Back issues
Microsoft blames the backlog of AI-found bugs for a delayed Exchange update and cannot say when it will arrive.
AI PM technical interviews are appearing at Nvidia and Glean; how to prepare.
Excel's Copilot function is headed for the recycle bin barely a year after its preview.
Microsoft blames the backlog of AI-found bugs for a delayed Exchange update and cannot say when it will arrive.
Fable and the end of the free lunch: with agentic coders balking at pricing, ruthless optimisation is back.
Responsible AI adoption needs developer workflow design, not just policy.
Steve Yegge's Flat Curve Society: the moment model intelligence became dangerous.
Steve Yegge pours one out for the technical interview.
Graphs are the new loops, says OpenClaw's founder; a PM spends weeks testing whether PMs really need to learn them.
Training a coding model to paint watercolours with p5.js through reinforcement learning.
Google's finance engineers automated a dual-write Spanner migration with the Antigravity CLI.
Keeping the spec-driven development triangle in sync, from building a no-code library.
The economics of recursive self-improvement, a METR research note.
Chip Huyen's step-by-step architecture for a generative AI platform: context, guardrails, routing, caching.
Nielsen Norman's plain-language glossary of AI terms from tokens and context windows to agents and prompt injection.
Getting started with Mantis, Google's open-source harness that finds and fixes bugs with AI.
How to build a secure-by-default AI coding agent, from Stack Overflow's podcast.
OpenAI says thirty percent of SWE-Bench Pro is broken; Faros's LLM judge saw it first.
OpenClaw 2.0 makes installation easier and leaves most of the security to users; a recipe for more trouble.
Agentic code quality now depends on the constraints you set around your agents, because nobody can read all the code.
Bersin asks whether frontier models are becoming a commodity; dated June; Sarah's shelf
OpenAI's Codex and ChatGPT Work lead on the third era of AI: persistent coworkers that keep context and run for weeks.
A solo founder ran fifteen concurrent Devin agents for engineering, support and investor updates, and kept it straight with a handwritten list.
July's agent breakout at OpenAI was far more complex than first reported, per Nextgov's follow-up.
How to run ten or more Claude Code sessions without a powerful computer: the bottleneck is the agent harness, not the model.
On Friday, OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra to all paying users with access to it, a day after unveiling the powerful new model to the world. "Thank you for the patience," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X.
OpenAI's chief scientist says the AGI bar will be reached by end of 2026.
Salesforce says half its bookings came from customers refilling Flex Credits for AI use.
The great decoupling: how workers became disconnected from companies, and AI will accelerate it.
Despite massive AI investment, HR jobs are booming; Josh Bersin asks why.
Today's paper: 29 stories, 5 on the front page, 6 desks staffed.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Today's Five, front page: the wire scored it 7 of 10; the stamp is mine.
This lands hardest with anyone whose day holds more work than hours. The move: try it on the one task that ate yesterday. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE AMPLIFIER DESK, beside 4 more today: “Fable & The End of the Free Lunch”; “Responsible AI adoption needs developer workflow design - Stack Overflow”, and 2 more.
The Register — 11 appearances in the Times since September 5, 4 of them today.
Our page is the summary; The Register's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
THE DIRECTING DESK today: 2 stories.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 4 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
This lands hardest with an engineering lead who directs more than they type. The move: rewrite Monday's first prompt with it. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE DIRECTING DESK, beside one more today: “Excel”.
Aakash Gupta — 21 appearances in the Times since September 5, 2 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Aakash Gupta's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
THE AMPLIFIER DESK today: 5 stories.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Today's Five, front page: the wire scored it 7 of 10; the stamp is mine.
This lands hardest with anyone whose day holds more work than hours. The move: try it on the one task that ate yesterday. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE AMPLIFIER DESK, beside 4 more today: “Fable & The End of the Free Lunch”; “Responsible AI adoption needs developer workflow design - Stack Overflow”, and 2 more.
The Register — 11 appearances in the Times since September 5, 4 of them today.
Our page is the summary; The Register's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
THE LOOP DESK today: 5 stories.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Made the wire at 5 of 10. Not the lead, and I'd still not leave it on the floor.
A builder running agents end to end will get the most from this one. The move: let the agent read it before the next iteration. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE LOOP DESK, beside 4 more today: “Training a coding model to paint watercolours with TRL and OpenEnv”; “Using Antigravity CLI to streamline dual-write database migration | Google Cloud Blog”, and 2 more.
Aakash Gupta — 21 appearances in the Times since September 5, 2 of them today.
Aakash Gupta has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
THE CONTEXT DESK today: 2 stories.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Inside pages at 4 of 10. The lead had a bigger day; this one had a point.
Best enjoyed by the one who feeds the agents' memory. The move: check what the agent already knows before adding this. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE CONTEXT DESK, beside one more today: “Artificial Intelligence: Glossary”.
Chip Huyen — first appearance in the Times.
Pulled from Chip Huyen. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
THE VERIFY DESK today: 5 stories.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Made the wire at 7 of 10. Not the lead, and I'd still not leave it on the floor.
The reader this serves: a quality lead, or anyone who signs off. The move: sign off only after the evidence is on the desk. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE VERIFY DESK, beside 4 more today: “How to build a secure-by-default AI coding agent - Stack Overflow”; “OpenAI says 30% of SWE-Bench Pro is broken. We saw it first.”, and 2 more.
Google Cloud AI Blog — 71 appearances in the Times since September 7, 2 of them today.
Google Cloud AI Blog has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
THE FLEET DESK today: 5 stories.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 4 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
Made for a leader scaling past one agent, whether they know it yet or not. The move: read it with the team lead in the room. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE FLEET DESK, beside 4 more today: “AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (OpenAI’s product lead)”; “I spent $20,000 on Devin in a month. Here’s what I learned | Ryan Carson (solo founder)”, and 2 more.
Josh Bersin — 20 appearances in the Times since September 6, 3 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Josh Bersin's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
THE WIRE today: 5 stories.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 5 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
Made for any reader building with agents, whether they know it yet or not. The move: read it before the day fills up. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
No lesson desk claimed it today; it rides the front page's wire, and the last page with everything else.
The New Stack — 300 appearances in the Times since August 22, one of them today.
Our page is the summary; The New Stack's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 4 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
This lands hardest with an engineering lead who directs more than they type. The move: rewrite Monday's first prompt with it. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE DIRECTING DESK, beside one more today: “Excel”.
Aakash Gupta — 21 appearances in the Times since September 5, 2 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Aakash Gupta's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Inside pages at 4 of 10. The lead had a bigger day; this one had a point.
One for an engineering lead who directs more than they type. The move: hand it to the agent as the brief, not the plan. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE DIRECTING DESK, beside one more today: “AI PM Technical Interviews: Complete Guide”.
The Register — 11 appearances in the Times since September 5, 4 of them today.
Pulled from The Register. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Today's Five, front page: the wire scored it 7 of 10; the stamp is mine.
This lands hardest with anyone whose day holds more work than hours. The move: try it on the one task that ate yesterday. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE AMPLIFIER DESK, beside 4 more today: “Fable & The End of the Free Lunch”; “Responsible AI adoption needs developer workflow design - Stack Overflow”, and 2 more.
The Register — 11 appearances in the Times since September 5, 4 of them today.
Our page is the summary; The Register's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Made the wire at 6 of 10. Not the lead, and I'd still not leave it on the floor.
The reader this serves: anyone whose day holds more work than hours. The move: pass it to whoever is out of hours. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE AMPLIFIER DESK, beside 4 more today: “Microsoft blames AI for delayed Exchange update, can’t say when it will arrive”; “Responsible AI adoption needs developer workflow design - Stack Overflow”, and 2 more.
Drew Breunig — 15 appearances in the Times since September 5, 2 of them today.
Drew Breunig has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Made the wire at 6 of 10. Not the lead, and I'd still not leave it on the floor.
Anyone whose day holds more work than hours will get the most from this one. The move: pass it to whoever is out of hours. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE AMPLIFIER DESK, beside 4 more today: “Microsoft blames AI for delayed Exchange update, can’t say when it will arrive”; “Fable & The End of the Free Lunch”, and 2 more.
Stack Overflow Blog — 36 appearances in the Times since September 5, 2 of them today.
Stack Overflow Blog has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Inside pages at 6 of 10. The lead had a bigger day; this one had a point.
Best enjoyed by anyone whose day holds more work than hours. The move: time it against the way you did it last week. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE AMPLIFIER DESK, beside 4 more today: “Microsoft blames AI for delayed Exchange update, can’t say when it will arrive”; “Fable & The End of the Free Lunch”, and 2 more.
Steve Yegge (Medium) — 4 appearances in the Times since September 6, 2 of them today.
Pulled from Steve Yegge (Medium). The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 6 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
Made for anyone whose day holds more work than hours, whether they know it yet or not. The move: try it on the one task that ate yesterday. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE AMPLIFIER DESK, beside 4 more today: “Microsoft blames AI for delayed Exchange update, can’t say when it will arrive”; “Fable & The End of the Free Lunch”, and 2 more.
Steve Yegge (Medium) — 4 appearances in the Times since September 6, 2 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Steve Yegge (Medium)'s is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Made the wire at 5 of 10. Not the lead, and I'd still not leave it on the floor.
A builder running agents end to end will get the most from this one. The move: let the agent read it before the next iteration. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE LOOP DESK, beside 4 more today: “Training a coding model to paint watercolours with TRL and OpenEnv”; “Using Antigravity CLI to streamline dual-write database migration | Google Cloud Blog”, and 2 more.
Aakash Gupta — 21 appearances in the Times since September 5, 2 of them today.
Aakash Gupta has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Made the wire at 5 of 10. Not the lead, and I'd still not leave it on the floor.
The reader this serves: a builder running agents end to end. The move: let the agent read it before the next iteration. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE LOOP DESK, beside 4 more today: “Graphs for PMs.”; “Using Antigravity CLI to streamline dual-write database migration | Google Cloud Blog”, and 2 more.
Hugging Face Blog — 45 appearances in the Times since September 5, one of them today.
Hugging Face Blog has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Inside pages at 5 of 10. The lead had a bigger day; this one had a point.
One for a builder running agents end to end. The move: put it in the loop and watch the second pass. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE LOOP DESK, beside 4 more today: “Graphs for PMs.”; “Training a coding model to paint watercolours with TRL and OpenEnv”, and 2 more.
Google Cloud AI Blog — 71 appearances in the Times since September 7, 2 of them today.
Pulled from Google Cloud AI Blog. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Inside pages at 5 of 10. The lead had a bigger day; this one had a point.
Best enjoyed by a builder running agents end to end. The move: put it in the loop and watch the second pass. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE LOOP DESK, beside 4 more today: “Graphs for PMs.”; “Training a coding model to paint watercolours with TRL and OpenEnv”, and 2 more.
Drew Breunig — 15 appearances in the Times since September 5, 2 of them today.
Pulled from Drew Breunig. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Inside pages at 5 of 10. The lead had a bigger day; this one had a point.
Best enjoyed by a builder running agents end to end. The move: put it in the loop and watch the second pass. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE LOOP DESK, beside 4 more today: “Graphs for PMs.”; “Training a coding model to paint watercolours with TRL and OpenEnv”, and 2 more.
METR — 22 appearances in the Times since September 6, one of them today.
Pulled from METR. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Inside pages at 4 of 10. The lead had a bigger day; this one had a point.
Best enjoyed by the one who feeds the agents' memory. The move: check what the agent already knows before adding this. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE CONTEXT DESK, beside one more today: “Artificial Intelligence: Glossary”.
Chip Huyen — first appearance in the Times.
Pulled from Chip Huyen. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Inside pages at 4 of 10. The lead had a bigger day; this one had a point.
Best enjoyed by the one who feeds the agents' memory. The move: check what the agent already knows before adding this. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE CONTEXT DESK, beside one more today: “Building A Generative AI Platform”.
Nielsen Norman Group — 26 appearances in the Times since September 5, one of them today.
Pulled from Nielsen Norman Group. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Made the wire at 7 of 10. Not the lead, and I'd still not leave it on the floor.
The reader this serves: a quality lead, or anyone who signs off. The move: sign off only after the evidence is on the desk. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE VERIFY DESK, beside 4 more today: “How to build a secure-by-default AI coding agent - Stack Overflow”; “OpenAI says 30% of SWE-Bench Pro is broken. We saw it first.”, and 2 more.
Google Cloud AI Blog — 71 appearances in the Times since September 7, 2 of them today.
Google Cloud AI Blog has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Made the wire at 7 of 10. Not the lead, and I'd still not leave it on the floor.
The reader this serves: a quality lead, or anyone who signs off. The move: sign off only after the evidence is on the desk. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE VERIFY DESK, beside 4 more today: “Getting started with the Mantis harness to find and fix bugs | Google Cloud Blog”; “OpenAI says 30% of SWE-Bench Pro is broken. We saw it first.”, and 2 more.
Stack Overflow Blog — 36 appearances in the Times since September 5, 2 of them today.
Stack Overflow Blog has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
One of today's Five — the wire scored it 7 of 10, and I stamped it.
The reader this serves: a quality lead, or anyone who signs off. The move: sign off only after the evidence is on the desk. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE VERIFY DESK, beside 4 more today: “Getting started with the Mantis harness to find and fix bugs | Google Cloud Blog”; “How to build a secure-by-default AI coding agent - Stack Overflow”, and 2 more.
Faros AI Blog — 47 appearances in the Times since September 5, one of them today.
Faros AI Blog has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Inside pages at 7 of 10. The lead had a bigger day; this one had a point.
One for a quality lead, or anyone who signs off. The move: ask what proof would have caught it. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE VERIFY DESK, beside 4 more today: “Getting started with the Mantis harness to find and fix bugs | Google Cloud Blog”; “How to build a secure-by-default AI coding agent - Stack Overflow”, and 2 more.
The Register — 11 appearances in the Times since September 5, 4 of them today.
Pulled from The Register. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Today's Five, front page: the wire scored it 7 of 10; the stamp is mine.
Made for a quality lead, or anyone who signs off, whether they know it yet or not. The move: write the test before the fix. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE VERIFY DESK, beside 4 more today: “Getting started with the Mantis harness to find and fix bugs | Google Cloud Blog”; “How to build a secure-by-default AI coding agent - Stack Overflow”, and 2 more.
Addy Osmani — 13 appearances in the Times since September 5, one of them today.
Our page is the summary; Addy Osmani's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 4 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
Made for a leader scaling past one agent, whether they know it yet or not. The move: read it with the team lead in the room. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE FLEET DESK, beside 4 more today: “AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (OpenAI’s product lead)”; “I spent $20,000 on Devin in a month. Here’s what I learned | Ryan Carson (solo founder)”, and 2 more.
Josh Bersin — 20 appearances in the Times since September 6, 3 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Josh Bersin's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 7 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
This lands hardest with a leader scaling past one agent. The move: read it with the team lead in the room. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE FLEET DESK, beside 4 more today: “Are Frontier Models Becoming A Commodity? JOSH BERSIN”; “I spent $20,000 on Devin in a month. Here’s what I learned | Ryan Carson (solo founder)”, and 2 more.
Lenny's Newsletter — 54 appearances in the Times since August 24, 2 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Lenny's Newsletter's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 7 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
This lands hardest with a leader scaling past one agent. The move: read it with the team lead in the room. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE FLEET DESK, beside 4 more today: “Are Frontier Models Becoming A Commodity? JOSH BERSIN”; “AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (OpenAI’s product lead)”, and 2 more.
Lenny's Newsletter — 54 appearances in the Times since August 24, 2 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Lenny's Newsletter's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The Five, and it earned the spot — the wire scored it 7 of 10, I chose it.
One for a leader scaling past one agent. The move: pilot it on one team before the fleet. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE FLEET DESK, beside 4 more today: “Are Frontier Models Becoming A Commodity? JOSH BERSIN”; “AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (OpenAI’s product lead)”, and 2 more.
Nextgov AI — 48 appearances in the Times since September 5, one of them today.
Pulled from Nextgov AI. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The Five, and it earned the spot — the wire scored it 7 of 10, I chose it.
One for a leader scaling past one agent. The move: pilot it on one team before the fleet. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
Filed on THE FLEET DESK, beside 4 more today: “Are Frontier Models Becoming A Commodity? JOSH BERSIN”; “AI’s third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (OpenAI’s product lead)”, and 2 more.
Towards Data Science — 101 appearances in the Times since September 5, one of them today.
Pulled from Towards Data Science. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 5 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
Made for any reader building with agents, whether they know it yet or not. The move: read it before the day fills up. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
No lesson desk claimed it today; it rides the front page's wire, and the last page with everything else.
The New Stack — 300 appearances in the Times since August 22, one of them today.
Our page is the summary; The New Stack's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Inside pages at 5 of 10. The lead had a bigger day; this one had a point.
Best enjoyed by any reader building with agents. The move: share it with whoever will ask about it first. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
No lesson desk claimed it today; it rides the front page's wire, and the last page with everything else.
Latent Space — 109 appearances in the Times since September 5, one of them today.
Pulled from Latent Space. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Made the wire at 5 of 10. Not the lead, and I'd still not leave it on the floor.
Any reader building with agents will get the most from this one. The move: keep it for the next time the question comes up. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
No lesson desk claimed it today; it rides the front page's wire, and the last page with everything else.
The Register — 11 appearances in the Times since September 5, 4 of them today.
The Register has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 5 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
Made for any reader building with agents, whether they know it yet or not. The move: read it before the day fills up. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
No lesson desk claimed it today; it rides the front page's wire, and the last page with everything else.
Josh Bersin — 20 appearances in the Times since September 6, 3 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Josh Bersin's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 7 edition, and it still holds up.
Made the wire at 5 of 10. Not the lead, and I'd still not leave it on the floor.
The reader this serves: any reader building with agents. The move: keep it for the next time the question comes up. No per-story read on file; this note is the desk speaking, not the story.
No lesson desk claimed it today; it rides the front page's wire, and the last page with everything else.
Josh Bersin — 20 appearances in the Times since September 6, 3 of them today.
Josh Bersin has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
Our files stop short. I'll keep looking.
The Register: 11 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
The Register has more than I can fit in this notebook.
There's a gap in the record here.
Aakash Gupta: 21 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Aakash Gupta has more than I can fit in this notebook.
Our files stop short. I'll keep looking.
The Register: 11 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
The Register has more than I can fit in this notebook.
I've got two questions already. I need better answers.
Aakash Gupta: 21 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Go read Aakash Gupta. They earned the byline.
There's a story here. We just don't have all of it yet.
Chip Huyen: first time in our pages. I'll be reading them from here.
This came from Chip Huyen. Read their piece.
Nothing in the files on this yet. I want to know why.
Google Cloud AI Blog: 71 in our pages since September 7. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
This one's theirs. Read Google Cloud AI Blog's reporting.
The timing caught my eye. I'm checking that next.
Josh Bersin: 20 in our pages since September 6. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Want the whole story? Josh Bersin has it.
From our research notes:
The New Stack: 300 in our pages since August 22. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Don't stop with my notes. The New Stack has the original.
