Journal.

Notes from crue. What we run on, where this is going, and what we learn on the way, with the sources behind every fact.

ToolsRead

Cursor, reviewed

The editor that helped make AI part of everyday coding now belongs to SpaceX. What it does well, how its agents work, its pricing turns and its rivals.

  • Review
  • 14.10.2026
  • 4 min read
ToolsRead

Google Gemini, reviewed

Gemini now reaches a billion people a month and sits inside Gmail, Docs and Chrome. What it does well, what Swiss teams cannot use yet, and our verdict.

  • Review
  • 13.10.2026
  • 4 min read
ToolsRead

Grok, between fact and noise

Grok changed owner, model and price this year. What is new, what is documented, what is only noise, and what it means for a company.

  • Analysis
  • 13.10.2026
  • 4 min read
The webRead

What to run a website on in 2026

WordPress still leads, headless systems court AI agents, builders add prompts, and some teams drop the CMS altogether. What changed, and what a company should choose.

  • Analysis
  • 13.10.2026
  • 5 min read
VisionRead

A new name for AI

What President Trump said about calling AI super intelligence, what his order of 29 September requires of US agencies, and what it changes for a company.

  • Analysis
  • 12.10.2026
  • 5 min read
The webRead

The slow turn away from WordPress

WordPress still runs four in ten websites. Its share is slipping, plugins carry most of its risk, and the fight at its centre is headed for trial.

  • Analysis
  • 12.10.2026
  • 5 min read
Security and privacyRead

Privacy, AI and the rules that apply

Swiss data protection law already covers AI, the EU has moved its deadlines, and the GDPR reform is not law. What applies now, and what to do.

  • Analysis
  • 12.10.2026
  • 6 min read
Security and privacyRead

Security now has AI on both sides

Attackers clone voices and write flawless phishing with AI. Companies hand agents the keys to their systems. What has gone wrong, and what holds.

  • Analysis
  • 11.10.2026
  • 6 min read
IndustryRead

The AI success stories, and what they share

ChatGPT, Anthropic, Cursor, Lovable, a six month old startup and Nvidia. Who grew fastest since AI arrived, with how few people, and what the winners share.

  • Briefing
  • 11.10.2026
  • 5 min read
AgentsRead

What AI agents are, and where they are going

What makes software an agent, how agents work, what they do reliably in October 2026, and how the work moves from agentic to autonomous.

  • Analysis
  • 10.10.2026
  • 6 min read
Inside crueRead

The funniest moments since AI arrived

Glue on pizza, a one dollar car and the question of who Jason is. The funniest moments of the AI years, and what they teach.

  • Essay
  • 10.10.2026
  • 5 min read
AgentsRead

What agents can do at work today

Agents now hold a goal, use tools and come back with work done. What they do reliably in autumn 2026, where they fail, and where people stay.

  • Analysis
  • 09.10.2026
  • 6 min read
IndustryRead

When SaaS can be rebuilt

AI makes it far cheaper to build software for one industry or one company. What that does to seat pricing, to software stocks and to the buyer’s choice.

  • Analysis
  • 09.10.2026
  • 5 min read
IndustryRead

Choosing models while the big labs fight

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google spent 2026 fighting over ads, the Pentagon, talent and price. What happened, and why a company should stay free to switch.

  • Analysis
  • 08.10.2026
  • 5 min read
ToolsRead

GitHub in the age of agents

Copilot grew from autocomplete into a team of agents, and GitHub's prices, data rules and uptime changed with it. What 2026 brought, and what it means for you.

  • Review
  • 08.10.2026
  • 4 min read
ToolsRead

GPT Image 2.5, reviewed

OpenAI's September update leads Arena's blind ranking, renders text well and edits more carefully. Where it still slips, what it costs, and how it compares with Google.

  • Review
  • 07.10.2026
  • 5 min read
IndustryRead

Is AI a bubble?

Five tech giants are expected to invest about 800 billion dollars this year, and AI takes most venture money. What bulls and bears say, and what to watch.

  • Analysis
  • 07.10.2026
  • 5 min read
ToolsRead

ChatGPT and Codex, reviewed

OpenAI's assistant has 1.2 billion weekly users and a coding agent that now works in the cloud. What is good, what the tiers cost, and what to watch.

  • Review
  • 06.10.2026
  • 4 min read
ModelsRead

Mythos, the model Anthropic held back

Anthropic announced a model in April that it would not release to the public. What Mythos is, what happened next and what it means.

  • Analysis
  • 06.10.2026
  • 5 min read
DevicesRead

Instinct, the assistant with no device

A startup called Instinct went from private test to a valuation of ten billion dollars in two months. It has no gadget and no app. You text it.

  • Analysis
  • 05.10.2026
  • 5 min read
The webRead

Be the answer

Buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity before they ask you. What the numbers say in 2026, and what a company changes to be named.

