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Steven Wangler


This Week in AI: Lawsuits, Ethics, and $4M Gambles
TL;DR Backlash, lawsuits, breakthroughs, and bold bets: this week in AI saw a city council test Palantir, warnings on human‑like...
Aug 312 min read


AI Frontiers Weekly: Chips, Context, and Control
TL;DR: U.S. experiments with a revenue-sharing deal for chip sales to China, NSF & NVIDIA pour $152M into open science AI, Anthropic...
Aug 173 min read


AI Weekly Roundup: GPT-5 Drops, Tesla’s Chip Pivot, and a Deepfake Controversy Shakes the Industry
TL;DR: This week in AI: OpenAI rolls out GPT-5 to all users with major upgrades, Tesla pivots from Dojo to focus on specialized AI...
Aug 103 min read


I Love Cursor, but Are Their Days Numbered?
Cursor: The Little AI IDE That Could Let’s start with this: I really like Cursor. For developers who crave a focused,...
Aug 82 min read


This Week in AI (7/28 - 8/2)
TL;DR Anthropic blocks OpenAI from accessing Claude, citing terms violations over benchmarking. GPT-5 is on the horizon: Multimodal,...
Aug 23 min read


This Week in AI (7/21 - 7/27)
TL;DR The only AI recap you need: Agents got smarter, enterprise adoption got real, and the big players (plus a few governments) made...
Jul 273 min read


These Last Two Weeks in AI (6/30 - 7/11)
Editor’s note: Sorry for missing last week—I was busy enjoying hot dogs, deep dish pizza, lakes, and NASCAR for the Fourth of July! How...
Jul 124 min read


This Week in AI (6/23 - 6/27)
Curious about what really mattered in AI this week? From OpenAI’s Deep Research API finally landing, to Meta’s big hiring moves and Tesla’s latest autonomy milestone, I break down the most impactful news for AI R&D teams—and what it means for your roadmap. Get the highlights, insights, and practical takeaways in this week’s brief.
Jun 294 min read


This Week in AI (6/16 - 6/20)
Ever feel like every week in AI is more dramatic than a season finale? Last week, the industry was basically speed-running tech history:...
Jun 224 min read


If You Work in AI, You Need to Know Your Moat
This is you with your nice, proprietary moat Cold Open It’s 7:13 a.m. when your phone buzzes : “Vendor demo at 9. Claims 40‑hour savings...
Jun 214 min read


This Week in AI (6/9 - 6/13)
Another wild week in AI—legal fights, billion-dollar bets, experimental models going off-script, and a whole lot of strategic posturing....
Jun 144 min read


Driving AI Adoption with Gateway AI
Generative AI is reshaping how companies work, collaborate, and engage customers. Think about the difference between dealing with a cold,...
May 33 min read


Microsoft Ignite (2024): day 4 - that’s a wrap!
We made it, the last day of Microsoft Ignite 2024! It’s been a long but yet productive week. I tried getting my final blog out last night...
Nov 23, 20244 min read


Microsoft Ignite (2024): day 3 - I learned a new word
Welcome to day 3! The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape industries, redefine workflows, and solve...
Nov 22, 20244 min read


Microsoft Ignite (2024): day 2 - everything is ai
Day 2 at Ignite and I’m already tired lol (probably all of the carbs and late night Crumbl cookies - no free ads). Today I had a pretty...
Nov 21, 20245 min read


Microsoft Ignite (2024): day 0 & 1 - carbs and code
Welcome to the Ignite blog series! I’m hoping to stay on-top of the blog this week to give you my thoughts on the sessions that I attend...
Nov 20, 20246 min read


You're probably overthinking AI
Practical is the New Flashy As developers, we tend to get enthusiastic about the latest advancements in technology. With generative AI...
Oct 29, 20245 min read
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