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Well, it’s finally happening.

Artwork from Reid Hoffman’s “AI For All Americans” Of all the think pieces, manifestos, hand wringing, and news analysis I’ve read about AI threats and opportunities, the one piece that feels critical to consider is a plea from Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Mi…

Plenty of places to make money in Google’s AI Mode.

Meta’s Muse Mascot Is Terrifying.

Watching OpenAI promote its ads business puts me in something of a nostalgic mood.

Uh oh.

(260717) — SHANGHAI, July 17, 2026 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026.

The Economist, August 2017 “Data is the new oil.”

Artwork Rick Griffin I’ve been trying to connect with a journalist who reached out a few days ago.

An image from SasSpocalypse.com Last week I ran into an old pal at a party who asked me what I thought of the “SaaSpocalypse” – the AI-driven correction that hit nearly all software stocks over the past few quarters.

A NYT story on data centers.

Artwork from Anthropic’s announcement My posts here often stem from my morning ritual of reading the news – which despite the rise of AI agents still revolves around roughly three dozen email newsletters of one kind or another.

Credit to the WSJ and Reddit Today Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined the chorus of multi-billionaires who feel compelled to issue periodic manifestos about the impact of AI on society.