A personal weekly roundup by Ben Ratkey mixing short commentary and links on AI policy, drones and warfare, retro gaming and emulation hardware, parenting, and fertility. It mostly points readers to other writers' articles, with some first-person reactions and personal updates.
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Stratechery offers in-depth analysis of the technology industry, covering the strategies of companies such as Apple, Meta and SpaceX. Readers get historical context, business-model reasoning and a clear point of view on where tech is heading, plus a weekly digest of related podcasts and sister-site content.
Astral Codex Ten publishes long-form essays on AI safety, rationality, politics, science and culture, alongside reader-written book reviews and weekly open threads. Readers get argumentative, carefully reasoned analysis plus community news such as meetups, surveys and grant-related projects.
Essays and a serialized book on AI-era cybersecurity, trust and measurement, citing specific vendor and lab reports. Readers get an original framework, including the Learning Advantage Ratio and the work-factor idea for AI judgment, alongside analysis of how security metrics get gamed.
Long-form analysis of how AI is reshaping enterprise operations, covering topics such as expense fraud controls, integration platforms in the agent era, and data retention inside AI systems. Each issue states a clear thesis, cites specific data points and gives executives concrete recommendations.
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