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Surprise! On Paternity Leave

Aug 17, 2025

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1 min read

Surprise! On Paternity Leave

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Chicago-based Nuclear Startup Has Fuel Breakthrough

Aug 15, 2025

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6 min read

Chicago-based Nuclear Startup Has Fuel Breakthrough

Daily Grind August 15: Tech's morning newsletter. Don't just read tech news. Understand it.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
AI’s Impact on the U.S. Power Grid

Aug 14, 2025

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7 min read

AI’s Impact on the U.S. Power Grid

Plus, a preview of Rad Future: The Untold Story of Nuclear Electricity and How It Will Save the World

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Developers are Split on Claude Code

Aug 13, 2025

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8 min read

Developers are Split on Claude Code

Are AI agents really making you more productive? Plus, the search for silver bullets.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
AI Boom or Bust: Where are We?

Aug 12, 2025

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10 min read

AI Boom or Bust: Where are We?

Welcome to the Tech Leader's Morning Newsletter. Insight without the overwhelm.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
How close are we to quantum computing?

Aug 11, 2025

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11 min read

How close are we to quantum computing?

Welcome to Tech's Morning Newsletter: One headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
GPT-5: The Good, The Bad, and The Tasteless

Aug 8, 2025

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9 min read

GPT-5: The Good, The Bad, and The Tasteless

Welcome to Tech's Morning Newsletter, featuring one startup headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
August 7: A Closer Look at AI’s Green Energy Revolution

Aug 7, 2025

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9 min read

August 7: A Closer Look at AI’s Green Energy Revolution

Welcome to Tech's Morning Newsletter, featuring one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
The Daily Grind August 6, 2025: An Era-Defining News Day

Aug 6, 2025

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14 min read

The Daily Grind August 6, 2025: An Era-Defining News Day

Welcome to Tech's Morning Newsletter, featuring one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Perplexity crawling websites without permission, Empire of AI, and the Good Ol' Days

Aug 5, 2025

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9 min read

Perplexity crawling websites without permission, Empire of AI, and the Good Ol' Days

Daily Grind Tuesday August 5: Tech's Morning Newsletter, featuring one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Are AI Data Centers Fueling the Next Financial Crisis?

Aug 4, 2025

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10 min read

Are AI Data Centers Fueling the Next Financial Crisis?

Daily Grind for Monday August 4: Tech's morning newsletter, where you get one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
The Silicon Valley Kingmaker You've Never Heard Of

Aug 1, 2025

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13 min read

The Silicon Valley Kingmaker You've Never Heard Of

Daily Grind for Friday, August 1: Tech's morning newsletter, featuring one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Figma Goes Public. Their Secret? Unit Economics

Jul 31, 2025

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10 min read

Figma Goes Public. Their Secret? Unit Economics

Daily Grind for Thursday, July 31: Tech's morning newsletter, featuring one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Meet Dario Amodei, CEO of the (soon to be) $170 Billion AI Startup

Jul 30, 2025

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11 min read

Meet Dario Amodei, CEO of the (soon to be) $170 Billion AI Startup

Daily Grind July 30, 2025: Tech's morning newsletter. Featuring one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Daily Grind July 28, 2025: Money and Talent Flows from SaaS to Steel

Jul 29, 2025

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10 min read

Daily Grind July 28, 2025: Money and Talent Flows from SaaS to Steel

Welcome to Tech's morning newsletter, where you get one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Daily Grind July 28, 2025: Chip startups take on Nvidia. Plus, Will AI Spur a New Energy Revolution?

Jul 28, 2025

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8 min read

Daily Grind July 28, 2025: Chip startups take on Nvidia. Plus, Will AI Spur a New Energy Revolution?

Welcome to Tech's morning newsletter, where you get one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Daily Grind July 25, 2025: NotebookLM Featured Notesbooks and the Future of Knowledge

Jul 25, 2025

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9 min read

Daily Grind July 25, 2025: NotebookLM Featured Notesbooks and the Future of Knowledge

Welcome to Tech's morning newsletter, where you get one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Daily Grind July 24, 2025: The new fastest growing startup in history

Jul 24, 2025

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9 min read

Daily Grind July 24, 2025: The new fastest growing startup in history

Welcome to Tech's morning newsletter, where you get one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Daily Grind July 23, 2025: AI is Eating Venture Capital

Jul 23, 2025

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8 min read

Daily Grind July 23, 2025: AI is Eating Venture Capital

Welcome to Tech's morning newsletter, where you get one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Daily Grind July 22, 2025: Why Great Founders Write

Jul 22, 2025

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15 min read

Daily Grind July 22, 2025: Why Great Founders Write

Welcome to Tech's Morning Newsletter: One headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Daily Grind July 21, 2025: Is AI Killing the Internet? Plus Ryan Holiday and Holding on to Old Beliefs

Jul 21, 2025

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11 min read

Daily Grind July 21, 2025: Is AI Killing the Internet? Plus Ryan Holiday and Holding on to Old Beliefs

Welcome to Tech's Morning Newsletter: One headline, one page of a great book, and one question to start your day.

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Daily Grind July 18, 2025: ChatGPT Agent, Time Management for Mortals, and Clearing Your To-Do List

Jul 18, 2025

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14 min read

Daily Grind July 18, 2025: ChatGPT Agent, Time Management for Mortals, and Clearing Your To-Do List

Welcome to Tech's morning newsletter, featuring one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to ponder

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Daily Grind July 17, 2025: AI and the Future of Reading

Jul 17, 2025

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13 min read

Daily Grind July 17, 2025: AI and the Future of Reading

Welcome to Tech's morning newsletter, featuring one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to ponder

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Daily Grind July 16, 2025: Life inside OpenAI, startup culture, finding joy in the chaos

Jul 16, 2025

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11 min read

Daily Grind July 16, 2025: Life inside OpenAI, startup culture, finding joy in the chaos

Welcome to Tech's morning newsletter, featuring one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to ponder

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
Daily Grind July 15, 2025: Windsurf Acquired, Clayton Christensen, & Levers of Success

Jul 15, 2025

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8 min read

Daily Grind July 15, 2025: Windsurf Acquired, Clayton Christensen, & Levers of Success

Welcome to Tech's morning newsletter, featuring one headline, one page of a great book, and one question to ponder

Ben Putano
Ben Putano
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