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14 issues so far · a new one every Monday

Oct 27, 2026Members only
Write the procedure once. Run it in any assistant.

Write the procedure once. Run it in any assistant.

Agent Skills just went vendor-neutral. Your SOPs became a product.

Oct 20, 2026Members only
Read the contract, write down the process

Read the contract, write down the process

Gemini 4 Argon is finally open. Here’s the work it’s actually good for.

Oct 13, 2026Members only
Claude can edit your Google files now. Every change it makes has your name on it.

Claude can edit your Google files now. Every change it makes has your name on it.

New as of October 6. The work got fast. The signature's still yours.

Oct 6, 2026Members only
Everyone's asking what OpenAI's new agent can do. The better question is what it's allowed to do.

Everyone's asking what OpenAI's new agent can do. The better question is what it's allowed to do.

OpenAI shelved a model for acting without asking. The next day it shipped agents that never log off.

Sep 29, 2026Members only
Everyone's comparing AI on price. Here's the job where the cheaper one costs you more.

Everyone's comparing AI on price. Here's the job where the cheaper one costs you more.

Opus 5.5 got 15 out of 15 right. The cheaper model got 12. The 3 it missed are the ones you'd never catch.

Sep 21, 2026Members only
Everyone's hyping the AI that can't write a sentence. Here's where it makes you money, and where it breaks.

Everyone's hyping the AI that can't write a sentence. Here's where it makes you money, and where it breaks.

It matched Claude's verdict 91.5% of the time at 1/200th the cost. That's not the same as being right.

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