Saturday, July 18, 202620 stories
Fireworks AI CEO on specialized models
The interview circuit today is heavy on craft and career stories, but the most consequential piece comes from Fireworks AI's Lin Qiao, who makes a clear case against chasing general AI hype. Elsewhere, Paris Review dusts off its classic Atwood and Rankine interviews, and a handful of genre pieces round out the day.
Friday, July 17, 202620 stories
Cliff Bleszinski breaks silence on Boss Key's failure
Today's interviews lean into the post-mortem and the comeback. Cliff Bleszinski gives his most honest account yet of what killed his studio, while Superhuman's CEO draws a firm line between AI and human judgment. Elsewhere, creators across music, games, and comics talk process and reinvention.