Cloud cost is emitted by every architecture decision. Why FinOps belongs in engineering — and why the Foundation is a marketing body.
Year: 2026
Compute Is Cheap, Judgement Is Scarce: Why the Next Decade of Hedge Fund Hiring Looks Nothing Like the AI Doomers Predict
WEF says +78M net new jobs by 2030. China’s courts have rejected “AI” as a layoff defence. Tyler Cowen’s seven principles, translated for hedge funds, quants, and the next decade of buy-side hiring.
Agentic Trading in 2026: Why Static Algos Are Dead Alpha
The 2024 LLM trading edge is gone. In 2026 the only moat is the adaptation loop. Here’s the evidence, the diagrams and the roadmap.
Anthropic Mythos — What It Means for Your Security, Your Markets, and Your Workflows
Anthropic’s Mythos model autonomously exploits zero-days across every major OS. Here’s what it means for finance and 20 practices to secure your workflows.
Excel Copilot Built Me a Trading Strategy in 90 Seconds — Here’s Why That’s the Most Dangerous Demo in Finance
We asked Excel Copilot to backtest a VTI strategy. It delivered Sharpe 0.67 in 90 seconds. Here’s why deploying it would be reckless.
Your AI Agent Bill Is 30x Higher Than It Needs to Be: The 6-Tier Fix
AI agents ran up $47K–$1.2M in costs with no alerts. The fix: route each task to the right LLM tier. Here’s the 6-tier architecture with prompts and benchmarks.
The SaaSpocalypse Is Overhyped — Why AI Agents Won’t Replace Adobe, Slack, or Atlassian
OpenAI told investors its agents will replace Adobe, Slack, and Atlassian. Here’s why that’s wishful thinking — and what actually works for AI in finance.