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Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M (5 minute read)
Prentis is an AI research lab focused on computer use models. Its founders are now in talks to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation. The lab is training models to learn how office workers navigate routine workflows across documents and systems. It aims to eventually build AI agents that can control computers to automate those tasks. The startup has already signed contracts worth up to $50 million with several customers.
Jun 12 | Blog
I Tried to Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend. Reader, I Did Not Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend.
A "simple" weekend project turns into real infrastructure, and why agent context deserves a boring, reliable foundation.
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Jul 27 | Infosec
The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught (3 minute read)
Phineas Fisher hacked government spyware vendors FinFisher and Hacking Team, leaking internal data that exposed client operations and helped sink Hacking Team's business. They later breached a Catalan police union, Turkey's ruling party, and Cayman National Bank's Isle of Man branch, funding leftist causes and proposing a “hacktivist bug bounty” while staying anonymous and active in private contacts.
Jul 27 | Design
WhatsApp testing new message bubbles on iOS (1 minute read)
WhatsApp is testing redesigned chat bubbles on iOS that feature significantly rounder, softer corners, bringing them closer to iMessage and better aligning with its recent Liquid Glass redesign. The update also removes the green outlines around photos, videos, GIFs, and link previews for a cleaner, more integrated appearance. The changes are currently limited to select TestFlight users, with no confirmed date for a wider rollout.
Jul 27 | It
Nadella's hardest year (7 minute read)
Microsoft's aggressive AI strategy is putting pressure on three of its most important businesses: Microsoft 365, GitHub, and Azure. The company is spending a projected $190 billion on infrastructure but remains capacity-constrained, while AI-native competitors challenge its productivity and developer tools, and internal restructuring increases pressure on employees and leadership.