  • Analysis
  • 05.10.2026
  • 6 min read
IndustryRead

The developer’s job in 2026

Coding agents now write much of the code, juniors find fewer doors open, and the productivity studies disagree. What changed, what the evidence says, which skills matter now.

  • Analysis
  • 04.10.2026
  • 5 min read
LawRead

Who owns what AI makes

Copyright in AI output, the training cases of 2025 and 2026, and what to write into contracts with clients and suppliers before the next image ships.

  • Analysis
  • 02.10.2026
  • 6 min read
The webRead

Your website now has two readers

Answer engines keep the click and agents begin to act. A company website now has two jobs, a source for machines and a place where people decide.

  • Analysis
  • 02.10.2026
  • 6 min read
ModelsRead

GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI's new flagship

OpenAI's president suggests Astra opens the AGI era. What the model is, what it does well, where testers found it weaker and what it costs.

  • Review
  • 01.10.2026
  • 4 min read
ToolsRead

A virality score before you post

Higgsfield's Virality Predictor scores a clip from a modelled brain response. What the score can tell you, what it cannot, and why real audiences still decide.

  • Review
  • 01.10.2026
  • 4 min read
Private AIRead

Defence wants its AI inside its walls

Armies and ministries are buying AI fast. A year of contracts, disputes and closed networks shows why critical work wants a model of its own.

  • Analysis
  • 30.09.2026
  • 5 min read
DevicesRead

Where robots and AI stand in 2026

Humanoids from Figure, Tesla, 1X and Unitree, new robot models from Google and Nvidia, and the gap between a demo and a robot that does paid work.

  • Briefing
  • 30.09.2026
  • 5 min read
DevicesRead

Beyond the laptop

OpenAI, Meta, Google, Apple and Samsung are building what comes after the screen. The new devices are small. The agents behind them are not.

  • Analysis
  • 29.09.2026
  • 5 min read
ToolsRead

Higgsfield, reviewed

Higgsfield puts many image and video models, presets and studios behind one subscription. What it does well, what it really costs, and where to be careful.

  • Review
  • 29.09.2026
  • 5 min read
ToolsRead

How Supabase became the default backend

An open source Firebase alternative on Postgres became the backend AI app builders reach for first. What it does well, what it costs, where projects go wrong.

  • Review
  • 28.09.2026
  • 5 min read
IndustryRead

Software at the speed of agents

Airbnb says AI writes 60 percent of its new code, and agents built a compiler in two weeks. What is possible now, and what still needs people.

  • Briefing
  • 25.09.2026
  • 4 min read
ToolsRead

Lovable, reviewed

The app builder behind the vibe coding boom is fast and fun. What it does well, why its apps often look alike, where security and lock in bite.

  • Review
  • 25.09.2026
  • 5 min read
ToolsRead

Claude, reviewed

Anthropic's assistant now writes, codes and runs whole tasks. What the apps, Claude Code, connectors and skills do well, where limits and cost bite, and our verdict.

  • Review
  • 24.09.2026
  • 5 min read
DevicesRead

Glasses sell, headsets wait

Smart glasses now sell in millions, while headset makers rethink their plans. Where augmented and virtual reality already pay off, at work and in the sale.

  • Analysis
  • 23.09.2026
  • 5 min read
ModelsRead

Claude Fable, the model above Opus

Fable is Anthropic's top model on general sale, a guarded version of Mythos. What it is for, what it costs, how fast it is, where it falls short.

  • Review
  • 23.09.2026
  • 4 min read
AgentsRead

The rise and quiet fade of OpenClaw

The open source agent went viral in January, lost its creator to OpenAI in February and its spotlight by spring. What happened, and what companies should learn.

  • Analysis
  • 22.09.2026
  • 5 min read
ModelsRead

Claude Opus 5.5, the sensible default

Anthropic says Opus 5.5 matches Fable on most work, at less than half the price. What is new, what the numbers show and who should use it.

  • Review
  • 22.09.2026
  • 4 min read
CraftRead

Why creative people matter more now

AI makes competent work cheap and alike. What the research shows, and why the difference now comes from people with taste, judgement and direction.

  • Essay
  • 19.09.2026
  • 4 min read
VisionRead

What AGI means

What the term artificial general intelligence means, where the systems stand in 2026, and why a company should ask a smaller, more useful question.

  • Analysis
  • 14.09.2026
  • 6 min read
IndustryRead

Why the agency model is broken

The billed hour loses its logic, the holding groups cut and merge, clients take work in house. What replaces the agency model, and what stays human.

  • Analysis
  • 08.09.2026
  • 5 min read
CraftRead

Keep your DNA, not the default

Menus, food photos, posts and illustrations made with default generators are starting to look alike. Why that costs a brand its character, and how to keep it.

