AI happenings and takes - January 2026
January 2026 Magazine
Monthly magazine for January 2026
One of the best engineers in the world on the massive leap in AI coding effectiveness in December 2025
Which products win and lose in a world where AI Agents, as opposed to people, pick them more and more?
Box CEO on the future of enterprise software in a world of AI. Lots of very thoughtful points (see snapshots) and worth reading for anyone in tech, but the core thesis is:
“In contrast to some of the public discussion, l'd argue that in a world of 100X more Al agents than people in an enterprise, the value of the systems of record and tools agents will use will go up, not down. Because in this new world, software provides the guardrails on which agents can operate successfully within an enterprise, and gives them the underlying tools to use to be more productive themselves and work alongside people."
Boston was once the clear number 2 for behind Silicon Valley in venture capital - what happened? See Boston VC Michael Campos’ take here
Top 10 geopolitical risks for 2026 from the Eurasia Group. Excerpt from risk #2 snapshot, which I thought was a significant macro callout
Miscellaneous- 2026
John Rawls argues that advantages from the “birth lottery” (family, class, talents) are morally arbitrary. Because people don’t deserve them, society should be designed as if no one knows their starting position (the veil of ignorance).
This position is certainly thought provoking, but coming across this site helped me empathize more with it and make it a bit more concrete. Give it a go and see if it does the same for you.
