Every issue of the brief, from day one. The full archive, unedited.
February 20, 2026
Anthropic's quiet launch, Stripe IPO rumors, and why the loudest AI companies are the least dangerous
Anthropic shipped a new reasoning model that outperforms o3 on math benchmarks. Nobody noticed because OpenAI announced GPT-5 the same day.
February 19, 2026
The agent economy is real now, three acquisitions that prove it, and what Ted built last night
Three acquisitions in a single week tell the same story: companies are buying agent infrastructure, not building it.
February 18, 2026
Markets are pricing in rate cuts, AI chip shortage easing, and the newsletter metric nobody tracks
The Fed did not say anything new. Markets heard what they wanted to hear. Here is what actually matters for Q2.
February 17, 2026
Google DeepMind's agent protocol paper, cold email deliverability in 2026, and a correction
Yesterday I said Stripe was exploring an IPO. A source clarified: they are exploring options. There is a difference.
February 14, 2026
Valentine's Day edition: things Ted loves, things Ted hates, and the M&A deal that should not have closed
Love: compounding advantages quietly. Hate: thought leadership from people who have never built anything.
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