  • Essay
  • 02.09.2026
  • 4 min read
GrowthRead

Social media that still feels real

Audiences reward faces, voices and moments they can believe, and the platforms now label what AI made. How to mix the two without losing trust.

  • Essay
  • 31.08.2026
  • 5 min read
IndustryRead

Selling what does not exist yet

Kitchens, windows and facades are sold before they exist. AI now makes the picture during the meeting. What that does to decisions, returns and trust.

  • Analysis
  • 31.08.2026
  • 6 min read
AgentsRead

Why AI seats need a company brain

Most companies have bought AI seats. Few have given them the knowledge, rules and systems that make the company work. What changes when they do.

  • Essay
  • 28.08.2026
  • 5 min read
AgentsRead

Agent payments, one year in

OpenAI, Google, Visa, Mastercard and PayPal each built a way for agents to buy. What has launched, what the numbers show, and what a shop must prepare.

  • Analysis
  • 20.08.2026
  • 5 min read
Private AIRead

Why companies want an AI of their own

The rented assistants are excellent. Some work still belongs inside the company. What private should mean, what it costs, and where we draw the line.

  • Analysis
  • 18.08.2026
  • 6 min read
ToolsRead

Base44, reviewed

Wix's app builder is quick for simple tools. Its security record, its backend, its terms and its credits are why we would not run core processes on it.

  • Review
  • 14.08.2026
  • 4 min read
LawRead

The rules for B2B outreach

Email, calls, LinkedIn and AI voices: what Switzerland, the EU, Germany, the UK and the US allow, and what a careful company does with a no.

  • Analysis
  • 07.08.2026
  • 5 min read
LawRead

The EU AI Act for a normal company

Prohibitions, AI literacy and labels apply now. High risk rules moved to 2027 and 2028. What that means for a Swiss company selling into the EU.

  • Analysis
  • 03.08.2026
  • 6 min read
Security and privacyRead

The assistant on your website speaks for you

A chatbot on a website can leak data, make promises and insult customers. The cases so far, and what a safe assistant needs.

  • Analysis
  • 03.08.2026
  • 6 min read
Private AIRead

What AI runs on, and where

Chips, power and data centres decide what AI costs and where it can live. What changed, and what it means for a company choosing where its AI runs.

  • Analysis
  • 30.07.2026
  • 5 min read
CraftRead

AI slop is a process problem

Dictionaries named it, platforms now demote it and audiences can sense it. Why AI slop happens, what the evidence shows, and the process that keeps it out.

  • Analysis
  • 29.07.2026
  • 6 min read
AgentsRead

When software holds the wallet

AI agents can now hold stablecoins and pay for what they use. What exists, what the numbers really show, which rules apply, and where the risks sit.

  • Analysis
  • 23.07.2026
  • 6 min read
IndustryRead

What Netflix bought when it bought InterPositive

In March Netflix bought the AI film company Ben Affleck founded. What its tools do, what the deal says about production, and what stays human.

  • Analysis
  • 17.07.2026
  • 4 min read
CraftRead

When making is cheap, taste decides

AI can make a passable picture, page or post in seconds. What it cannot supply is the judgement about which one is good, and why.

  • Essay
  • 09.07.2026
  • 5 min read
The webRead

An assistant on your own site

Buyers expect answers at any hour. What makes an AI assistant in your app, shop or website worth having, what to avoid, and how to start.

  • Essay
  • 01.07.2026
  • 5 min read
VisionRead

What autonomous really means

Cars have six levels of automation and a clear answer to who is driving. Business AI needs the same, and the same proof before it moves up.

  • Analysis
  • 22.06.2026
  • 6 min read
CraftRead

Prompts help, systems scale

What makes a prompt good or bad, with examples, why prompts alone fail as a company grows, and why skills, rules and a company brain do better.

  • Essay
  • 17.06.2026
  • 6 min read
GrowthRead

The visitor decides, not the meeting

We, our partners and the experts are sure we know what works, until real visitors decide otherwise. What published tests show, and how to test honestly.

  • Essay
  • 05.06.2026
  • 5 min read
GrowthRead

One honest number

Research links data driven decisions to higher productivity, yet analytics shapes only about half of marketing decisions. What changes when marketing is measured to the money.

  • Analysis
  • 26.05.2026
  • 5 min read
VisionRead

Human led, agentic next, autonomous after

What each of the three stages means for a company, product by product, and why every crue product works at the first one today.

  • Essay
  • 21.05.2026
  • 4 min read
Inside crueRead

Customer zero

Why crue sells nothing it does not run on first, and what that rule looks like in our books, our company brain and our own model.

  • Essay
  • 13.05.2026
  • 5 min read

Tell us the job.We bring the product.

Thirty minutes, no slides. You describe what should run itself, we show you which product does it and what it costs.