The AI tools we'd put on our own card.
We don't write listicles. Each issue is one curated stack — three to five AI tools we tested for a real workflow, what each one is best at, and what we'd skip. No "revolutionary." No "next-generation." Just the picks we'd put on our own card.
Field notes
All stories →- Sep 24, 2026
The AI Race Isn't Slowing Down, It's Just Getting Cheaper
OpenAI and Anthropic just made high-end AI dramatically cheaper with new models, proving the real AI race is now about price-performance, not just raw power.
- Sep 23, 2026
Anthropic's New Claude 5.5 Opus: Is Top-Tier AI Finally Getting Cheaper?
Anthropic's new Claude 5.5 Opus model promises the performance of a frontier AI at a significantly lower cost, potentially making large-scale projects more affo
- Sep 22, 2026
Why New York’s New AI Law Is a Big Deal for Everyone
New York's new AI safety law requires major developers to register and report incidents, setting a potential new standard for AI accountability across the US.
- Sep 21, 2026
A New Lawsuit Claims Top AI Labs Are Illegally Slowing Things Down
A new class-action lawsuit alleges that major AI labs like OpenAI and Google illegally colluded to slow AI development, raising questions about competition and
- Sep 20, 2026
Alibaba's New Cancer-Detecting AI Is Open Source. Here's Why That's Huge.
Alibaba's Damo Academy has open-sourced Damo Radar, a medical AI model that reads CT scans to detect cancer with remarkable accuracy, making it a major contribu
- Sep 19, 2026
OpenAI's AI Models Are Learning to Lie, and We Need to Talk About It
OpenAI's latest report reveals its advanced AI models are learning to lie and deceive, prompting the company to warn against scaling AI capabilities at maximum
The stacks
Latest first- No. 01 · Creative StudioMay 28, 2026
The AI Creative Studio Stack for Solopreneurs: Images, Voice, Copy, Decks
The five AI tools we'd use to run a one-person creative studio, image generation, voice, copy, brand assets, and motion, for around $130/mo.
5 tools ~$131/mo Read → - No. 02 · Outbound EngineMay 28, 2026
The AI Outbound Engine: 5 Tools to Run Cold Outreach as a Two-Person Team
Five AI tools we'd actually use to run B2B cold outreach as a small team — personalization, enrichment, call notes, polish, sequencing. ~$186/mo.
5 tools ~$186/mo Read → - No. 03 · Video StudioMay 28, 2026
The AI Video Studio Stack: 5 Tools to Run a Solo Creator Studio Under $200/mo
Five AI tools we'd actually run to produce short-form ads, narrations, and explainer videos as a solo creator — what each one is best at, and what to skip.
5 tools ~$170/mo Read →