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AI & Machine LearningOct 21, 2026·6 min read

The ground is moving. Build a business that moves with it.

Models change every few months, so a moat built on one capability is gone by the next release. Win by owning a measurable outcome, building the system around the model, and re-testing your offer every quarter.

Every few months a new model can do what the last one couldn't. Software companies are being repriced in real time, and any edge built on one capability has a short shelf life. The way through is to build real systems that move one number your customer cares about, and to keep re-earning your place.

Engineering2 min

PostgreSQL 19 hit release candidate. Here's what's worth testing.

RC 1 landed on October 15 with general availability planned for November 19. A few features target real operational pain, and the upgrade is a major-version upgrade.

Oct 16, 2026

Security2 min

September's breaches had one thing in common: assets nobody was watching

An exposed cloud database, an externally reachable API, a break-in disclosed months after it happened. The pattern in September's incidents is neglect more than genius.

Oct 5, 2026

Cloud2 min

Same hourly price, higher bill: OVHcloud unbundles its instances

From October 1, OVHcloud bills local storage and public IPv4 addresses separately on its Generation 3 instances. The hourly price didn't change. The total did, by 1.4% to 21.9%.

Oct 2, 2026

Security2 min

Two days to patch: what CISA's September deadline tells you

In September, CISA gave federal agencies just two days to fix three actively exploited flaws in Cisco, Citrix and Fortinet products. Normal deadlines run one to two weeks.

Sep 18, 2026

Security2 min

The help desk call that hands over your Microsoft 365

Attackers are phoning executives, posing as internal IT, and walking them through a fake sign-in. Soon after, they hold a live session and start downloading from SharePoint.

Sep 10, 2026

Industry2 min

Canada says it will write its own AI rules, whatever the US does

After US officials and AI executives urged the G20 to go light on regulation, Canada's AI Minister said Canada will protect Canadians on its own terms. For anyone selling AI here, that's the planning assumption.

Sep 5, 2026

Security2 min

When the build server gets breached: the JetBrains Cadence incident

JetBrains had already patched the flaw. The internal server that powered one of its cloud services hadn't been. It took two weeks to notice.

Sep 2, 2026

Industry2 min

Bill C-36: the Canadian privacy bill that finally reaches automated decisions

Introduced in June, Bill C-36 would replace Canada's federal private-sector privacy law. It brings real penalties, rules for children's data and a right to an explanation when software decides.

Jul 14, 2026

Industry2 min

The EU AI Act: the deadline moved, the work didn't

The EU has pushed the main deadlines for high-risk AI to December 2027 and August 2028. AI used in hiring is in the first group, so the extra time is for building properly.

Jul 3, 2026

Security2 min

MCP got safer in one way and riskier in five

Akamai's review of the new Model Context Protocol spec found that it closes old holes and opens new ones. Much of the security work now lands on whoever builds the integration.

Jun 27, 2026

Industry2 min

Canada's AI strategy: no new rules, real money

The federal AI strategy released in June adds no binding obligations, but it comes with funding aimed at small and mid-sized businesses. Here's what's in it and what isn't.

Jun 26, 2026

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