In the world of DevOps, we often feel like we are running the “Red Queen’s Race”—a reference to Alice in Wonderland where you must run as fast as you can just to stay in the same place. Yesterday, it was Jenkins and VMs. Today, it’s Kubernetes and GitOps. Tomorrow? It might be AIOps and Platform Engineering. The sheer velocity of […]
Building document-grounded AI applications just got ridiculously simple—and surprisingly cheap. Here’s why Google’s new File Search might be the RAG solution you’ve been waiting for. The Problem: RAG Shouldn’t Require a PhD Let’s be honest: building a chatbot that can answer questions from your company’s documentation shouldn’t require weeks of infrastructure work. Yet that’s exactly what happens when you try […]
Imagine losing $100 million in 10 minutes. Not from a sophisticated hack involving months of planning. Not from a zero-day exploit or advanced malware. But from a single phone call. That’s exactly what happened to MGM Resorts in September 2023. And it’s just one example of a much larger crisis that’s unfolding across the digital landscape—a crisis where the very […]
Imagine asking for infrastructure and getting production-ready, policy-compliant Terraform code in minutes instead of days. Not science fiction—this is the reality of AI-powered Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) emerging across enterprises in 2025. But here’s what makes this moment different from the AI hype cycles we’ve weathered before: the technology actually works. I’ve spent the last year deep in the trenches with […]
Hey everyone! 👋 If you’re anything like me—a creative soul who’s always doodling ideas in the margins of notebooks or half-formed plots in your phone’s notes app—then buckle up. Today, I’m sharing something super exciting: my very first AI-generated story, crafted with Google’s brand-new Gemini Storybook tool. Yeah, you read that right. I stumbled upon this gem (pun intended) just […]
While you were watching ChatGPT write emails and generate images, something far more significant was happening behind the scenes: the world’s leading AI labs quietly assembled the most sophisticated safety evaluation frameworks in history. But here’s the uncomfortable question—are they building fast enough? The Shift Nobody Noticed In March 2024, if you’d asked the average tech-savvy person about AI safety, […]
What happens when you combine blockchain gaming, neural networks, and AI-assisted development? One developer’s public journey to solve AI Arena’s training challenges—and what it reveals about the future of rapid prototyping. The Problem That Needed Solving If you’ve spent any time in AI Arena—the blockchain-based fighting game where you train AI-powered NFT fighters instead of controlling them directly—you know the […]
A messaging app with a billion users, built by 40 engineers, that has never sold your data, stood up to governments worldwide, and might just be the last bastion of digital freedom. Here’s why Pavel Durov’s Telegram deserves your attention. The Founder Who Said No to $3 Billion (And Meant It) Picture this: You’re 29 years old. You’ve built Russia’s […]
Is Alpha School the Future of Education or Just Expensive Hype? What happens when artificial intelligence meets K-12 education? Alpha School claims to have cracked the code with students learning 2.6 times faster than traditional schools. But dig deeper, and you’ll find a story that’s far more complex—and controversial—than the marketing materials suggest. The Promise That Sounds Too Good to […]
Albania’s Bold (and Risky) AI Minister Experiment In a world first, Albania has appointed an artificial intelligence system as an actual government minister. But is this innovation or the beginning of democracy’s digital downfall? Picture this: You’re a contractor bidding on a government project worth millions of euros. Instead of meeting with human officials who might ask for under-the-table payments, […]