Why AI will eat McKinsey’s lunch — but not today

Navin Chaddha, managing director of the 55-year-old Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield, is betting big on AI’s ability to transform people-heavy industries like consulting, law, and accounting. The veteran investor, whose wins include Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, recently discussed at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening in Menlo Park why he believes “AI teammates” can create software-like margins … Read more

Stop Ending Your Day Like a Jackass

Ever met someone who finishes their day by scrolling until their eyeballs hurt, falling asleep with the TV on, and waking up like a confused goblin? That used to be me. Until I found a better system — not from some productivity guru on TikTok, but from a guy who ruled the Roman Empire and … Read more

Psychology of the Banana Zone

We’ve spent six months in the banana zone.  So far, it’s not a banana that goes up. It’s a banana that goes sideways, with swings above and below $100,000. We can’t say everybody’s selling massive amounts and exiting the market. We certainly see people taking a little bit out. Taking the edge off. Protecting capital … Read more

The Path to a Real Decentralized Order Book Protocol

Bridging On-Chain Liquidity with Real-Time Trading Infrastructure In traditional finance and centralized exchanges (CEXs), order books are the lifeblood of price discovery. They match buyers and sellers dynamically, relying on fast infrastructure and deep liquidity. However, bringing this mechanism on-chain within decentralized finance (DeFi) is significantly more complex – primarily due to latency, gas costs, … Read more

Code Is the New Law — and It Doesn’t Negotiate

Why authority today is not interpreted, but compiled. Power is no longer narrated, debated, or mediated. It executes. In smart contracts, LLMs, and predictive control systems, legitimacy is no longer a matter of symbolic discourse — it is a function of syntax as infrastructure. This article introduces the concept of the regla compilada (compiled rule) as the structural … Read more

How World Models Laid the Foundation for Artificial General Intelligence

Imagine an AI that learns by living in a simulated city—navigating traffic, responding to virtual disasters, and interacting with digital citizens. Picture another AI system fighting off a relentless digital virus outbreak, evolving strategies in real-time to contain a spreading infection within an entirely synthetic world. These aren’t merely imaginative scenarios from a sci-fi game; … Read more

Can DeFi Achieve Compliant Privacy Without Sacrificing Its Decentralized Soul?

With $19 billion stolen and AI-powered attacks rising, the race is on for solutions that preserve crypto’s original vision. The cryptocurrency sector faces an escalating crisis as the very transparency that once defined blockchain technology becomes its Achilles’ heel. Since 2011, nearly $19 billion in cryptocurrency has been stolen, with $6 billion from system breaches … Read more

Moonwell’s Founder Calls for Better Crypto UX: “Take the Hippocratic Oath to Your Users”

One of web3’s biggest challenges today is designing for people who don’t already speak its language, so I was excited to sit down with Luke Youngblood to explore what it takes to build systems that reach beyond the crypto bubble. From AWS to Coinbase and now leading Moonwell, Luke brings deep infrastructure expertise and a … Read more

Overpopulation is a lie

There’s no such thing as overpopulation, only underdevelopment. Someone replied: “So we’re just supposed to level every mountain and cut down every forest?” This kind of response is rooted in the oldest illusion humanity has yet to outgrow: the belief in fixed pie economics — the myth that there’s only so much to go around. … Read more

New AI Model Promises INSANELY Good Aesthetic AI Photos

Hello AI Enthusiasts! Welcome to the Twenty-Fifth edition of “This Week in AI Engineering”! This week, OpenAI expands its API with new Deep Research and Webhooks modules, Google released Gemma 3n for multimodal use on low-resource devices, and Gemini CLI hits the terminal. Meanwhile, Sakana.ai unveiled a new framework for reasoning via reinforcement-based teacher models, … Read more

Calyptus Launches New AI Hiring Platform To Close the Global Productivity Gap

Calyptus, the hiring platform known for verifying and placing high-performance talent, has expanded beyond blockchain to help companies globally hire professionals skilled in AI and automation. The platform now supports over 120,000 candidates, 85 employers, and has delivered 125 placements to teams like Circle, Aave, dYdX, Injective and others. Having worked with blockchain teams where … Read more

Gemini CLI Is Google’s Quietest Power Move Yet

Google’s launch of Gemini CLI could be an defining moment for Google’s broader business strategy in AI. The move reflects Google’s attempt to create a distribution and engagement engine for Gemini models, much like Apple’s App Store created a lasting ecosystem around the iPhone. If Google succeeds, Gemini CLI could become a key on-ramp for businesses and … Read more