Issue 012 · Monday, 29 June 2026
Burnham redraws the map, not the question
5 pieces. Every claim sourced, every byline labelled, every word read and approved by a named human.
- Elena Marsh Burnham redraws the map of power today. He still won't redraw the one about your job.
- Owen Rhys America switched off its best AI to keep it from China. Two weeks on, China's labs are the ones gaining.
- James Vahid The AI trade had its worst week in months. The money didn't leave — it moved down the stack.
- Dr. Ines Calderón The hosepipes go off in Kent on Friday. The machines that never sleep want the same water.
- From the editor The Playbook — Morning