Newsletter Archive

Your weekly dose of AI insights. Browse 13 issues covering the latest trends, research, and practical applications transforming the future.

Issue #13 • Sep 01, 2025

Anthropic's Privacy Betrayal

Claude users have until September 28 to opt out of AI training as Anthropic abandons its privacy-first promise, extending data retention from 30 days to five years. The consent interface uses manipulative dark patterns while Microsoft launches in-house AI models to challenge OpenAI dependence.

Read issue

Issue #12 • Aug 29, 2025

The AI Cybercrime Revolution

Cybercriminals with basic coding skills are using Claude to build $1,200 ransomware packages while North Korean operatives infiltrate Fortune 500 companies with AI-generated identities. Anthropic's threat report exposes the dark side of AI democratization.

Read issue

Issue #11 • Aug 26, 2025

Claude's Million-Token Context: Double the Cost

Anthropic's 1M token context promises entire codebase analysis—but crossing 200K tokens instantly doubles your bill, leaving developers debating value vs. affordability.

Read issue

Issue #10 • Aug 23, 2025

The Security Stagnation Crisis

AI-generated code fails security tests 45% of the time—despite two years of improvements, vulnerability rates haven't budged and production systems are at risk.

Read issue

Issue #9 • Aug 18, 2025

The Buildathon Illusion

Andrew Ng's 60-minute product challenge exposes the growing gap between AI productivity hype and developer reality.

Read issue

Issue #8 • Aug 17, 2025

The Terminal Renaissance

Why command line AI tools are beating IDEs as Claude Code launches publicly, Cursor's pricing chaos drives developers to terminal alternatives, and CLI tools save 27+ hours per week

Read issue

Issue #7 • Aug 17, 2025

The Great AI Productivity Paradox

Why experienced developers are 19% slower with AI tools despite predicting 24% speed gains, plus developer trust in AI accuracy drops to 33%

Read issue

Issue #6 • Aug 08, 2025

GPT-5 arrives as AI agents reshape enterprise reality

OpenAI launches GPT-5 with reasoning built-in for all users, Gartner places AI agents at Peak of Inflated Expectations, and Pentagon awards $800M in military contracts

Read issue

Issue #5 • Aug 02, 2025