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EPISODE · Oct 8, 2026 · 15 MIN

Microsoft caps Claude at $10,000

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Microsoft cut some cloud employees' monthly AI cap from $100,000 to about $10,000, while Meta still spent heavily on Claude. Also: GPT-6 draws buttons and charts into the answer, Scott Aaronson on proofs nobody has understood, how Victorian elites governed, and the mistakes that sink a software blog. Meta and Microsoft cut Claude use (HN discussion) GPT-6 and Intelligent UI (HN discussion) The Mathocalypse (HN discussion) Why Victorian elites were effective (HN discussion) Anti-patterns in software blogging (HN discussion) Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:38) 1. Meta and Microsoft cut Claude use (01:38) 1. Meta and Microsoft cut Claude use: HN comments (03:25) 2. GPT-6 and Intelligent UI (04:55) 2. GPT-6 and Intelligent UI: HN comments (06:13) 3. The Mathocalypse (07:52) 3. The Mathocalypse: HN comments (09:29) 4. Why Victorian elites were effective (10:55) 4. Why Victorian elites were effective: HN comments (12:34) 5. Anti-patterns in software blogging (13:52) 5. Anti-patterns in software blogging: HN comments (15:14) Wrap-up

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