In a world dominated by 'big tech', we mustn't discount the differentiation of what smaller companies have to offer in the search and AI space, as Kagi shows.
https://michaelmartinez.co/2026/03/18/dont-discount-what-smaller-tech/
Don't Discount What Smaller Tech Firms Have to Offer
🧑💻 In a world quickly shaped by ‘big tech’, we …
MIT Technology Review recently interviewed GenAI pioneer, Yann LeCun, about his thoughts on the current limitations of LLMs as a main source of research and where we need to concentrate. I tend to agree with him.
https://michaelmartinez.co/2026/03/14/mit-tech-interview-yann-lecun/MIT Tech Interview: Yann LeCun — LLMs Are Not Enough
🚀 Yann LeCun recently created AMI (Advanced Machine …
As someone who spent a year as an AmeriCorps VISTA, this is an ultimate slap in the face to those who have served and tried to make a difference in their communities.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/884625/peace-corps-tech-promote-american-ai
The Peace Corps is recruiting volunteers to sell AI to developing nations
The Peace Corps is launching a new initiative, called the Tech Corps, which is designed to promote the adoption of US-made AI systems in other countries — many of which have ties to President Donald Trump.
I finished reading 2 books today, posted multiple times on LinkedIn, and ran 15 miles. I am utterly exhausted.
It's likely a bit dated at this point, but now I'm going to start reading "AI Snake Oil" which discusses the difference between AI marketing/hype and its reality. It was published a few years back, so I'll be curious to see how the perception has changed since then.
As I'm reading, "The Wikipedia Revolution", I didn't realize that Microsoft Encarta tried to add an edit button for community contributions to compete with Wikipedia.
It's now been over a year since I deleted Instagram. I've since moved to the fediverse over at
@pixelfed, should you wish to follow me over there!
https://pixelfed.social/MichaelMartinez
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🎯 Discipline in all business is important, but especially in a large conglomerate such as Berkshire. Slow and steady is an ultimate investment strategy. (2/2)
🧭 Berkshire Hathaway just posted their last quarter's results under the leadership of Warren Buffett.
🪢 The culture of continuity with this 'brand" as I'll call it is important to those who follow the Buffett style of investing.
📈 New CEO Greg Abel believes the best way forward is to continue the methods that Buffett and Munger grew into the mainstream that made the firm so successful. (1/2)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/28/berkshire-ceo-abel-vows-to-keep-buffetts-culture-of-disciplined-investing-in-first-annual-letter.html
