From the Trenches

The Country of Geniuses That Doesn’t Exist

Anthropic's CEO predicts 50% of white-collar jobs gone in 5 years. His own team: 0/16 believe Claude can replace entry-level researchers. Here's why.

Feb 17 • Denis Stetskov

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Big Tech’s $364B Hypothesis Meets the $650B Reality

Six months ago it was $364 billion. Now it's $650 billion. Free cash flow collapsing. Amazon may raise debt. The procurement mindset doesn't scale…

Feb 9 • Denis Stetskov

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When Capex Beats Headcount: What Amazon’s Layoffs Actually Mean

16,000 people. Wednesday morning. That’s 30,000 in three months when you count October.

Feb 2 • Denis Stetskov

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January 2026

RAG Is Easy. Your Data Isn’t.

Custom GPT took a weekend. Production takes months. Why most AI projects fail before engineering starts, and what actually predicts success.

Jan 27 • Denis Stetskov

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The AI Silicon Tax: How Your RAM Got 3x More Expensive While You Weren’t Looking

Last week, a friend pinged me about upgrading his PC.

Jan 20 • Denis Stetskov

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The First Full-Scale Cyber War: 4 Years of Lessons

9,000 cyber attacks. Kyivstar was destroyed in hours. Viasat bricked 45,000 modems. What Ukraine's cyber war teaches us about infrastructure security.

Jan 12 • Denis Stetskov

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The Grok Precedent: Why AI Creators Are About to Lose Their Legal Shield

France’s criminal investigation signals the end of “platform immunity” for AI tools.

Jan 5 • Denis Stetskov

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December 2025

The Holiday Season That Keeps Making Tech History

No frameworks today. Just wild stories: the web born on Christmas, a million Zunes dying at midnight, and Netflix's worst holiday ever."

Dec 23, 2025 • Denis Stetskov

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When Announcements Replace Innovation: OpenAI’s Code Red and What It Reveals About the AI Industry

December 1st, 2025.

Dec 15, 2025 • Denis Stetskov

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Why Annual Reviews Don't Have to Be Bullshit

This week I ran annual reviews for six engineers.

Dec 1, 2025 • Denis Stetskov

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November 2025

The Perfect Grammar That Defeats Us: Why AI Doesn't Need to Be Smart to Win

GPT-4 versus humans at political persuasion.

Nov 17, 2025 • Denis Stetskov

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The AI Industrial Transformation: Why This Bubble Has Real Revenue (Unlike the Dot-Com Fantasy)

NVIDIA has just reached a $5 trillion market capitalization.

Nov 4, 2025 • Denis Stetskov

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