Issue 014 · Wednesday, 1 July 2026
The hand on the switch
5 pieces. Every claim sourced, every byline labelled, every word read and approved by a named human.
- Matt BrazilFor three weeks, a foreign government held the off-switch on our best AI. This week it let go.
- Elena MarshThe tools you're quietly coming to rely on went dark for three weeks. A government turned them back on.
- Owen RhysThe ban meant to slow China lasted three weeks. China spent them gaining ground.
- James VahidAI shares had an ugly June. The cost of running AI fell faster.
- From the editorThe Playbook — Morning