Articles

8 articles. Research, analysis, and unfiltered opinion.

Analysis

From AGI to adverts: A new money-making scheme

To say OpenAI’s latest foray into revenue generation is underwhelming might sound glib, but it marks a staggering retreat from the…

January 2026
Analysis

If OpenAI Sneezes, the World Catches a Cold

As we enter 2026, it’s important to acknowledge the game has changed. We’re three years into a stifling AI summer, and still the g…

January 2026
Analysis

November Technology Review: Bubbles and outages

Sentiment is sliding everywhere, with bubble anxieties continuing to weigh on builders, even as public perception of most technolo…

December 2025
Analysis

October Technology Review: AI Layoffs dominate

In October, news coverage focused extensively on the impact of artificial intelligence on workforce reductions. Sam Altman contrib…

November 2025
Analysis

Robots doing the laundry: A multi-billion dollar market

Morgan Stanley reckons humanoid robots will form a $5trillion market by 2050. The bulk will be chained to the factory floor. But a…

October 2025
Analysis

September Technology Review: Huzzah for good ol’ cloud

September has been challenging for most of the technologies we monitor, with builder conviction generally on the decline. Notably,…

October 2025
Analysis

Why 90% of AI Startups Will Be Dead in a 2026

We’re drowning in AI tools. An AI for writing emails, an AI for planning your holiday, an AI for debugging your code. It feels lik…

September 2025
Analysis

When the Agents Kill the Banner Ad

For two decades, the internet’s business model has been simple: get eyeballs, sell ads. Google’s search box was the on-ramp, and e…

September 2025