Jon Reed
jon.diginomica.com
Jon Reed
@jon.diginomica.com
diginomica co-founder + Enterprise Irregular who blogs/videocasts on the enterprise, w/ dash of bootstrappin' + media hacks. OK, I rant sometimes.
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@jon.diginomica.com and nekuda CEO Ayal Karmi debate agentic commerce and LLM autonomy, including those big changes announced by OpenAI and Google. What does it all mean for enterprises? Find out what they thought: bit.ly/4a8b5JL
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Malicious VS Code AI Extensions Harvesting Code from 1.5M Devs www.koi.ai/blog/malicio...

"They also capture every file you open, every edit you make, and send it all to servers in China. No consent."

-> hmmmm.... but if it made your coding faster then all is well....???
Malicious VS Code AI Extensions Harvesting Code from 1.5M Devs
Two popular AI coding extensions with 1.5M installs secretly harvest your entire codebase and profile you. Both are still live in the marketplace.
www.koi.ai
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Wedding Photo Booth Company Exposes Customers’ Drunken Photos www.404media.co/wedding-phot...

-> perhaps not ideal but I personally find those types of wedding photos oddly reassuring lolz
Wedding Photo Booth Company Exposes Customers’ Drunken Photos
‘Curator Live’, a popular photo booth company for weddings and other events, is exposing all sorts of unsuspecting people’s photos.
www.404media.co
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Microsoft walks back AI in Windows 11! Yeah, right pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/04/m...

"Copilot integrations like those found in Notepad and Paint are under review."

-> oh noooo, not the Paint Copilot!!! That's way more important than Windows 11 bugs lol....
Microsoft walks back AI in Windows 11! Yeah, right
Microsoft hasn’t been having the greatest month or two. In November, Pavan Davuluri,President of Windows and Devices, proclaimed Microsoft’s Agentic Operating System future! Users told him nobody w…
pivot-to-ai.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I Replaced My Friends With AI Because They Won't Play Tarkov With Me www.404media.co/i-replaced-m...

-> that's the spirit lol!
I Replaced My Friends With AI Because They Won't Play Tarkov With Me
What began as a joke got a little too real. So I shut it down for good.
www.404media.co
February 1, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Massive AI Chat App Leaked Millions of Users Private Conversations www.404media.co/massive-ai-c...

users asked to ask, “how to make meth,” and how to hack various apps

-> cue the awkward convos with family and employers
Massive AI Chat App Leaked Millions of Users Private Conversations
Chat & Ask AI, which claims 50 million users, exposed private chats about suicide and making meth.
www.404media.co
February 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM
AI sends tourists to Tasmanian hot springs that don’t exist pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/30/a...

-> -> ah well, at least you can watch hot springs on the web instead...
AI sends tourists to Tasmanian hot springs that don’t exist
Weldborough is a village in Tasmania in Australia. It’s got the Weld River, which you can go fossicking for sapphires in! In a wetsuit, ‘cos it’s freezing cold. Kristy Probert run…
pivot-to-ai.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
"totally disagree" - yeah that's how it can go with me and Davos... :)
When @jon.diginomica.com shares keynotes from Davos and comments "Totally disagree" you know his Hits and Misses is worth a read! In this week's peaks and slippery slopes ... Davos gets deconstructed, and PwC has good (and bad) news about AI projects: bit.ly/3NJ5ZLa
January 28, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Windows 11 update may stop some PCs from booting, warns Microsoft www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...

-> Not a prob, Copilot can sort that for you lol
Windows 11 update may stop some PCs from booting, warns Microsoft
Microsoft has posted an online bulletin confirming that the company is investigating reports that state Windows 11's latest security update has rendered some PCs unbootable.
www.windowscentral.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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With the #AcumaticaSummit almost upon us, @jon.diginomica.com caught up with @acumatica.bsky.social’s Ali Jani and Miten Mehta to discuss the relevance of cloud ERP versus agentic AI - are the two in conflict or not? It's all in our latest Executive Intelligence Podcast: bit.ly/3YUGQzx
January 22, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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This week’s round up from @jon.diginomica.com:
- A LinkedIn skirmish sparks one of our best agentic AI pieces
- Frugal AI sounds refreshing, but what does it take?
- LinkedIn's algo has a proxy bias problem.
- Exclusive CIO interviews
- News from the big vendors
- and your whiffs: bit.ly/4pOailM
January 20, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Verizon is tight-lipped about outage cause, but the embarrassing reason has been figured out www.phonearena.com/news/verizon...

