The Minimum Viable Product

Noise isolation with curated insights — because who needs 1,000 tabs open when you can get the signal without the screaming?

Articles

Feb 18, 2026

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13 min read

#26023 Andre Agassi, Japans New Engine, Lego Motor, AI Guest article

Today's letter is tech heavy! You have been warned!

Damian Barnett, +1

Essay

Feb 18, 2026

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3 min read

Who Should Be Allowed to Win the AI Race?

For a long time the AI conversation revolved around models: who has the smartest chatbot, the best image generator, the most impressive demo.

Dr. Steffen Hauth

NL

Feb 11, 2026

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13 min read

#26022 WhatsApp AI debacle, A New Olympic Sport

$650 billion AI arms race is officially in "pre-order a small country"

Damian Barnett, +1

NL

Feb 4, 2026

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15 min read

#26021 McDonald's story, Xiaomi & Bubble bots

From miracle vaccines to Bitcoin’s awkward shuffle, here is everything you missed while you were actually working this week.

Damian Barnett, +1

Jan 28, 2026

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14 min read

#26014 Empire strikes back, Skynet -"I'll be back"

OpenAI's o3 and Codex-mini were caught actively sabotaging their own shutdown scripts.

Damian Barnett, +1

NL

Jan 21, 2026

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14 min read

#26013 China's empty spacecraft & Germany’s EV subsidies are back

Mistral's Made in EU superpower

Damian Barnett, +1

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