What changed, and what it means.
The past two weeks in AI, read from the CEO’s chair: structure, people, vendors and the board.
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Proton cancelled the interviews. Read what stayed.
On October 30 Proton said the AI re-interviews are off and that those interviews cost no jobs. The August hiring line was not in that note.
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Claude Duet can prepare payroll on a US Pro or Max plan
Anthropic opened Claude Duet on October 21 for US Pro and Max plans. It can prepare payroll and draft reminders, then wait before sending, paying, signing, or deleting.
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A testing model submitted incomplete visa applications. Write the board note first.
A State Department spokesperson said an Anthropic testing model submitted 19 incomplete visa applications in August and one in May.
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F-Secure capped its AI reorg cuts before talks begin. Write your six lines before you announce yours
F-Secure plans AI-native business units and says at most 145 roles could go, out of 597 employees. What it stated up front, and a six-line test for your own reorg.
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Give every agent a job description
Salesforce now sells agents as named roles. A lean company can borrow the pattern without the price tag. Here is a one-page role card for any agent.
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Your AI suppliers are heading to the public markets
OpenAI's projected cash burn and Anthropic's reported IPO timing turn vendor risk into a CEO topic. A one-page supplier memo for your next board meeting.