To mark the season, here are twelve non-fiction selections for the twelve days of Christmas. These are books we enjoyed and found worth passing along, ranging from deep dives into semiconductor history to fresh looks at creative collaboration. Whether you need a companion for a long-haul flight, a thoughtful gift idea, or simply a quietContinue reading “The Year in Print: 12 Books That Defined 2025”
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Your holiday reading list: 12 books we loved this year
Subscribe • Previous Issues The Year in Print: 12 Books That Defined 2025 To mark the season, here are twelve non-fiction selections for the twelve days of Christmas. These are books we enjoyed and found worth passing along, ranging from deep dives into semiconductor history to fresh looks at creative collaboration. Whether you need a companion forContinue reading “Your holiday reading list: 12 books we loved this year”
The World Model Minefield: A Guide for AI Teams
The term “world model” has quickly migrated from research papers to the center of the artificial intelligence conversation, frequently cited in media coverage of next-gen AI. At a high level, the concept promises AI that does not merely predict the next word in a sentence but understands the underlying physics, cause-and-effect, and spatial dynamics ofContinue reading “The World Model Minefield: A Guide for AI Teams”
“World Model” is a mess. Here’s how to make sense of it.
Subscribe • Previous Issues The World Model Minefield: A Guide for AI Teams The term “world model” has quickly migrated from research papers to the center of the artificial intelligence conversation, frequently cited in media coverage of next-gen AI. At a high level, the concept promises AI that does not merely predict the next word in aContinue reading ““World Model” is a mess. Here’s how to make sense of it.”
2025 AI Governance Survey
As artificial intelligence systems become increasingly integral to business operations and societal functions, establishing effective AI governance is paramount for managing risks, ensuring ethical deployment, and fostering responsible innovation. The 2025 AI Governance Survey was conducted online for 105 days, spanning from February 14 to May 29, 2025. This initiative gathered responses from 351 participants,Continue reading “2025 AI Governance Survey”
Beyond Black Boxes: A Guide to Observability for Agentic AI
The core mindset shift for agentic systems is simple: observability isn’t an add-on, it’s a production prerequisite. Enterprises are unwilling to trust black-box agents; they expect to understand behavior, decision-making, and reasoning. This means architecting for visibility from the very first design doc and building a culture where “how will we measure this?” is asContinue reading “Beyond Black Boxes: A Guide to Observability for Agentic AI”
Are Your AI Agents Flying Blind in Production?
Subscribe • Previous Issues Beyond Black Boxes: A Guide to Observability for Agentic AI The core mindset shift for agentic systems is simple: observability isn’t an add-on, it’s a production prerequisite. Enterprises are unwilling to trust black-box agents; they expect to understand behavior, decision-making, and reasoning. This means architecting for visibility from the very first design docContinue reading “Are Your AI Agents Flying Blind in Production?”
Multimodal lakehouses: The architecture AI teams are migrating to
When the “lakehouse” was first introduced in 2020, the goal was to reconcile data warehouses and data lakes in a single architecture: open formats on cheap object storage, with ACID transactions, schema enforcement, governance, BI support, and streaming built in. The promise was simple: one system for SQL analytics, data science, and machine learning, insteadContinue reading “Multimodal lakehouses: The architecture AI teams are migrating to”
The Rise of the Multimodal Lakehouse
Subscribe • Previous Issues Multimodal lakehouses: The architecture AI teams are migrating to When the “lakehouse” was first introduced in 2020, the goal was to reconcile data warehouses and data lakes in a single architecture: open formats on cheap object storage, with ACID transactions, schema enforcement, governance, BI support, and streaming built in. The promise was simple:Continue reading “The Rise of the Multimodal Lakehouse”
80% of AI Startups Are Built on Chinese Models: The New Reality for 2026
Chinese developers have overtaken American creators in open-model downloads, with partners at Andreessen Horowitz estimating that nearly 80% of new AI startups are now building on Chinese open-source infrastructure. This shift in developer mindshare stems from a vacuum in the US market: while both nations possess a comparable number of active labs, American releases haveContinue reading “80% of AI Startups Are Built on Chinese Models: The New Reality for 2026”