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🪟 Prediction: Microsoft Is Going To Do The Funniest Thing Imaginable

When you think Microsoft you probably don’t...

The Four Quadrants of Conformism

July 2020One of the most revealing ways to classify people is by the degree and aggressiveness of their conformism. Imagine a Cartesian coordinate system whose horizontal...

New research: Customer service team evolution

We analyzed 166 interviews with support leaders, managers, and frontline specialists to understand what changed once AI Agents like Fin became part of everyday...

Tumblr removed from Apple app store over abuse images

Getty ImagesTumblr has been removed from Apple's app store because it let some users post images of child sexual abuse.The social network's app was...

Give First Available in Audiobook Format

Give First is now available to pre-order in Audiobook format (it will be officially released on 12/2/26).I’m the reader, so if you are an...

TII’s Falcon H1R 7B can out-reason models up to 7x its size — and it’s (mostly) open

For the last two years, the prevailing logic in generative AI has been one of brute force: if you want better reasoning, you need...

The Startup Junkies Podcast | 436: Solving Agriculture’s Biggest Challenges Using Biotechnology Innovation with Joseph Batta-Mpouma

SummaryIn this week’s episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Daniel Koonce and Caleb...

What Is a Background Screening Clearinghouse and How Does It Function?

A Background Screening Clearinghouse is a centralized system designed to streamline the sharing of criminal background information among various state agencies. Established on January...

Top 5 Best Ecommerce Hosting Providers in 2026

When building your ecommerce store, you face several key decisions—one of the most crucial being the selection of the best ecommerce hosting provider. This...

Modeling a Wealth Tax

August 2020Some politicians are proposing to introduce wealth taxes in addition to income and capital gains taxes. Let's try modeling the effects of various levels of...

2026 customer service planning series: Vol. 04

Real-world example Anthropic ran a focused “Fin hackathon” sprint to improve their AI Agent’s resolution rate. The team audited unresolved queries, identified underperforming topics, and...

Thanks AI! · GitHub

I got this email: Rich, Your creation of Clojure ... sycophantic blather worthy of a third grader's homework assignment to write a letter to a public figure...

Capital Evolution: The New American Economy

My partner Seth Levine has an important new book out today titled Capital Evolution: The New American Economy.I saw it last night at the...

OpenAI admits prompt injection is here to stay as enterprises lag on defenses

It's refreshing when a leading AI company states the obvious. In a detailed post on hardening ChatGPT Atlas against prompt injection, OpenAI acknowledged what...

The Startup Junkies Podcast | 4: How Believ.ai Powers Seamless Onboarding for Supply Chain Platforms with Sanjay Ahuja

SummaryIn this episode of the Fuel Podcast, host Caleb Talley sits down...

Steve Blank The Department of War Directory

Posted on December 16, 2025 by steve blank TL;DR   DoW Directory revision 3 is Online here, Order a print copy here. In November 2025 the...

How Victoria Moll Built a Six-Figure Brand in a Small Niche

Here at SPI, we talk a lot about how the riches are in the niches—and Victoria Moll of Contempo Coding is living, breathing proof...