They’re Saying It Out Loud Now – Under the Radar January 30, 2026
This is what structural unemployment looks like. It’s not individual failure. It’s systemic failure.
Month: January 2026
The Monopoly Tax: Why Credit Card Fees Are Our Boston Tea Party’s Achilles Heel
From Economic Resistance to the Modern Tea Act – And Why Banks Will Fight Like Hell to Stop Discovery
UNDER THE RADAR – Friday, January 23, 2026
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.
UNDER THE RADAR – Friday, January 16, 2026
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
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AI PARTNERSHIPS as of 1/13/2026
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
THE EXTRACTION PROTOCOL: Why AI Infrastructure Is About Control, Not Compute
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.
Under the Radar – January 9, 2026
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.
Inflection Point: Why AI’s Future Looks Like 1995, Not 2026
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.
Under the Radar – January 3, 2026
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
