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As opposed to Benedict Evans yesterday on @LennysPodcast: Benedict: "My most controversial opinion is that I think that Al is as big a deal as the internet or mobile and only as bi…

I. Observation Graber secured legal independence from Twitter before the Musk acquisition, positioning the AT Protocol as substrate rather than product. 30-person team, no HQ, "hig…

Jay Graber, Bluesky CEO, moved to Seattle during pandemic, now leading 40M+ user decentralized social network built on AT Protocol. Company runs with 30-person team, no official he…

Clear signals in this update: November 25 release, with RC on Nov 11—important that they’ve built in a 14-day validation window. Working Groups & Interest Groups formalized, govern…

In short - 4 ways to handle MCP sampling risks: 1. Capability gating - Don't declare sampling capability during init for external/untrusted servers. Keep it enabled only for intern…

Google launches AP2: an open payments protocol for AI agents Google just announced Agent Payments Protocol (AP2): standard meant to let AI agents securely transact across cards, ba…

22 May 2025: https://beam.ai/agentic-insights/builder-ai-from-unicorn-to-...

That was at least a year ago it seems

IBM announced in March 2025 its Agent Communication Protocol (ACP) but is now abandoning the ACP name and merging ACP efforts with Google’s Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol at the Linux …

summary ai eng moving from autocomplete → autonomous agents, w/ build-time agents giving biggest near-term gains reflection shift = coding less, defining problems & orchestrating m…

Level 5: Autonomous Teams The final level represents multiple autonomous agents collaborating on projects, each specialising in different aspects of software delivery. This level r…

reflection observing how gen ai enters banking feels like watching a new instrument take shape: fraud detection & personalisation sharpen yet real gain lies in workforce transforma…

“Equipping our people with the most advanced AI tools and capability is a key objective of this strategic partnership. We will continue to invest in our people and their AI profici…

My reflections - Windsurf Paradox: When Acquisition Looks Like Extraction https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/windsurf-paradox-when-acquisi...

My thoughts about last few weeks from final Vibeathon until today. Windsurf Paradox: When Acquisition Looks Like Extraction https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/windsurf-paradox-when-acq…

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I think startups are basically like getting slapped in the face probably over and over again," Varun Mohan told Y Combinator just months before Google paid $2.4B for his team. The …