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Matt Pocock vs. Addy Osmani: Two Very Different Skill Sets for the Same Job

One built his reputation going deep on a single language. The other spent 14 years at Google going wide across an entire browser. A detailed skill breakdown — plus where to actually start learning from each of them.

Nvidia's $12.9B Hugging Face Deal: What Changes for AI Builders

Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9B, absorbing the model hub that also owns llama.cpp. Here's what it actually means for open-source AI.

Is Coding Solved? What the Data Actually Says

Hacker News is arguing that 'coding is solved' by AI agents. Here's what the real adoption, revenue, and benchmark numbers say — and what they don't.

Frontier AI Models Are Losing to Cheap Ones — Here's the Data

Anthropic's priciest model Fable 5 is stalling at 11% of spend while open-weight GLM-5.3 beats it on benchmarks for 1/14th the cost. What this means for your AI budget.

SpaceX Bought Cursor for $60B — What It Means for Developers

SpaceX completed its $60B all-stock acquisition of Cursor this week. Here's what the deal actually changes for coding agents, your data, and dev tool lock-in.

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