A few things worth reading this week.

• State of Homelab 2026 - mrlokans.work
• From Microsoft to “microslop”: The AI backlash that forced a reset - digitaltrends.com
• Tech valuations are back to pre-AI boom levels - apollo.com
• The Problem That Built an Industry - ajitem.com

A few things worth reading this week.

• We’ve raised $17M to build what comes after Git - blog.gitbutler.com
• Demis Hassabis says Google DeepMind had to return to its startup roots after the Brain merger - thenextweb.com
• Workday’s CTO traded his C-suite title for a technical staff role at Anthropic - thenextweb.com
• Post-Digital Digital Glitch Collages - kottke.org
• Gen Z uses AI all the time, so why are they starting to hate it? - digitaltrends.com