Sample edition, Sunday, October 25, 2026
From the Field
Today's five, from 19 items across 5 sections.
- VIBUILDER-RELEVANT NEWS
Oct 24 · Character.AI
- VIIFAANG AND MAJOR AI MOVES
Oct 22 · Google Cloud
- VIIIFAANG AND MAJOR AI MOVES
Oct 26 · Google Cloud
- IXFAANG AND MAJOR AI MOVES
Oct 22 · Anthropic
- XFAANG AND MAJOR AI MOVES
Oct 23 · OpenAI
The Collection
ONE LESSON, TWO SERIES
05 · LESSON OF THE DAY · RESPONSIBLE AI REASONING
Who Benefits, Who Gets Hurt, What Stops It
Anthropic lists safety-aware judgment as one of four core PM competencies, not a bonus round. OpenAI candidates get asked to reason through disparate impact before anyone says the word ‘ethics.’ The question underneath…
06 · JOBS COACH · JOBS COACH
4/ 14
Cutting in Public
List everything a current project could include. Cut it to a third. Be ready to defend every cut.
07 · INTERVIEW DRILL · INTERVIEW DRILL
3/ 5
Technical Execution & AI Orchestration
Trigger words: "RAG," "fine-tune," "latency," "multiple tools," "agent workflow"