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The Cloud Above the Clouds
How AI Escaped Earth’s Jurisdiction
Mar 30 • A Z Mackay
Research Notes: The Cloud Above the Clouds
Started with an FCC filing, the actual FCC document (DA-26-113) itself.
Mar 30 • A Z Mackay
Build With Heart and Balance
A Field Guide to Humane Termination
Mar 23 • A Z Mackay
Research Notes: When the Memo Becomes the Technology
I re-read Block’s February layoff announcement: why do these CEO letters all sound the same?
Mar 23 • A Z Mackay
The Invisible Bazaar
How an Economy You Can't See Learned to Set Your Prices
Mar 16 • A Z Mackay
Research Notes: The Invisible Bazaar
What happens when AI agents start buying and selling things to each other, and we’re not in the room?
Mar 16 • A Z Mackay
The Patriot Test
What happens when a government blacklists its own best technology for refusing to be obedient
Mar 6 • A Z Mackay
Research Notes: The Patriot Test
How One AI Company's Refusal Became a Constitutional Crisis in Miniature
Mar 6 • A Z Mackay

February 2026

The Last Shared Story
How personalised media is dissolving the culture we hold in common
Feb 27 • A Z Mackay
Research Notes: The Last Shared Story
Eighty-one dollars.
Feb 27 • A Z Mackay
The Year Models Commodified
When AI stops being the differentiator and starts being the substrate
Feb 17 • A Z Mackay
Research Notes: The Year Models Commodified
Opening: The Question That Started This
Feb 17 • A Z Mackay
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