​The Strategic Value Of Optionality

Optimize aggressively where decisions are reversible, and preserve options where uncertainty is high, consequences are asymmetric and reversal is hard.

Serval Wants To Replace ServiceNow With AI That Builds Enterprise Automation

The $1 billion AI startup’s new Catalyst agent automates enterprise workflows by mining ticket histories and generating code, as CEO Jake Stauch claims Serval’s AI-native platform can replace ServiceNow.

A ‘2-Minute’ Daily Ritual To Become Your Sharpest Self, By A Psychologist

A two-minute nightly writing ritual can clear the mental clutter that saps focus — grounded in real psychology on attention residue and if-then planning.

The Fintech Platforms That Scale Don’t Replace Workflows—They Upgrade Them

As AI becomes more embedded in trading, the goal is not to replace human judgment but to support it with better tools, stronger infrastructure and more connected systems.

Waymo’s Ojai Is Now Open To Public. My Experience Spoke To The Future

Waymo’s Chinese-made Ojai is now available to the public and it’s a comfy ride. Will it outcompete the others, and what will it be like when the prices drop?

Unmanaged Consumption: The Hidden Cost Of Enterprise AI

Token usage is quietly becoming one of the fastest-growing line items in enterprise technology budgets, and most organizations aren’t yet equipped to manage it.

The Science And Lingering Human Toll Of A Recent Midwest Derecho

Two weeks later, many communities in the Midwest are without power. An expert explains the science and human toll of a late-summer derecho.

Trillions Of Organisms Are Living On Your Skin — A Biologist Explains What They’re Doing

A biologist explains the trillions of organisms like bacteria, fungi and mites living on human skin right now, and the surprising jobs they quietly do to keep it healthy.

Megadeal Tax Subsidies Boost Local Innovation, Study Finds

New research on billion-dollar Megadeal tax subsidies, like Micron’s $5.5B New York deal, finds a hidden benefit: more innovation among nearby, unrelated local firms.

Stop Blaming Math For Your AI ROI Problem

What most organizations are missing is one person with the authority and the incentive to say what the AI’s returning, and that’s an organizational failure.