The Editors • January 26, 2026

Wall Street’s A.I. Bubble Paradox

An incisive, wide-ranging conversation on the question bedeviling investors and institutions alike: Are we living through an A.I. bubble—or witnessing the early innings of a transformative economic cycle?

Ian Krietzberg • January 22, 2026

Sam Altman’s Mad Men Era

It was inevitable that OpenAI, a massive consumer-facing company racking up historic losses, would enter the advertising business. Will this become the new normal for the industry? Or will ChatGPT users revolt?

Ian Krietzberg • January 20, 2026

Claude Code & Theory

A new wave of A.I. coding tools are impressive and empowering enough to make one imagine a future where we’re all coding our own apps and software engineers are a thing of the past. But these days, it still takes a pro (or armies of them) to get it right.

Ian Krietzberg • January 15, 2026

A.I. Brainiacs

As the industry relentlessly scales up, a handful of smaller companies are pursuing new model architectures that could enable greater efficiency without sacrificing performance. But first, do we need to figure out how the brain actually works?

Ian Krietzberg • January 13, 2026

10 Bold Predictions for A.I.’s Year Ahead

Mass adoption, steep contraction, and the fruits of Apple’s waiting game are all part of the coming year in artificial intelligence.

Ian Krietzberg • January 8, 2026

Grok, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels

For more than two weeks, xAI’s Grok chatbot has been gamely stripping people to their undergarments in response to user prompts on X. How much legal exposure does the company face—and when will this dystopian episode come to an end?

Ian Krietzberg • January 6, 2026

Is the A.I. “Frost” Coming in ’26?

Industry leaders agree that the rubber is finally hitting the road after years of hyper-investment in A.I.: Revenue needs to meet projections, and the magic of the technology must give way to practical, efficient utility. Or else…

Ian Krietzberg • December 30, 2025

Has Google Finally Eaten Sam Altman’s Lunch?

Over the past three years, Google has responded to OpenAI’s ascent by investing heavily in A.I. development, building a baffling amount of data center infrastructure, and placing bets across the A.I. startup ecosystem. In 2025, Google finally caught up—and then surged ahead.

Ian Krietzberg • December 23, 2025

He Said, Xi Said

A sobering conversation about the A.I. arms race between Washington and Beijing: what’s real, what’s overblown, and what China really wants.

Ian Krietzberg • December 18, 2025

Adobe Is Partnering With Runway A.I.

The startup’s new Gen 4.5 model will be available in an exclusive early access window across Adobe's products, in a bid to supercharge Hollywood—ideally without alienating creatives, themselves.

Ian Krietzberg • December 18, 2025

How Iger Learned to Love A.I.

Disney, one of the most copyright-protective companies in Hollywood, is bear-hugging OpenAI and going to war with Google. But monetizing digital knockoffs of its most iconic characters (and getting on the cap table with Altman) is just the start.

Ian Krietzberg • December 16, 2025

Trump’s A.I. War on States’ Rights

The president’s new executive order is filled with directives aiming to curb states’ ability to pass A.I. regulations. But there’s little consensus on how much impact the E.O. will actually have.

Ian Krietzberg • December 11, 2025

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective A.I.s

As Americans turn to chatbots for therapy and companionship, Mark Manson is rolling out Purpose, an A.I. life coach designed to challenge users, keep track of their issues, and, hopefully, avoid the pitfalls of other platforms.

Ian Krietzberg • December 9, 2025

Make It Brain

One of the most promising new developments in neuroscience is the ability to digitally simulate mice brains—a technology that not only offers a glimpse into the black box of the human mind, but also how to build a better A.I.

Ian Krietzberg • December 4, 2025

Sin City’s A.I. Evangelists

A revealing dispatch from Amazon’s annual A.I. conference, where the sideline chatter revolved around how to turn the technology into an actual, viable business product. It might sound hyperbolic, but the future of this multitrillion-dollar industry hangs on this very problem…