Agents Are Eating the Backend, One long-context workflows at a Time
The interesting story is not the demo. It is the second month, when long-context workflows either earns its keep or gets quietly rolled back.
Yuki Tanabe3 min read
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The Quiet Architecture Shift Behind GPT-5.1
The interesting story is not the demo. It is the second month, when computer-use agents either earns its keep or gets quietly rolled back.
Priya Raman3 min read
The Honest ROI Story Behind Notion's AI Bet
Beyond the launch posts, Claude 4.5 Sonnet is reshaping how product managers approach incident response. We talked to the people actually using it in production.
Elena Brost3 min read
The Week in AI: Gemini 3 Pro, memory, and a New small-model orchestration
Duolingo is the latest in a string of teams treating small-model orchestration as the default, not the experiment. Here is what they got right — and what they are still figuring out.
Mira Castellanos3 min read
Retrieval Is Eating Search: A Look Inside code execution
Beyond the launch posts, Phi-4 is reshaping how founders approach lead qualification. We talked to the people actually using it in production.
Mira Castellanos3 min read
Agents Are Eating the Backend, One evals-first development at a Time
Intercom is the latest in a string of teams treating small-model orchestration as the default, not the experiment. Here is what they got right — and what they are still figuring out.
Mira Castellanos3 min read
When to Replace expense reporting With an Agent — and When Not To
Ramp is the latest in a string of teams treating RAG-as-a-service as the default, not the experiment. Here is what they got right — and what they are still figuring out.
Priya Raman3 min read
When to Replace data cleanup With an Agent — and When Not To
Beyond the launch posts, GPT-5.1 is reshaping how sales teams approach compliance review. We talked to the people actually using it in production.
Priya Raman3 min read
The Quiet Discipline Behind Reliable Grok 4 Apps
The interesting story is not the demo. It is the second month, when evals-first development either earns its keep or gets quietly rolled back.
Yuki Tanabe3 min read