AI strategy
Alphabet moved Demis Hassabis to Chief Scientist, put Koray
Kavukcuoglu in charge of Google DeepMind as SVP, and lost Jeff
Dean to Discovery Loop. Why the org chart points at product discovery
rather than a talent problem.
August 6, 2026 · 6 minute read
Published
Data science
A transparent money-score model for the remaining World Cup
bracket: tickets, hospitality, audience, sponsors, merchandise,
and the commercial gravity around Argentina, France, Spain, and
England.
July 8, 2026 · 11 minute read
Data science
Why regular-season juggernauts get bounced in the playoffs and
underdogs win knockout tournaments: sample size decides whether the
best average or the biggest spike takes the trophy.
July 1, 2026 · 6 minute read
Merchant portfolio management
A practical look at fragmented performance data, KPI reconciliation,
executive storytelling, deck production, and the pressure of running
reviews across an entire merchant portfolio.
June 27, 2026 · 9 minute read
Stablecoins
A grounded comparison of distribution, liquidity, trust, compliance,
integrations, and the jobs each stablecoin is currently best positioned
to perform.
June 27, 2026 · 11 minute read
Agentic commerce
How discovery, authorization, settlement, loyalty, and merchant
servicing may change when software agents participate directly in
purchasing decisions.
June 27, 2026 · 12 minute read
Microsoft 365 Copilot agents
From merchant CSV data to an executive-ready QBR
A transparent walkthrough of the work between raw portfolio data,
a meaningful scorecard, an account narrative, and a presentation.
Coming next · Product education
Product news
Introducing Merchant QBR AutoPilot
The problem we designed the Copilot agent to solve, how the current
workflow works, and where it fits within a merchant account manager’s
review process.
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