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Meet the Nine New Emoji to Help Sum Up 2026 (4 minute read)
The Unicode Consortium is set to unveil nine new emojisâincluding Lighthouse, Eraser, Pickle, Monarch Butterfly, Meteor, and Cracked Smiling Faceâahead of World Emoji Day on July 17. These designs, shared by Unicode Emoji Subcommittee Chair Jennifer Daniel, are expected to reach keyboards by next spring, with some existing emojis redesigned for visual distinction. The Cracked Smiling Face, originally proposed as "Smiley Face with Squinting Eyes," is predicted to become the standout favorite among the new additions.
Jun 12 | Blog
I Tried to Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend. Reader, I Did Not Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend.
A "simple" weekend project turns into real infrastructure, and why agent context deserves a boring, reliable foundation.
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Jul 17 | AI
How Anthropic runs large-scale code migrations with Claude Code (11 minute read)
Anthropic uses a six-step process with Claude Code for large-scale code migrations, focusing on creating a rulebook, analyzing dependencies, and stress-testing translation rules. It deploys multiple agents to translate, review, and fix code iteratively, and emphasizes using adversarial reviewers and mechanical verification for efficient migration.
Jul 17 | Product
Is AI Going to Take PM Jobs? (7 minute read)
AI will reshape product management, not eliminate it. A broader technology downturn poses a greater threat to PM jobs than automation.
Jul 17 | Tech
What can we learn from Bun's rapid Rust rewrite with AI? (13 minute read)
Bun was rewritten from Zig to Rust using Fable. A full rewrite would usually take too long, but the AI tool allowed it to be completed in 11 days. The project cost $165,000 with API pricing, consuming 5.9 billion uncached input tokens, 690 million output tokens, and 72 billion cached input token reads. The rewrite demonstrates how AI can now be cost-effective for codebase migrations when projects are well-engineered.
