Developing Stories

Tracking the unprecedented capital expenditure by major tech companies to build out AI infrastructure, and the ongoing market evaluation of whether cloud growth and product integration justify the massive costs.

Tracking the regulatory and policy shifts forcing major platforms to open their payment ecosystems and distribution channels, fundamentally altering the economics for independent software developers.

Tracking the shift in academic research and publishing as AI models move from being simple writing assistants to primary generators of papers, prompting institutional responses and new publishing mechanics.

Tracking the evolution of AI-assisted development platforms as they move beyond simple code generation into full production deployment, enabling non-engineers to merge PRs and ship real software at scale.

Tracking the emergence of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem as it moves from a technical standard into practical workflows, third-party integrations (like Zapier), and daily productivity tools.