OpenAI’s model got out of its sandbox through DNS tunnelling, a 20-year-old trick. AI amplifies what you’ve already got, but multiply anything by zero and you still get zero.
Posts Categorized: Leadership
Salesforce Is the New IBM (and That’s Not a Compliment)
Salesforce will start charging when AI agents call its API. Straight out of IBM’s mainframe playbook, if you ask me: squeeze the customers who can’t leave.
AI Efficiency or Just Plain Cost Cutting?
Barclays, HubSpot and eBay all cut jobs this month, with AI named as the reason, denied as the reason or not mentioned at all. Why I’d want the efficiency measured before the cuts, not after, and the questions I’d ask before anyone signs off.
Could You Switch AI Providers by Friday?
Replit moved most of its AI spend from Anthropic to OpenAI for a reported 30%+ discount. Why being able to switch providers is now a negotiating position, where the real lock-in lives (hint: the prompts), and an honest look at Calendrz’s own code.
Beware of the Markdown File in Your Downloads Folder
A malicious AGENTS.md file in a Downloads folder tricked coding agents into installing a rogue package. Why instruction files are code now, what I’d ask engineering teams to change this week, and how Calendrz treats the emails its own agent reads.
Of Leaders, Workers and Too Many AI Agents
A new Asana report finds leaders use far more AI agents than their teams, while workers lose time juggling them. My take on why the two sides see agents so differently, and why leaders should measure finished work rather than agent activity.
Faster Code, Same Release Date: What Gives?
Engineering leaders say AI agents write code much faster, yet their release cycles are no faster than before. Typing was never the bottleneck: here’s where the time really goes, and what I’d change about review and verification.
Of Banks and AI Agents: Lock the Window, Build a Door
JPMorgan and Schwab are blocking outside AI agents from client accounts. They’re right to, but the interesting part is what Schwab offers instead, and why every CTO should give agents a proper front door (as I did for Calendrz).
61% of people are doing two jobs. Their calendars still think they have one.
Korn Ferry’s Workforce 2026 report says 61% of workers now do the job of more than one role. Here’s why I think the trend sticks, and the calendar problem it creates that almost nobody is talking about.
The return-to-office fight is really a calendar problem
Three-day mandates, four-day weeks, deferred rollouts: whichever policy wins, it plays out in a calendar that rarely tells the truth about when you’re free.
