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Notes from the trenches on AI engineering, LLM apps, and the full-stack work that holds it all together.

How to implement AI in your business in 2026 (without boiling the ocean)
AI
8 min read

How to implement AI in your business…

A step-by-step 2026 playbook: audit one bottleneck, measure a baseline, pilot for real, wire the CRM, then expand. Avoid company-wide AI theater and ship a win in 6–10 weeks.

Mitsubishi is retooling an engine plant to build 1,000 humanoids a month. Japan's old factories are the new robot on-ramp
Robotics
4 min read

Mitsubishi is retooling an engine plant to…

Mitsubishi Motors partnered with University of Tokyo spinout Highlanders to mass-produce HL Human humanoids at a former Kyoto ICE engine plant, targeting up to 1,000 units per month from early 2027. I broke down the builder-plus-buyer model automakers use to skip endless pilots.

Northrop's robot space mechanic bolts propulsion pods onto aging satellites. In-orbit repair is becoming a business
Robotics
4 min read

Northrop's robot space mechanic bolts propulsion pods…

Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle will attach modular propulsion pods to the Optus satellite in 2027, adding roughly six more years of life. I explained how MRV plus MEP pods change satellite servicing economics versus parking whole servicers behind one customer.

Brad Lightcap is leaving OpenAI. What the COO exit signals before the IPO
Applied AI
4 min read

Brad Lightcap is leaving OpenAI. What the…

OpenAI's eight-year operator Brad Lightcap announced he is starting something new in August 2026, weeks after stepping back from COO. Here is what the executive churn means for builders betting on ChatGPT at scale.