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Every week I aggregate the most important threads from newsletter issues and write an in-depth review. Analysis, context, and the latest from the world of AI.
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Week 29 · 13–19 July 2026
The Week Open-Source Stopped Being 'Almost as Good' — and Other AI Frontiers
This was a breakthrough week for open models: two giant open-weight models (Kimi K3 with 2.8T parameters and Inkling with 975B) proved that open-source is no longer inferior – it's now the closed models that must prove their value. At the same time, the world is drawing new boundaries: China bans AI that mimics loved ones for children, the EU mandates content labeling, and researchers show that an agent can be compromised with a single email.
Read post →Week 28 · 6–12 July 2026
Three Fronts of AI: Models, Regulations, and Infrastructure – Weekly Review
It was a week in which AI ceased to be just a race of models and became a game of infrastructure, regulations, and practical deployments. OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Meta released new models on the same day, Cloudflare closed the door on free scraping, and a Canadian province proved that agents can scan hundreds of millions of lines of code in a single day. I look at five stories that set the stage for the coming months.
Read post →Week 27 · 29 June – 5 July 2026
GPT-5.6, Agent Autonomy and Government Gateways – The Week AI Changed the Rules
It was a week of breakthroughs and warnings. OpenAI released GPT-5.6 in three variants, but access was limited to a handful of US government-approved partners. Meanwhile, the first-ever autonomous ransomware agent proved that the threat from AI is no longer a theory but a reality. In this week's review, I look at the most important events and their implications for the industry.
Read post →Week 26 · 22–28 June 2026
AI Geopolitics Takes Control: The Week the US Government Cut Off Models and China Responded with Open Source
This was the week when politics, money, and innovation collided with the force of a tsunami. The US is controlling the distribution of AI models at the customer level for the first time, SpaceX pays $60 billion for a coding tool, and China releases an open-source competitor beating GPT-5.5. I look at five stories defining a new era – AI is no longer just technology; it becomes infrastructure and geopolitics.
Read post →Week 25 · 15–21 June 2026
Geopolitics, Regulations, and the Agent Economy – The Week AI Stopped Being Just Technology
This was the week that will define the coming months in the AI world. The US government blocked access to frontier models for the first time, the European Parliament passed a ban on nudify apps, and SpaceX acquired Cursor for $60 billion. Meanwhile, AI agents got their own payment cards, and researchers discovered that coding assistants can be hacked via a simple stack trace. Here’s what really happened.
Read post →Week 24 · 8–14 June 2026
The Week Bots Took Over the Internet and Mythos Became Reality
It was a week after which the AI world will never be the same. Bots generated more internet traffic than humans for the first time, Anthropic publicly released a Mythos-class model, and an autonomous AI agent found 21 zero-day vulnerabilities in a popular library. If anyone still doubted we live in the era of agentic AI, this week dispelled those doubts for good.
Read post →Week 23 · 1–7 June 2026
Week of Agents, Billions, and Breakthroughs: Microsoft Scout, SoftBank, and a New Era of AI
The past week brought three landmark events redefining the AI landscape: Microsoft unveiled Scout – an autonomous agent operating in the background of M365, SoftBank invested €75 billion in European data centers, and GitHub Copilot switched to token-based billing, sparking a wave of criticism. Additionally, the first regulations in the US and EU emerged, along with a new Anthropic model with 1-million-token context potential. Here's what to remember from this intense week.
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