The Landlord Changed the Locks: https://alexanderkucera.com/2026/06/29/the-landlord-changed-the-locks.html

Recent U.S. export policies have restricted access to leading AI models for foreign users, highlighting the need for greater visibility and competitiveness of European AI alternatives.

The Architect and the Builder: https://alexanderkucera.com/2026/06/26/the-architect-and-the-builder.html

Automating the coding process through AI loops overlooks the critical thinking and design needed in software development, ultimately leading to inefficient and unsatisfactory results.

The Daily News — 2026-06-26 Edition: https://alexanderkucera.com/2026/06/26/the-daily-news-edition.html

Daily roundup of stories highlights Om Malik’s passing, IBM’s 100B transistor chip, mass layoffs at Bungie, genome sequencing for endangered species, and major shifts in global tech and politics.

The Daily News — 2026-06-25 Edition: https://alexanderkucera.com/2026/06/25/the-daily-news-edition.html

Daily roundup of news highlights GTA 6’s $80 price, foldable iPhones, harsh activist sentences, quantum computing doubts, and space shuttle Endeavor, covering major stories in tech, gaming, and politics.

The Daily News — 2026-06-24 Edition: https://alexanderkucera.com/2026/06/24/the-daily-news-edition.html

Daily roundup of stories highlights an R-rated Batman animation, Meta’s new smart glasses, a $4bn UK iCloud lawsuit, Oracle’s massive layoffs, ancient fossil discoveries, and urgent climate data preservation.

The Daily News — 2026-06-23 Edition: https://alexanderkucera.com/2026/06/23/the-daily-news-edition.html

Daily roundup of news highlights Netflix’s Toho deal, Zelda remake cancelation, GM robot automation, a foldable iPhone, Nvidia’s green data centers, and breakthrough AI vaccine research.