The Leverage Signal

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Nobody owns the agents you paid for

Aug 20, 2026

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Nobody owns the agents you paid for

99% of companies plan agentic AI. Only 9 to 14% have shipped it. Warp just sold the missing part.

Yuri Kruman
Yuri Kruman
Cisco cut 4,000 jobs. The stock went up.

Aug 13, 2026

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Cisco cut 4,000 jobs. The stock went up.

It reports again today. You are not too expensive to keep - you are the wrong line item. That difference is everything.

Yuri Kruman
Yuri Kruman
Hiding your AI edge is keeping you underpaid

Aug 11, 2026

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Hiding your AI edge is keeping you underpaid

Most workers now use AI in secret and hide the time it saves. It feels smart. It is why the gains never reach your paycheck.

Yuri Kruman
Yuri Kruman

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Ford is rehiring the humans AI couldn't replace

Aug 6, 2026

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Ford is rehiring the humans AI couldn't replace

Ford rehired 350 veterans to fix its AI mistakes and won JD Power. The test: what would AI get wrong without you?

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AI isn't taking your job. It's taking your edge.

Aug 5, 2026

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AI isn't taking your job. It's taking your edge.

Google's ATLAS study: AI does 21% of your tasks - the same 21% as everyone's. The edge is the other 79%.

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PwC got caught shipping AI slop. You could be next.

Aug 4, 2026

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PwC got caught shipping AI slop. You could be next.

PwC completed the Big Four AI-slop sweep. The gap is who verifies, not who uses.

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