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AI CodingAI Coding
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Foundations beat fireworks: the week AI grew up

Foundations beat fireworks: the week AI grew up

Claude Mythos, Project Glasswing, Gemma 4, Muse Spark and Managed Agents - why this was the week the smart money moved from capability demos to security, sovereignty and control.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Cyber SecurityCyber Security
+8+8
Making Headspace: Why the Hardest Job in AI Is Learning to Sit Still

Making Headspace: Why the Hardest Job in AI Is Learning to Sit Still

Google's compression breakthrough, Anthropic's accidental reveal, and why the smartest thing you can do this Easter is think.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI CodingAI Coding
+6+6
AI won't just change what you do - it'll change what your company looks like

AI won't just change what you do - it'll change what your company looks like

AI is no longer a productivity bolt-on. It's exposing how much of your organisation exists to compensate for inefficiency.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
ClaudeClaude
+7+7
Your best AI tool went dark on Monday. Here's what to do about it. + ChatGPT 5.4 Launches and Perplexity adds 19 models.

Your best AI tool went dark on Monday. Here's what to do about it. + ChatGPT 5.4 Launches and Perplexity adds 19 models.

Claude Went Down, the Pentagon Cut Ties, and GPT-5.4 Launched: Why AI Resilience Is Now a Board-Level Priority

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI OptimismAI Optimism
+5+5
AI could halve your costs in 16 months.

AI could halve your costs in 16 months.

A viral essay, a stampede, and what 13-year-olds know about AI that most CEOs don't

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
ClaudeClaude
+4+4
The Week the AI Lobsters Came for Your Computer

The Week the AI Lobsters Came for Your Computer

From Assistants to Agents. AI is getting arms and legs.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI OptimismAI Optimism
+6+6
2026 is the year our comfort ends

2026 is the year our comfort ends

Alex Smith on ego death, my research on the 94 building blocks of knowledge work, and why 43% of what we do is irreducibly human.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle