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AI costs are rising, but proving value is still a challenge
AI costs are rising, but proving value is still a challenge
 -  As AI prices rise, companies' unchecked spending is coming under scrutiny. AI has removed speed constraints from development, but faster code doesn't automatically translate to revenue or business value.
Care about what you do — even when nobody's watching
Care about what you do — even when nobody's watching
 -  I've spent years writing about technology without identifying the thread connecting it all. Then I realised: I'm obsessed with people who care about the things they do – and frustrated by those who don't.
Google's AI push could break the information economy
Google's AI push could break the information economy
 -  If Google's new AI features stop traffic flowing to websites, fewer people will bother running them. That could disrupt the entire online information economy – and deprive AI models of the data they use to learn.
Mixtape is unique, but nowhere near a perfect game
Mixtape is unique, but nowhere near a perfect game
 -  IGN's perfect review score for Mixtape sparked a debate about gameplay, interactivity, and what a video game actually is. Having finished it, I think a ten out of ten is hard to justify no matter which definition you use.
Coinbase restructure is a huge bet on AI productivity
Coinbase restructure is a huge bet on AI productivity
 -  Brian Armstrong is bracing against market volatility with a flatter org chart, hands-on managers, and fleets of AI agents. But Coinbase's pivot comes with its own contradictions – and exposes it to new risks.
Field Notes 10 // The small web, Cryogen, and artistry
Field Notes 10 // The small web, Cryogen, and artistry
 -  From my travels on the small web to Steven Pressfield's theory of creative Resistance, this month's Field Notes is about people who create things because they care – not to chase clout, acclaim, or riches.
Cheap AI got us hooked — now it wants its Uber moment
Cheap AI got us hooked — now it wants its Uber moment
 -  Big Tech spent years subsidising AI access to build the habit. Now those subsidies are ending. With prices rising and AI embedded in core processes, businesses need to plan for continuity if it becomes unaffordable.
Ticketmaster randomly cancelled my gig tickets — twice
Ticketmaster randomly cancelled my gig tickets — twice
 -  My Muse tickets were cancelled three days before the show because Ticketmaster claimed I was a bot. To make things right, I had to navigate a Kafkaesque web of chatbots, generic responses, and delays.
Kagi – a paid search engine that supports the small web
Kagi – a paid search engine that supports the small web
 -  Before algorithmic bias and advertising took over, search felt different. Kagi is trying to take us back — stripping out ads and SEO spam, and actively promoting the small web that most engines quietly suppress.
Field Notes 9 // Museums, Facebook, and new Muse
Field Notes 9 // Museums, Facebook, and new Muse
 -  An 18th Century plate that keeps returning to mind, Sarah Wynn-Williams' damning account of life inside Facebook, and new music from Muse that takes me back to summer nights in the 2000s.
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