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Figure's humanoid robots organize room, hang clothes, and make bed without humans (5 minute read)
Figure has released a new video showing two robots performing household tasks in a coordinated bedroom-cleaning demonstration. The video (available in the article) highlights advances in humanoid collaboration, object handling, and domestic automation. Figure claims to have increased Figure O3 humanoid production from one robot daily to one hourly at its BotQ production facility in California.
Apr 29 | Blog
The Trust Problem With AI Agents
Why developers should not entirely rely on agents, and what you can do about it.
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May 12 | Product
Intent is the design superpower AI can't replace (6 minute read)
AI makes prototyping fast, but speed is no longer the designer's advantage. The real edge is intent: understanding the problem clearly before using AI to build.
May 11 | AI
Why MistralAI Grows Faster Than OpenAI/Anthropic (11 minute read)
Mistral achieved a 20x growth in its ARR over the past year. It is expected to cross $1 billion in ARR this year. Mistral is aiming to be a sovereign, efficient enterprise layer for customers that want power without full dependency on US labs. Many of its customers are regulated, multinational, and infrastructure-heavy customers who care deeply about jurisdiction, data handling, and vendor concentration risk. The company is a good case study for those who care about positioning as a product lever.
May 11 | Dev
Software engineering may no longer be a lifetime career (5 minute read)
Relying more on AI for coding tasks can decrease the long-term technical expertise of software engineers by reducing the need for deep, manual learning. Even if these tools eventually lead to skill atrophy, the immediate productivity gains mean that professionals are basically required to adopt them to stay competitive in a demanding market. That means that software engineering could technically become a high-intensity career with a limited duration.
