Operations Is Your Cisco VPN Still On? Check For This Firewall Flaw Cisco says attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-76418, a flaw that can reload certain Secure Firewall devices. Check exposure and update. PPM Equity TeamOctober 29, 2026
Operations AI, Memory And The Future Of PC And Phone Budgets SK hynix forecasts memory demand will exceed supply through 2030 as AI data centers compete with PCs and phones for production capacity. PPM Equity TeamOctober 29, 2026
Operations How Much Does Gemini 4 Carbon’s One-Point AI Lead Really Mean? Gemini 4 Carbon scores 59 on Artificial Analysis’s new index, one point ahead of Claude Opus 5.5. Its lead is narrow, costly and not yet public. PPM Equity TeamOctober 29, 2026
Operations Explore 8 Best AI Automation Software Guides For Workflow Design A comparison of eight AI automation books, from hands-on n8n projects to beginner guidance, self-hosting, governance and agent strategy. PPM Equity TeamOctober 29, 2026
Operations Agent Authorization Explained: Approvals, Actions, And Audits A proposed proxy would require scoped, single-use approval for high-risk AI agent actions and record grants and denials for audits. Thorsten MeyerOctober 28, 2026
Operations What ByteDance’s Robotics Hiring Could Mean For AI Applications A report says ByteDance is expanding robotics hiring to bring AI into physical settings, but gives no roles, locations, numbers or project details. PPM Equity TeamOctober 28, 2026
Operations A Founder’s Guide To Scope Creep Detection For Consulting Work A proposed tool would compare client requests with fixed-fee contracts. Its suggested test: 30 consultants over three months. Thorsten MeyerOctober 28, 2026
Operations Could AI Outcomes Be A Better Measure Than Token Counts? Amazon Weighs In Amazon’s engineering guidance warns against using token counts as targets, while its AI-model and Anthropic bets show different outcomes. PPM Equity TeamOctober 28, 2026
Operations Stop Managing Every Step: Four Rules For AI Agents Anthropic’s workplace study points to a growing attention bottleneck. Four rules can help keep agent output from creating more work. PPM Equity TeamOctober 27, 2026
Operations How Should We Think About AI Agents Acting For Us? Thorsten Meyer’s new book examines legal, organizational and moral responsibility when AI agents make purchases or other decisions for people. PPM Equity TeamOctober 27, 2026