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The Week The Giants Agreed to Share
Dec 12, 2025

The Week The Giants Agreed to Share

The biggest AI competitors just donated the plumbing for the next web just in time for Christmas. And retailers are waking up to the reality of agentic christmas shopping.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI CodingAI Coding
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How AI leads to gross domestic flourishing
Nov 28, 2025

How AI leads to gross domestic flourishing

Frugal AI. Shipping containers, AI operating systems and money trees. All against the backdrop of the UK's autumn budget.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI CodingAI Coding
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How do you create an octopus organisation using AI code and collaboration?
Nov 21, 2025

How do you create an octopus organisation using AI code and collaboration?

Why an octopus-shaped organisation wins in 2026 and how AI, code, and collaboration make it possible.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI CodingAI Coding
+7+7
The Bank of England Governor is an AI optimist + Halloween AI help
Oct 17, 2025

The Bank of England Governor is an AI optimist + Halloween AI help

This week brought validation: Nobel prizes, job data, and institutional confidence. Here's what the economic shift means for your business - and a spooky coding challenge for the weekend.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Free PromptFree Prompt
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AI, your kids’ future & a free prompt to expand your horizons
Oct 10, 2025

AI, your kids’ future & a free prompt to expand your horizons

Rabbit holes, robins, and platform plays - plus a prompt to expand your thinking, and a new take on what the next generation might do in an AI-powered world.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI StrategyAI Strategy
+3+3
Why AI is not going to take your job
Sep 26, 2025

Why AI is not going to take your job

Is your calendar chaos? Try this AI fix, plus optimism vs anxiety in AI, and why now is the time to plan ahead. This is your dose of AI Optimism for 19th September - 25th September

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI StrategyAI Strategy
+3+3
The Cost of Doing Nears Zero: What Rises in Value?
Aug 22, 2025

The Cost of Doing Nears Zero: What Rises in Value?

An AI Strategy Primer

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI CodingAI Coding
+2+2
From Zero-Person Startups to $80M Exits: The New Code Economy
Jun 27, 2025

From Zero-Person Startups to $80M Exits: The New Code Economy

Your AI Briefing for 21st June - 27th June 2025

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
World ModelWorld Model
+5+5
AI Isn’t Magic — But It Is Transforming Everything
Jun 13, 2025

AI Isn’t Magic — But It Is Transforming Everything

Your AI Briefing for 7th June - 12th June 2025

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
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