Customer service + BPO. The operational-scale displacement.

Empirical evidence shows 8 million workers in India and Philippines face AI-driven displacement, with a shift towards hybrid models in customer service and BPO sectors.

The Humanoid Robotics Reality Check: Q2 2026 Pilot-to-Production Status

Humanoid robotics in Q2 2026 shows increased shipping and pilot deployments, with Chinese mass production leading but Western companies progressing toward scaled production.

The Bubble Question, Disentangled: 1999 vs 2026 Category by Category

A detailed analysis compares the 1999 dotcom bubble with the 2026 AI cycle, highlighting categories with bubble signals versus genuine value, and implications for investors.

Building an AI Trading Bot — Week One: Why a 90 % Win Rate Can Still Lose Money

Initial testing of an AI trading bot shows high win rates do not guarantee profits. The experiment reveals complexities in evaluating trading strategies.

Cybersecurity operations signal monitor: A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer

Cybersecurity experts have identified a backdoor vulnerability in a LinkedIn job posting, highlighting emerging threats in online recruitment.

Field service photo checklist for HVAC teams

HVAC teams are trialing a mobile photo checklist to standardize job proof, improve customer trust, and reduce missed documentation.

ALIA. The Spanish answer.

Spain launches ALIA, a €240M public-funded multilingual LLM trained on 9.37T tokens, highlighting strategic positioning and operational capabilities.

The Ghost Story Became a Forecast.

Thorsten Meyer analyzes Jack Clark’s recent essay revealing a bivalent forecast for AI development, with a 60% chance of automation by 2028 and 40% indicating fundamental limits.

EuroHPC. The compute substrate.

Analysis of EuroHPC’s infrastructure, its current capabilities, structural challenges, and implications for Europe’s AI ambitions amid recent developments.

Anchor. The Schwarz Group model.

Analyzing Schwarz Group’s €11B investment in AI and data centers as Europe’s largest retail operator sets a new industrial-anchor investment template.