"AT&T and T-Mobile capitalized on the carrier's misery by reminding customers that their networks were operating as normal."

-> ouch
Verizon is tight-lipped about outage cause, but the embarrassing reason has been figured out
Verizon may have pushed out the wrong update at the worst possible time.
www.phonearena.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
ChatGPT to start showing ads in the US www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

-> because interacting with your AI companion organically generates the desire to consume various products and services...
ChatGPT to start showing ads in the US
Ads to be placed alongside answers as OpenAI looks to beef up revenue for flagship AI product
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Microsoft issues emergency OS update for Windows 11 to address major bugs www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...

-> just when I thought I had my Windows 11 FOMO under control lol....
Microsoft issues emergency OS update for Windows 11 to address major bugs
The latest OS updates for Windows 11 introduces two major bugs that caused issues with shutting down your PC or signing into your PC using Remote Desktop.
www.windowscentral.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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For the real deal on AI for business, where do we turn? As we kick off our partnership with Sage this year, we looking forward to hearing a strong take from them. Over the last few years, Sage has become an unexpected, go-to voice for AI for finance. @jon.diginomica.com tells us why: bit.ly/4jCDRoK
January 14, 2026 at 6:39 PM
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...

"It ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear"

-> It can't run a vending machine, but it can take all our jobs?
www.wsj.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:39 AM
'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells apnews.com/article/ces-...

-> want an AI soulmate for your remote office? I thought so......
'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells
Artificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons.
apnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:37 AM
‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

-> such a weak_@ss bandaid solution from Google.....
‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk
Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood tests
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Cop’s AI-generated police report claims officer “turned into a frog” - Dexerto www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...

"the system had accidentally pulled dialogue from a Disney film playing in the background."

-> maybe the underappreciated role of frogs in law enforcement will finally change
Cop’s AI-generated police report claims officer “turned into a frog” - Dexerto
An AI program built to write police reports went wildly off script after it claimed a Utah officer had transformed into a frog.
www.dexerto.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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The more marketing spins the more things stay the same
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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This week - @jon.diginomica.com rounds up the highs and lows of 2025 one last time, as we strap in for 2026, with an early focus on: agentic realities, talent and hiring. Will the gap between leaders and laggards take hold? And it may be a new year, but those whiffs keep coming: bit.ly/4qh1HsP
January 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
AI Ruined Job Applications, So People Are Resorting to Dating Apps to Find Work gizmodo.com/ai-ruined-jo...

"one in three users has used a dating app to find a job"

-> doesn't seem too fun but then again, LinkedIn isn't that much fun either....

via @iC
AI Ruined Job Applications, So People Are Resorting to Dating Apps to Find Work
Networking has become the only way to get a job.
gizmodo.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Robin AI: a legal review AI that was humans! And it just went broke pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/18/r...

"This was just a few months after making the top 10 in the Sunday Times 100 Tech list"

-> hey, at least they made a prestigious Times list that clearly did its homework before going belly up...
Robin AI: a legal review AI that was humans! And it just went broke
Robin AI sells — or sold — “legal tech”: services for lawyers. A lot of senior lawyers just love the chatbot, and Robin is delighted to sell to them. Robin’s flagship product is their Legal Intelli…
pivot-to-ai.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Amazon Prime Video pulls AI-powered recaps after Fallout flub www.theverge.com/news/842978/...

c'mon it's a fictional story, who cares if the AI was wrong lol
Amazon Prime Video pulls AI-powered recaps after Fallout flub
Fallout from Fallout.
www.theverge.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM