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Why MistralAI Grows Faster Than OpenAI/Anthropic (11 minute read)
Mistral achieved a 20x growth in its ARR over the past year. It is expected to cross $1 billion in ARR this year. Mistral is aiming to be a sovereign, efficient enterprise layer for customers that want power without full dependency on US labs. Many of its customers are regulated, multinational, and infrastructure-heavy customers who care deeply about jurisdiction, data handling, and vendor concentration risk. The company is a good case study for those who care about positioning as a product lever.
Apr 29 | Blog
The Trust Problem With AI Agents
Why developers should not entirely rely on agents, and what you can do about it.
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May 11 | Dev
Software engineering may no longer be a lifetime career (5 minute read)
Relying more on AI for coding tasks can decrease the long-term technical expertise of software engineers by reducing the need for deep, manual learning. Even if these tools eventually lead to skill atrophy, the immediate productivity gains mean that professionals are basically required to adopt them to stay competitive in a demanding market. That means that software engineering could technically become a high-intensity career with a limited duration.
May 11 | Tech
Do you take after your dad's RNA? (11 minute read)
Sperm may be more than just vessels for DNA. Scientists have detected microRNAs and other types of RNA fragments in sperm cells that respond to various environmental factors, such as stress, exercise, and mental health. There is mounting evidence that sperm may be transmitting environmental information to offspring. There are many unanswered questions that scientists are still exploring, but there is enough evidence to rebalance parental responsibility.
May 11 | Infosec
Canvas Breach Disrupts Schools & Colleges Nationwide (3 minute read)
ShinyHunters defaced Canvas login pages with a ransom note threatening to leak data tied to 275 million users at nearly 9,000 institutions, forcing Instructure to pull Canvas offline during finals while calling it "scheduled maintenance." Stolen data includes names, emails, IDs, and messages.
