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RL Beyond the Verifiable (8 minute read)

RL in verifiable areas is clearly working. The next big leap will come from approaches that help bring the same achievements to things that are harder to verify. This article looks at why verifiability is a constraint, the techniques that are working now, and the companies attacking the problem.

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.

A20 Pro leak shows how iPhone 18 Pro will run faster and cooler (2 minute read)

A supposed image of the motherboard used in the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max was leaked over the weekend. The new design will make the A20 a very powerful and thoroughly thermally-managed chip and help Apple save some production costs. The overall size of the chip is roughly the same as the A19 Pro's footprint. There are also memory and NPU upgrades that will improve overall bandwidth and AI performance.

Jun 30 | Design

No, you haven't accidentally downloaded a banking app – that really is the new Winter Olympics 2030 logo (4 minute read)

The new Alpes 2030 Winter Olympics logo has been widely praised for its elegant, modern design, thoughtful symbolism, and versatile branding system, with separate but related Olympic and Paralympic marks inspired by a mountain revealed by light and the colours of the Alps. Despite its strong execution and French Modernist influences, the minimalist, geometric design feels more like the branding of a fintech company or cultural institution than a sporting event, making its connection to the Winter Olympics and the French Alps less immediately recognizable. While this abstraction sacrifices some sense of place compared to earlier Olympic identities, it creates a distinctive, timeless visual system that is likely to age well and succeed across digital, physical, and merchandising applications.

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RL Beyond the Verifiable (8 minute read)

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.

A20 Pro leak shows how iPhone 18 Pro will run faster and cooler (2 minute read)

No, you haven't accidentally downloaded a banking app – that really is the new Winter Olympics 2030 logo (4 minute read)

How to write OKRs for an AI product (4 minute read)

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