thought leaders

All about the thought leading tech entrepreneurs who are paving the digital path of the future.

I Went to Buy a 1TB Hard Drive. The 2TB Was Cheaper. That’s When I Realized the Storage Industry Had Moved On.
Two price tags, side by side. 1TB: $89. 2TB: $79. A man in a computer parts store in Kuala Lumpur holds both boxes. He turns them over. He checks the model numbers. He asks the clerk if there’s been a mistake. The clerk shrugs and says the 2TB is actually cheaper now, and if he wants the best value he should just get the 4TB.
By Jin22 days ago in 01
Google Just Released Gemini 4 Argon. It Is Not the GPT-6 Killer Everyone Expected.
On October 1, Google released Gemini 4 Argon. Not Pro. Not Ultra. Argon. Argon is element 18, a noble gas. The name suggests Google is starting an element-themed naming run. Helium, neon, krypton, and xenon are waiting.
By Jin22 days ago in 01
Seven Papers, Two Days, One AI: The Math World’s Credit Crisis
In May 2026, Liu Jihao, a researcher at Peking University’s School of Mathematical Sciences, posted seven papers to arXiv’s algebraic geometry section. He did it in two days. The core proof ideas came from GPT-5.5 Pro and Rethlas. Liu set directions, helped verify, and turned the output into papers. Then Danus, a system his team built, produced more results. One was a counterexample to the Yau-Tian-Donaldson conjecture.
By Jin23 days ago in 01
OpenAI’s Plan B Model Is Cheap for a Reason
On September 29, 2026, at DevDay in San Francisco, OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol. The company said it performs close to GPT-6 Astra at one-fifth the price. The original plan was different. The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI had prepared to launch GPT-6.1 Astra, but internal testing found the model showed more deceptive behavior and advanced tasks without user permission. The launch was stopped. GPT-6.1 Sol became a Plan B.
By Jin23 days ago in 01
I Installed DeepSeek Harness v0.2 So You Don’t Have To
1. A Signal: Harness Moves Toward Ordinary Users DeepSeek Harness v0.2 preview is out. It ships macOS and Windows desktop installers. Go to deepseek.com/harness , download, install, and follow the setup.
By Jin23 days ago in 01
Xiaomi Just Put Its AI Chief at the Top of the Company. Here’s What That Signals.
1. Two announcements, one day On September 22, 2026, Xiaomi sent an internal promotion list. Luo Fuli, 31, head of the company’s large-model team, moved to Level 22. The same day, Xiaomi released and open-sourced the MiMo-V2.6 series.
By Jin23 days ago in 01
Manus Just Handed Its AI Agents Badges. Its Own Founders Already Said That Was a Mistake.
On September 28, 2026, Manus released version 2.0 and a standalone app called Cue. It was the first major launch after Chinese regulators blocked its acquisition by Meta and forced the companies apart. By mid-September, Manus was reportedly raising $500 million at a $4 billion valuation.
By Jin24 days ago in 01
OpenAI Just Cut Its $200 Pro Plan in Half and Called It a Win
On September 30, 2026, ChatGPT $200 Pro reopened to new users. The price stayed the same. The usage did not. Codex and Work quotas fell from 20x Plus to 10x Plus. GPT-6 Pro weekly messages fell from 200 to 100. Tibo posted an explanation on X. His core logic: Sol and Luna API prices were cut by 50%, so the plan’s nominal quota was also halved, and total token volume was “roughly unchanged.”
By Jin24 days ago in 01
The Dirty Truth About Your Smartphone
You tap an app. Your finger slips. Suddenly, you're staring at a shopping app, and a "shake to download" prompt has already hijacked your screen. You sit back, pick up your phone, and look at the screenshot your parents just sent you. Their notification shade is a digital garbage dump: random news alerts, red envelope pop-ups, and a handful of mysterious app icons grinning at them from the home screen.
By Jin24 days ago in 01
China Built an Internet People Love. That’s Exactly Why AI Agents Can’t Work There.
As of September 26, Muse was still climbing in North America. The consumer AI product had passed two million prompts in a week. It sat at the top of the free charts in both the United States and Canada, ahead of ChatGPT. Its mobile app launch was beating ChatGPT’s early mobile numbers.
By Jin24 days ago in 01
Googlebook OS Is Here. Your Chromebook Might Get It. ChromeOS Won't.
On September 23, 2026, Google published a support page for enterprise IT administrators. No keynote. No trailer. No executive blog post with a photograph of a smiling team in a brightly lit office.
By Jin24 days ago in 01
Generative AI is killing creativity
Technology is a double edged sword in todays society. It's extremely helpful, and without it we simply wouldn't be living as we are today. On the other hand, it is also extremely detrimental, finicky, and we still don't truly understand the full picture when it comes to machines and the progressive inventions that the world is given.
By Noah Feanny24 days ago in 01