The Hardware Crisis: Why Your Next Laptop Will Cost 20% More
RAM +344%, SSDs +100%, laptops +20%. AI data centers are devouring the world's chip production. Welcome to the hidden cost of the AI revolution.
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OpenClaw: The Viral AI Assistant I'm Not Installing (Yet)
42,000 exposed instances, critical vulnerabilities, and three rebrandings in three months. Why the most hyped project of the moment gives me more pause than excitement.
BigQuery Now Talks Back: Google Makes GenBI a Reality
Google launches conversational analytics in BigQuery with native AI. Natural language queries, AI.CLASSIFY and AI.SCORE functions. The future of data analysis is here.
The Uncomfortable Truth: Only 5% of Companies See Real ROI from AI
70-80% of agentic AI projects die before production. Real cases from Equinor ($330M saved) and Travelers (20,000 users, 50% claims automated).
ChatGPT is now drinking from Elon Musk's fountain (and nobody told you)
It's been discovered that ChatGPT is using data from Grokipedia, xAI's encyclopedia. The uncomfortable question: who decides what's 'truth' for your AI assistant?
Synthetic Data: The $8 Billion Business of Making Up (Real) Data
Nvidia just paid $320M for Gretel Labs. The synthetic data market is exploding. What it is, why it matters, and why you should care.
AI that actually works: the Data-ka case and automatic tender proposals
A Basque company uses NLP to read 200-page tender documents and generate proposal drafts. No hype, no smoke, just measurable results.
OpenAI launches Prism: the end of the generic chatbot has begun
A free workspace with GPT-5.2 for writing papers in LaTeX. But the real news isn't Prism: it's what it represents about where AI is heading.
Weekly AI Radar: January 22-29, 2026
DeepSeek shakes the market, OpenAI and Anthropic compete for healthcare, 95% of GenAI projects don't generate ROI, and Spain gets an AI factory in Barcelona.
AI Slop: why we're sick of AI-generated content
The internet is filling up with mass-produced AI garbage. What AI Slop is, why it's a problem, and how to tell real content from noise.
GenBI: the end of the data analyst bottleneck
What is Generative Business Intelligence, why ChatGPT+SQL doesn't work, and how the semantic layer changes the game. What it means for your career as an analyst.
On-premise is back: why companies are fleeing AI cloud
After years of 'everything to cloud', companies discover they might not want their data traveling to third-party servers. Ollama, vLLM, and the return of control.
What nobody tells you about implementing AI in small business
The truth about AI projects in SMBs. What works, what doesn't, actual costs, and how to avoid wasting money.
How AI thinks: System 1 and System 2 in LLMs
Do language models reason or just improvise? The answer through Kahneman's framework and what it means for how we use them.
Data-Centric AI: why more data doesn't mean better models
The paradigm shift in machine learning: invest in data quality, not bigger models. Tools and practices to implement it.
Cursor vs Windsurf vs GitHub Copilot: honest comparison 2026
Real comparison of the 3 most popular AI-powered IDEs. Pricing, models, workflow and which to choose based on your profile. Tested on real projects.
DeepSeek: the tradeoff between cost, performance, and data sovereignty
Low costs, high performance, open source... and your data on Chinese servers. Risk analysis and alternatives for Western companies.
AI in Spain 2025: adoption, barriers, and real opportunities
Complete analysis of AI in Spain: adoption data, global comparison, the three big barriers, and opportunity sectors. Updated January 2026.
My AI development stack in 2026: what I use and why
The AI tools I use daily for coding, automation and productivity. No sponsorships, just what actually works.
Datacenters now consume 4% of US electricity — and Microsoft is restarting a nuclear plant
AI's energy demands are resurrecting Three Mile Island. Analysis of the nuclear renaissance driven by Big Tech and its implications.
17% of Basque companies use AI — and they're earning 8.7% more: what they're doing differently
While 95% of AI pilots fail globally, the Basque Country shows a model that actually works. Analysis of the BAIC 2025 diagnosis.
The copilot lie: why 95% of companies aren't seeing results
Studies from METR, MIT and California Management Review reveal AI isn't delivering the promised productivity gains. Data-driven analysis and what successful companies are doing differently.
The $25B Patagonia datacenter: historic opportunity or digital extractivism?
While OpenAI promises to turn Argentina into an AI hub, families in Querétaro have been without water for months. Analysis of the Stargate project and its implications.
Cursor AI: Complete Guide to the IDE That Changes How You Code
What Cursor is, how it works, when to use it vs Copilot, updated pricing, and tips to get value from day one.
