Weekly Reading List

This page contains a list of articles I've read and found interesting over the past week.

Over the past week, I have been reading about tech shifts, God Damn AI making me dumb, and tools—from the UK saving millions by ditching Palantir for a refugee system, Bitwarden scrubbing 'Always free' and 'Inclusion' values as execs step down, to Kumu's thinking toolkit and Python vs AI code.

Friday - 15 May 2026

• UK saves ‘millions’ of pounds by ditching Palantir for refugee system

  The government said its in-house IT system was “more flexible” while meeting “high standards” of security.

  Tags: software development, government IT, digital transformation, Public Procurement, Refugee Support

  Author: nan

• Bitwarden scrubs ‘Always free’ and ‘Inclusion’ values from its website as longtime execs step down

  What is going on with the beloved open-source password manager?

  Tags: open source software, Cybersecurity, password manager, corporate leadership changes, company values

  Author: Jared Newman

Thursday - 14 May 2026

• God Damn AI is making me dumb

  It’s so god damn tempting to use AI to write. Whether it is articles, code, or documents. I feel like using AI is diminishing my ability to write myself.…

  Tags: software development, Artificial Intelligence, Writing, Imposter Syndrome, Skill Degradation

  Author: nan

Wednesday - 13 May 2026

• Medium

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  Author: nan

Tuesday - 12 May 2026

• Kumu

  nan

  Tags: data visualization, online platform, mapping software, presentation tools, user-friendly

  Author: nan

• An introductory systems thinking toolkit for civil servants

  nan

  Tags: Government, Public Policy, civil service, systems thinking, complex problem solving

  Author: Government Office for Science

• If AI Writes Your Code, Why Use Python?

  For the last decade, fast-to-ship beat fast-to-run. Not anymore.

  Tags: software engineering, programming languages, AI-assisted development, Rust programming, Language ecosystems

  Author: Noah Mitchem