How America chose extraction over adaptation in the AI age, and what Europe’s different path reveals about our future. Derek Mobley’s story is now well documented. He is 54 years old with two decades of experience in software development and customer success. Since 2017, he has applied to over 100 jobs through Workday’s application system. … Read more
From Economic Resistance to the Modern Tea Act – And Why Banks Will Fight Like Hell to Stop Discovery
We acknowledge something uncomfortable. Individual career intelligence helps the 20-30% of workers who have runway, capability, and time to transition. For the other 70%? We need systemic solutions we can’t provide through career advice alone.
The Consolidation Week: When Physical and Digital Automation Converge CES 2026 proved that robotics has crossed from demos to deployment while Apple, the Pentagon, and major banks surrendered to AI platforms. Workers face 2-3 year displacement across both white-collar and physical jobs. Here’s what you need to know and what you can do. BOTTOM LINE … Read more
Documented Partnerships and Implementations Bottom Line Up Front: These are real partnerships with real governmental agencies. In place, today. EXECUTIVE BRANCH – GOVERNMENT-WIDE ACCESS (Aug 2025) Via GSA Multiple Award Schedule / OneGov Initiative: All federal agencies can now purchase: Stated Uses (GSA): Documented Agency Adoptions: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (Pentagon) AI Partners: Google (Gemini) + … Read more
This article examines why companies are building massive centralized AI infrastructure for workloads that don’t technically require it, who profits from that choice, and what communities need to understand before approving deals that subsidize extraction infrastructure instead of supporting adaptation alternatives.
While Meta signs multi-gigawatt nuclear deals and communities approve billion-dollar data centers, Swiss researchers proved that 80-90% of AI work doesn’t need massive facilities at all. It is now capable of running on 4-10 computers locally.
When technology hits the “good enough AND cheaper” threshold, change happens FAST. Distributed computing didn’t gradually replace mainframes over 20 years—it happened in 3-5 years once the technology crossed that line.
We just crossed that line. Last week.
Career Intelligence for Workers Navigating AI Transformation A Note on Timing Under the Radar continues to adapt. Starting today, Under the Radar publishes at 5:00 PM ET on Fridays instead of our previous morning schedule. Why? The most important employment data releases happen Friday mornings at 8:30 AM ET – initial jobless claims, and on … Read more
December’s numbers paint the picture clearly: 122,000 jobs added according to ADP. 209,838 tech workers laid off in 2025. The disconnect isn’t an accident. Companies are hiring people who build the automation while laying off people the automation replaces. Workers using AI are taking jobs from workers who don’t.
On December 18, 2025, Anthropic announced a new capability called Agent Skills. By the next day, I automated my newsletter. Here’s what I learned. And how you can do it too. The Problem I Had (You Probably Have It Too) Every Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, I spend about nine hours producing Under the Radar, … Read more
