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LATEST ESSAYAugust 24, 2026 · 6 min read
Picking an agent stack in 2026: Google ADK, Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, and Hermes compared
Three of these are frameworks. One is a finished agent. A working comparison of Google ADK, the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, and Nous Research Hermes: what each one is, where each one fits, and the switching cost none of the docs mention.
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AI Infrastructure
Picking an agent stack in 2026: Google ADK, Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, and Hermes compared
Three of these are frameworks. One is a finished agent. A working comparison of Google ADK, the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, and Nous Research Hermes: what each one is, where each one fits, and the switching cost none of the docs mention.
August 24, 2026 · 6 min read→
AI Governance
Impact of the New Chinese AI Law on US Businesses
Understand the high-risk implications of the new Chinese AI law regulating humanlike chatbots and digital virtual humans, and how US companies must comply.
July 12, 2026 · 4 min read→
AI Hardware
The agentic shift: how Computex 2026 redefined local LLM hardware and enterprise privacy
Computex 2026 was the week the PC industry stopped playing catch-up with the cloud. Unified memory landed in the x86 ecosystem, agentic AI moved into the OS runtime, and air-gapped privacy became a hardware guarantee.
July 3, 2026 · 5 min read→
DEEP DIVES
Long-form field notes on building, shipping, and operating AI systems.
AI Infrastructure
Picking an agent stack in 2026: Google ADK, Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, and Hermes compared
Three of these are frameworks. One is a finished agent. A working comparison of Google ADK, the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, and Nous Research Hermes: what each one is, where each one fits, and the switching cost none of the docs mention.
August 24, 2026 · 6 min read→
AI Hardware
The agentic shift: how Computex 2026 redefined local LLM hardware and enterprise privacy
Computex 2026 was the week the PC industry stopped playing catch-up with the cloud. Unified memory landed in the x86 ecosystem, agentic AI moved into the OS runtime, and air-gapped privacy became a hardware guarantee.
July 3, 2026 · 5 min read→
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