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Don’t Mine the Gold, Build the Town. Growing a business during the AI Boom

In the 1840s, thousands of hopefuls flocked to California with visions of gold nuggets the size of fists. Most died broke. But the people who sold them the copper-riveted denim, the sturdy shovels, and the overpriced flour? They didn't just survive; they built legacies that are still trading

OpenAI ChatGPT Atlas: What I Expect After Using Arc, Dia and Comet

I have spent the last few months hopping between new browsers, trying to find one that fits how I actually work. I tried Arc, Dia, and Comet. Each one taught me something useful. None of them stuck. Arc looked promising at first. The design felt fresh and opinionated. Spaces and

We Made Software Easier to Use. Then We Took the UI Away

We’ve come full circle with interfaces We started with command lines. You sat in front of a black screen. You typed words you had to memorise. Miss one character and nothing worked. Power came from recall. Skill meant knowing the right command at the right time. Then desktops arrived.

Why mashup artists still matter in the era of AI music covers

YouTubers such as DJ Cummerbund, ThereIRuinedIt, Bill McClintock, Frog Leap Studios (Leo Moracchioli) and more, show what a human ear can do. They hear tiny harmonic or rhythmic links and force two songs to talk. The result is a mashup or cover that keeps a human pulse: timing choices, ironic

Thinking Machines Lab: Building Agentic AI and What It Means for Product Leaders

Overview Mira Murati, former OpenAI CTO, launched Thinking Machines Lab in early 2025. In June, the startup closed a record $2 billion seed round, valuing it at $10 billion . Its mission: create agentic AI—systems that can both reason and take action—signalling a shift in how we define AI

AGI in focus: Why clarity will define the next AI wave

The debate over artificial general intelligence (AGI) is intensifying among major players—OpenAI, DeepMind, Anthropic and Meta—but they disagree on the what, when and how. That divergence poses a challenge for product leaders aiming to align tech ambition with concrete roadmap outcomes. ft.com Contesting definitions Some define AGI

Meta’s “Superintelligence” Team: What It Means for Product Leaders

Meta’s decision to form a dedicated 50‑strong artificial general intelligence (AGI) team, backed by a $10 billion investment through Scale AI, signals a shift from incremental AI towards long‑term cognitive ambition . AGI vs applied AI Product leaders need to distinguish between near‑term AI—like content moderation—