russia Has 27 Tu-22M3 Supersonic Bombers Left. It Cannot Build More
The Tu-22M3 “Backfire” is a Cold War-era long-range bomber used for maritime strike and theater-level missile delivery. A long-time staple of the Russian fleet, the Tu-22 has suffered a 10-15%...
Keel
An AI assistant whose memory belongs to you Discussion | Link
Our evaluation of OpenAI's GPT-5.5 cyber capabilities
Our evaluation of OpenAI's GPT-5.5 cyber capabilities The UK's AI Security Institute previously evaluated Claude Mythos: now they've evaluated GPT-5.5 for finding security vulnerability and found it to be comparable...
USB-C Charger Juices Up 100 Devices At Once
Back when phones used to ship with chargers in the box, you’d get a plugpack that could charge one device. Aftermarket manufacturers eventually started making chargers with four or five...
The Way People Shop Has Quietly Changed Forever — and Only Brands That Adapt Will Lead the Next Trillion-Dollar Market
As millions of shoppers turn to AI agents before traditional retailers, brands that fail to become machine-readable risk losing the next trillion-dollar market shift.
How to Build a Full AI Dev Team in Claude Code | Guide from Google PM Gabor Meyer
What a Google PM’s 21-agent workflow actually looks like - from Confluence spec to App Store in 135 mins
The Canada F-35 Debate Has No End Date Now
Has Canada’s review of its purchase of F-35 fighter jets become the longest government review process in history? In March of 2025, Mark Carney was elected the 24th prime minister...
Benchmark
Upload a fintech proposal & see if the price is fair Discussion | Link
U.S. Army Quote of the Day Ulysses S. Grant: ‘The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can…’
Ulysses S. Grant was one of the most fascinating figures in American history. He was a famous soldier and general who led the Union Army to victory in the Civil...
Regulus by Cumbuca
AI chatbot trained on Brazil's Central Bank regulations Discussion | Link
Open Finance MCP
Access your bank data in ChatGPT & Claude via Open Finance Discussion | Link
The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-Class Submarine Comeback Is Just Getting Started
The U.S. Navy’s first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826), is now projected for delivery by the end of 2028, according to statements made by Danny Deep,...
Army Quote of the Day by General George S. Patton: ‘Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I’ll win a battle; give me an army of Texas Aggies, and…’
“Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I’ll win a battle; give me an army of Texas Aggies, and I’ll win a War.” – General George S. Patton ...
The new 'Xbox mode' for Windows 11 has arrived, but don't get your hopes up for performance improvements: it's just a new UI
The "dedicated gaming experience" for WIndows 11 is now rolling out in "select markets."
I played the MindsEye mission about the alleged game saboteurs, and it sucks so bad
The mission is dull and witless, and the promised "evidence" of sabotage against developer Build a Rocket Boy utterly fails to materialize.
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