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What Google I/O and the Upfronts tell us about media's next dependency layer
4 hrs ago • Andy Beach
OBSERVABILITY AS DEFAULT
The Human Layer, Part III
May 17 • Andy Beach
Two Doors, One Rule
On the same day Spotify is fighting AI music in the royalty pool, it opened a back door for AI audio that lives outside it. The rule isn't anti-AI. It's…
May 15 • Andy Beach
5:47
IDENTITY AS INFRASTRUCTURE
The Human Layer, Part II
May 10 • Andy Beach
The Bill Is Arriving
Per-seat economics meet per-token reality.
May 8 • Andy Beach
Founder Memo 001
Watch now | April 2026
May 6 • Andy Beach
1:28
Streaming From the Moon...
Is Not a NASA Problem, it's an Industry Moment...
May 3 • Bhavesh M Upadhyaya
10:05
The Permission Structure
Four institutional rooms, four reassertions of control
May 1 • Andy Beach

April 2026

NAB 2026 Field Notes
The Re-Architecture Nobody Wants to Call a Re-Architecture
Apr 29 • Andy Beach
8:03
HUMAN-ENHANCED IS THE NEW AUTOMATION
The Human Layer, Part I
Apr 26 • Andy Beach
The End of the Beginning
Five signals from a week when AI stopped experimenting and started allocating.
Apr 24 • Andy Beach
Derivative Media Is the Default State
The Inheritance Shift, Part IV
Apr 19 • Andy Beach
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