"That's impossible" (and why you should ignore whoever says it)
What AI can actually do for your business. Real cases, realistic expectations, and why those who say "impossible" are usually the ones who don't know how.
Generative AI: What It Is and How It Works (Simply Explained)
What is generative artificial intelligence, how it works, real examples, and why it's changing everything. No jargon.
AI Agents for Enterprise: From Demo to ROI in 2026
74% of companies with AI agents report ROI in year one. What works, what doesn't, and how to move from pilots to production.
The 7 Best Free AI Tools in 2026 (ChatGPT Alternatives)
You don't need to pay $20/month. These are the best free AIs for 2026: which to use for what and when paying is actually worth it.
ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude: 2026 Comparison
Practical guide to choosing between the big three LLMs. Pricing, capabilities, use cases, and which one fits your situation.
AI Trends in 2026: What Actually Matters
The 7 AI trends defining 2026: autonomous agents, small models, MCP, ROI focus and more. A guide for data professionals.
DeepSeek: what it is and how to use it for free
Complete DeepSeek guide for 2026. Free ChatGPT alternative: web, mobile app, and local installation with Ollama.
MCP (Model Context Protocol): What It Is and Why It Matters in 2026
Complete guide to MCP, the standard connecting AI agents to your systems. How it works, available servers, and practical examples.
Prompt Engineering Guide: How to Talk to LLMs
Everything you need to know to write effective prompts. From beginner to advanced, with practical examples and the limits nobody tells you about.
Power BI Copilot: What It Is, How Much It Costs, and Whether It's Worth It in 2026
Complete guide to Power BI Copilot: requirements, Fabric pricing, how to enable it, real use cases, and honest limitations.
What Are AI Agents (explained without jargon)
Beginner's guide: what an AI agent is, how it differs from ChatGPT, real examples, and where to start.
World Models: AI that predicts the physical world
What World Models are, how V-JEPA works, and why Yann LeCun is betting $3.5 billion on them.
Yann LeCun leaves Meta: LLMs won't reach human-level intelligence
The godfather of AI bets $3.5 billion on a different architecture: World Models.
The AI bubble: 7 trillion looking for returns
Who wins, who loses, and why you should care. Analysis of massive AI investment and its bubble signals.
95% see no results with AI (and why that's normal)
The J-curve of adoption nobody tells you about. Why productivity drops before it rises when you adopt AI.
90% of your data is garbage nobody knows how to process
Why companies buy AI without having their data ready. The data plumbing problem.
Don't be a fanboy of any model
A year of real data using AI to code. My Cursor usage graph and why I jumped from model to model.
Taxonomy of LLM failures
The four types of errors in language models and which technique to use for each
The model knows how to reason. It just won't commit
17 prompt iterations revealed that the model finds the correct answer but self-censors for not being standard
More tokens doesn't mean better results
How an exhaustive meta-prompt caused context overflow and reached the same error on a random walk problem
The prompt that solves ambiguous problems
Practical guide to prompt v17b: a methodology for LLMs to identify and discard incorrect interpretations
It got to 0 and called it a contradiction
Why separating contexts isn't enough for an LLM to self-correct: the problem of accepting counterintuitive results
36% of Spanish companies now use AI: what it means for you
AI adoption data in Spain in 2025 and what it means for those who work with data. A view from Andalusia.
How I use Claude to work without losing context (or documenting twice)
My system for keeping Claude on track during long conversations and getting free documentation out of the process.
When AI 'fixes' your bug by hardcoding the print
The time Claude Sonnet 3.5 decided the best way to fix a bug was to lie straight to my face.
AI-generated code works, but is it secure?
An AI-generated docker-compose can work perfectly while having a massive security hole. Real case and checklist to avoid it.
You have 3-5 years before AI agents become normal
78% of executives believe digital ecosystems will be built for humans AND AI agents. The window to position yourself is closing.
Using AI cost $1000. Now it costs $1. What's your excuse?
AI costs dropped 1000x in two years. If you're not using it, it's not about money. It's fear, ignorance, or laziness.
AI is the new data leak channel (and nobody's ready)
Employees copy sensitive data into ChatGPT without thinking. AI-powered phishing is more sophisticated than ever. Traditional security doesn't work.
AI is running out of internet to eat
AI models consume data faster than we create it. Quality internet content is almost used up. What comes next?
AI won't take your job. Someone who uses it better will.
Excel has been around for 40 years and hardly anyone masters it. AI will be the same. Your edge isn't the tool—it's how long you've been using it.