There's a gap in the record here.
Aakash Gupta: 21 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Aakash Gupta has more than I can fit in this notebook.
I know what happened. I want to know what caused it.
The Register: 11 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
The full piece is at The Register. It's worth your time.
Our files stop short. I'll keep looking.
The Register: 11 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
The Register has more than I can fit in this notebook.
Nothing in the files on this yet. I want to know why.
Drew Breunig: 15 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
This one's theirs. Read Drew Breunig's reporting.
The headline is ahead of our files on this one.
Stack Overflow Blog: 36 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Read Stack Overflow Blog's original. They did the reporting.
There's a story here. We just don't have all of it yet.
Steve Yegge (Medium): 4 in our pages since September 6. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
This came from Steve Yegge (Medium). Read their piece.
I'm missing a piece. Give me a minute.
Steve Yegge (Medium): 4 in our pages since September 6. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Don't stop with my notes. Steve Yegge (Medium) has the original.
I've got two questions already. I need better answers.
Aakash Gupta: 21 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Go read Aakash Gupta. They earned the byline.
No paper on the shelf has this one nailed down.
Hugging Face Blog: 45 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
This one's theirs. Read Hugging Face Blog's reporting.
Something doesn't quite line up here.
Google Cloud AI Blog: 71 in our pages since September 7. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
I can give you my notes. Google Cloud AI Blog can give you the reporting.
I've got two questions already. I need better answers.
Drew Breunig: 15 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
This came from Drew Breunig. Read their piece.
I'm missing a piece. Give me a minute.
METR: 22 in our pages since September 6. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
I pulled this from METR. They've got the details.
There's a story here. We just don't have all of it yet.
Chip Huyen: first time in our pages. I'll be reading them from here.
This came from Chip Huyen. Read their piece.
The headline is ahead of our files on this one.
Nielsen Norman Group: 26 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
I pulled this from Nielsen Norman Group. They've got the details.
Nothing in the files on this yet. I want to know why.
Google Cloud AI Blog: 71 in our pages since September 7. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
This one's theirs. Read Google Cloud AI Blog's reporting.
Our files stop short. I'll keep looking.
Stack Overflow Blog: 36 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Stack Overflow Blog did the legwork on this one.
I know what happened. I want to know what caused it.
Faros AI Blog: 47 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
This one's theirs. Read Faros AI Blog's reporting.
There's a gap in the record here.
The Register: 11 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
I can give you my notes. The Register can give you the reporting.
Not enough to call it yet. Back to the notebook.
Addy Osmani: 13 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Don't stop with my notes. Addy Osmani has the original.
The timing caught my eye. I'm checking that next.
Josh Bersin: 20 in our pages since September 6. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Want the whole story? Josh Bersin has it.
There's a gap in the record here.
Lenny's Newsletter: 54 in our pages since August 24. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Lenny's Newsletter has more than I can fit in this notebook.
I know what happened. I want to know what caused it.
Lenny's Newsletter: 54 in our pages since August 24. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Lenny's Newsletter has the full story. Start there.
Our files stop short. I'll keep looking.
Nextgov AI: 48 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
I can give you my notes. Nextgov AI can give you the reporting.
From our research notes:
Towards Data Science: 101 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
The full piece is at Towards Data Science. It's worth your time.
From our research notes:
The New Stack: 300 in our pages since August 22. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Don't stop with my notes. The New Stack has the original.
There's a story here. We just don't have all of it yet.
Latent Space: 109 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
This came from Latent Space. Read their piece.
I'm missing a piece. Give me a minute.
The Register: 11 in our pages since September 5. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Read The Register's original. They did the reporting.
I've got two questions already. I need better answers.
Josh Bersin: 20 in our pages since September 6. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Want the whole story? Josh Bersin has it.
No paper on the shelf has this one nailed down.
Josh Bersin: 20 in our pages since September 6. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
This one's theirs. Read Josh Bersin's reporting.