AI's Economics Don't Make Sense

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Soundtrack — Brass Against — Karma Police  It was January 21, 2025. Per The Information, Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, had just

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[Updated] Exclusive: Microsoft Moving All GitHub Copilot Subscribers To Token-Based Billing In June

Executive Summary: * Internal documents reveal Microsoft’s planned rollout for token-based billing for all GitHub Copilot customers starting in

Ed Zitron Apr 22, 2026 2 min read

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[UPDATED] News: Anthropic (Briefly) Removes Claude Code From $20-A-Month "Pro" Subscription Plan For New Users

Executive Summary:  * In the later afternoon of April 21 2026, Anthropic removed access to Claude Code for its $20-a-

Ed Zitron Apr 21, 2026 3 min read

Four Horsemen of the AIpocalypse

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Exclusive: Microsoft To Shift GitHub Copilot Users To Token-Based Billing, Tighten Rate Limits

Executive Summary:  * Internal documents reveal that Microsoft plans to temporarily suspend individual account signups to its GitHub Copilot coding product,

Ed Zitron Apr 20, 2026 4 min read

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I Will Never Respect A Website

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Soundtrack: The Dillinger Escape Plan — Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants In what The New Yorker’s Andrew Marantz and Ronan

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AI Is Really Weird

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News: OpenAI CFO Doesn't Believe Company Ready For IPO, Unsure Revenue Will Support Commitments

Executive Summary * OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar has, per The Information, said that OpenAI is not ready to go public in

Ed Zitron Apr 6, 2026 4 min read