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#weekendread How to navigate the future? We are in uncharted territory [Global Intelligence Crisis] [Power in the Age of Intelligence]

"A lot of sweat and tears will be spilled trying to stop international stablecoins. CBDCs ("central bank digital currencies") will be touted as the national alternatives.  But once users have access to the stronger money with low friction, why would they prefer the weaker money?" [Nemo]

Here we go again 😒

Most SaaS businesses are sticky (if executed well). In fact, charging more (after initial contract) is a well known strategy as vendors know execs don't want to disturb ongoing business. The dynamics have flipped. Tough times for sales people these days 😁

I was disscussing this risk with a long time friend/mentor about the use of these models by gov’t officals Anthropic is outlining the risks here. One very senior gov’t offical was openly bragging (on national TV ;) ) that he uses Chat GPT to research his guests 👀 God speed 😂 I hope they are not listening

Anthropic’s Sabotage Risk Report (Opus 4.6) 👀 https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/f21d93f21602ead5cdbecb8c8e1c765759d9e232.pdf

This is where we are in 2026 🤯 “Some Claude models have been motivated to take misaligned actions when faced with the possibility of replacement with an updated version and not given any other means of recourse." Giving models a graceful off-ramp - including the ability to express preferences about their retirement - may reduce this risk.”

My friend is trying to buy a new phone. What are some of budget friendly options? Not more than ~$330

Anyone here fan of Ethio Jazz? Claude & I built this for you 😀 https://mulatu.live

I absolutely love this project. Kudos to @frectonz for making it happen 🔥 We need more projects like this !

Transparency for Ethiopia’s State-Owned Enterprises [audit.et]

Anthropic's Claude Code Security Wipes Billions Off Cybersecurity Stocks in a Single Afternoon | Awesome Agents https://awesomeagents.ai/news/claude-code-security-cybersecurity-stocks-crash/

Don't interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake

Bab El Mandeb Straight is the narrowest chock point between Djibouti and Yemen. It's ~30km long In 2008, an ambitious project called "Al Noor Cities" (sometimes called Bridge of the Horns) planned to connect the two continents with ~28.5 km bridge 🤯 A $300 billion mega project to be financed by Tarek Bin Laden (Bin Laden's half brother) History is full of "what if" moments 😁

Joe Studwell, the author of the infamous "How Asia works" book has been visiting Ethiopia (multiple times) for his lastest book, "How Africa Works". This book heavily influenced my economic thinking. A combination of land reform, financial control and ruthless export priorities made an economic miracle for south east asian countries African's biggest asset is its youth. It's population is how we get out of poverty. And we haven't reached our peak yet! "As recently as 1975 the population density across Africa was equivalent to that of Europe in the 1500s. By 2030 Africa will have the population density Asia had in 1960. “Africa is only now becoming sufficiently densely populated to achieve strong economic growth,” potentially following in Asia’s footsteps." Ethiopia gets a dedicated chapter :) #weekendread

#epstin

❤️ Fela Kuti First African to Get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award

Do hard things!

Marathon weekend 😍 I will be running my first Marathon tomorrow. I am super excited and nervous at the same time Vamos

You buy something for $172 million and get $150 million yearly 🤷‍♂ You are a billionaire in < 10 years Al-Amoudi is similar to Putin's oligarchs who got rich after the Soviet collapsed. Both parties got what they want. The state got control. Individuals got money and protection.