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What shipped, what broke, and what it really cost — from running production AI systems.
Latest articlesWhat shipped, what broke, and what it really cost — from running production AI systems.
Manus Alternatives in 2026: ChatGPT Agent, Runable, Genspark, Claude and More
Compare seven Manus alternatives by job, from Runable and Genspark to ChatGPT and Claude, with current prices, credit rules and clear reasons to switch.Oct 12, 2026AI
Amp Code Review
Amp Code reviewed: current pricing, free tier, models, editor support and team features, plus when to choose Claude Code or Codex.Oct 12, 2026Build
Playwright MCP: Setup, Browser Tests, and Limits
Give Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or VS Code a real browser. Exact setup, practical tests, a worked checkout failure, and the safety limits.
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ChatGPT Ads: Self-Serve Pricing, Markets and Measurement
How ChatGPT ads work: eligible users, markets, self-serve bidding, budget minimums, Pixel and Conversions API measurement, and who should test.Oct 12, 2026Growth
Cursor Bugbot
What Cursor Bugbot checks, exact repository setup, usage-based billing, rules, Autofix, and current CodeRabbit and Greptile prices.Oct 12, 2026Build
Cline vs Claude Code 2026
Cline vs Claude Code: current plans, light and heavy monthly bills, model choice, editor and cloud support, and the limits that decide which to use.Oct 12, 2026Build
Best Claude Code Plugins 2026: Superpowers, Context7 and More
Compare nine Claude Code plugins for review, testing, docs, design, deployment and memory, with verified install commands, costs and safety checks.Oct 12, 2026Build
LiteLLM vs OpenRouter
Compare LiteLLM and OpenRouter on keys, billing, fallbacks, budgets, caching and data handling, with a worked monthly bill and switching rules.Oct 12, 2026Build
Claude Code Plan Mode
Use Claude Code Plan Mode for multi-file changes. Exact commands, settings, plan edits, auto mode behavior and a worked refactor example.Oct 12, 2026Build
Midjourney Alternatives 2026: GPT Image, Nano Banana, Ideogram, Recraft, Firefly and Flux
Compare six Midjourney alternatives for business: current app plans, API prices, commercial terms, text editing, brand graphics and team billing.Oct 12, 2026DesignThe lanes.Pick the one you came for.
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Models, agents and coding assistants, image, video and voice tools: reviewed, priced and compared.230 piecesBuild
Ship software with AI, whether or not you write code: coding agents, app builders, automation, MCP and the infra under it.112 piecesDesign
AI as a craft tool for designers, brand owners and creative directors: image, video, type, and the prompts behind the work.188 piecesGrowth
AI for marketing, SEO and sales: the tools, the content engines, and the numbers behind turning an audience into revenue.8 piecesPlaybooks
AI for your niche: the workflows that actually move, tool by tool, priced52 piecesExplained
What shipped, explained: every real release, decoded for the people who use it0 piecesLab
The agent journey, entry by entry: what shipped, what broke, what was decided, in the ventures I run780–781 / 781
Claude for Small Business: What It Kills in a $50K Stack
On May 13 Anthropic launched Claude for Small Business, a Cowork add-on with eight native connectors and fifteen ready-to-run agentic workflows priced at zero incremental cost on top of an existing Claude license. This piece is the…May 14, 2026AI
Cloudflare's '100x engineer', a 6-agent operator's take
Matthew Prince cited 2x-100x AI productivity gains to justify 1,100 layoffs. I run 6 production agents on the exact stack he's describing. The 100x engineer framing is conceptually wrong, and founders copying it into H2 headcount plans are about to cut the wrong people.May 12, 2026GrowthPrefer this site in Google
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