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Latest dossier SVC-053 · 16 OCT 2026

30,000 merges a day: code is no longer the bottleneck

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SVC-052OpenAI is $20 billion short and done with the people who warnOctober 9, 2026 · 26 minSVC-051All three labs charge the same. Now they compete for your keysOctober 2, 2026 · 24 minSVC-050The frontier gets 50% cheaper. The model is no longer the moatSeptember 25, 2026 · 23 minSVC-049The labs want to slow down. The court filings explain whySeptember 18, 2026 · 25 minSVC-048AI accelerates infrastructure, not applicationsSeptember 12, 2026 · 21 minSVC-047Runaway Agents: AI Breaks Its Security ChainsSeptember 4, 2026 · 22 minSVC-046Mom, the AI Ran Away From HomeJuly 26, 2026 · 21 minSVC-045AI Just Entered Its Regulatory EraJuly 12, 2026 · 23 minSVC-044The Washington List: AI by DecreeJuly 5, 2026 · 20 minSVC-043Frontier AI Now Has a Color, and It's OrangeJune 28, 2026 · 22 minSVC-042SpaceX Paid $60B for Cursor and the Government Switched Off Anthropic's Best ModelJune 21, 2026 · 19 minSVC-041What Elon Took to the BankJune 13, 2026 · 11 minSVC-040Growth Is No Longer Enough: Broadcom's Warning to the NasdaqJune 7, 2026 · 17 minSVC-039Anthropic Dethrones OpenAI — but Musk Holds the Sword of DamoclesMay 30, 2026 · 21 minSVC-038Karpathy, $900 Billion, and a First ProfitMay 24, 2026 · 20 minSVC-037Anthropic Just Won the AI War.May 16, 2026 · 17 minSVC-036The Week Saying "AI Kills Jobs" Stopped Being Taboo in Silicon ValleyMay 10, 2026 · 18 minSVC-035Big Tech Has Shown Its Cards. We've Seen the FlopMay 2, 2026 · 22 minSVC-034Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI in Revenue. Nobody Saw It Coming.April 25, 2026 · 18 minSVC-033The AI Model Amodei Showed Trump — and You Will Never UseApril 18, 2026 · 15 minSVC-032Zero TrustApril 12, 2026 · 20 minSVC-031The 6 AM EmailApril 4, 2026 · 20 minSVC-030When the Rocket Is the Business PlanMarch 28, 2026 · 17 minSVC-029Wall Street Pays Per HeadMarch 21, 2026 · 17 minSVC-028$135 Billion and the Engine Won't StartMarch 14, 2026 · 13 minSVC-027AI Is Now a Weapon of the StateMarch 7, 2026 · 15 minSVC-026Nvidia earns more than ever. The market punishes it harder than everFebruary 28, 2026 · 13 minSVC-025ANTHROPIC DEFIES THE PENTAGON: "NO AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS"February 21, 2026 · 12 minSVC-024When the Brakes Abandon the CarFebruary 14, 2026 · 8 minSVC-023Fire Humans, Hire GPUsFebruary 7, 2026 · 9 minSVC-02237,000 AI Agents Have a Social Network. You Can Only WatchJanuary 31, 2026 · 7 minSVC-021The Week Microsoft Reminded Us the Cloud Isn't MagicJanuary 25, 2026 · 13 minSVC-020Musk vs Altman: $134 Billion on the LineJanuary 17, 2026 · 13 minSVC-019It's Not a Market Anymore. It's a Private ClubJanuary 10, 2026 · 8 minSVC-018Meta Pays $2 Billion in 10 Days for an 8-Month-Old StartupJanuary 3, 2026 · 9 minSVC-017Musk Tested His Robotaxis While You Were Having Christmas DinnerDecember 27, 2025 · 9 minSVC-016TikTok Surrenders: Oracle Wins the War Nobody Saw ComingDecember 20, 2025 · 9 minSVC-015Oracle: The AI Debt Bomb That Horrified Wall StreetDecember 13, 2025 · 7 minSVC-014OpenAI in "Code Red", Apple Loses 4 Executives, Meta Delays PhoenixDecember 6, 2025 · 6 minSVC-013OpenAI + Foxconn: The $1.4 Trillion Play to Control AI HardwareNovember 29, 2025 · 6 minSVC-012Jeff Bezos Is Channeling Steve JobsNovember 22, 2025 · 7 minSVC-011The CEO Who Came In From the Cold and Is Now Gunning for Google SearchNovember 15, 2025 · 6 minSVC-010Meta Makes $16 Billion a Year From SCAMS... ON PURPOSENovember 8, 2025 · 5 minSVC-009Oklo Inc: The Revenue-Less Nuclear Emperor Worth $20 BillionNovember 1, 2025 · 7 minSVC-008Amazon Drops the Mask: Offices First, Warehouses LaterOctober 25, 2025 · 5 minSVC-007Is Energy the New Gold of AI?October 18, 2025 · 6 minSVC-006OpenAI: 17 Times Worse Than the Dot-Com Crash. And Nobody Is Ready.October 11, 2025 · 6 minSVC-005Anduril Industries - The Generals Already Use CursorOctober 4, 2025 · 4 minSVC-004OpenAI Betrays Microsoft for Germany: The Secret Deal You Didn't Know AboutSeptember 27, 2025 · 8 minSVC-003$39B Robots and Smart Glasses: 5 Tech Bombshells Nobody Is Telling You AboutSeptember 20, 2025 · 7 minSVC-002Microsoft Loses Control of OpenAI Over $500 BillionSeptember 13, 2025 · 6 minSVC-001Musk's xAI Loses Its CFO in 3 Months: The 7 Tech Moves Nobody Told You About This WeekSeptember 6, 2025 · 8 min