Arutyun(1+yan)

AI and Technology Strategy // prev: DPhil in Aerospace Materials @UniofOxford

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

it's no surprise that everyone is converging on the same products but what then differentiates them?

performance is key but again all are similar... will it be the brand you relate to most that wins? (house amodei vs house altman) or unique features / workflows that sway users?

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

Building apps has never been easier.

With Sites, Codex can turn your work, ideas, and plans into an interactive website or app your team can explore, use, and share with a URL.

Rolling out to Business and Enterprise plans, before expanding more broadly.

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

@thdxr incredible

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

@VazeKshitij Unreal…

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

🤯

[Google Gemma @googlegemma]

Introducing the newest Coral board, for efficient, on-device AI!

Check out the demos in the video:
- On-board speech translation
- Natural language controlling hardware
- Vision & sound generating music

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

didn’t take long…

[Luke Cannon @lukecannon727]

There has not been a BTC trade on @Coinbase in more than an hour

The last 1 minute candle is from 75 minutes ago

The orderbook is currently displaying prices hundreds of dollars above Binance & Hyperliquid

My orders fail to go through on both web & mobile, both advanced & simple trading

Guess those 14% of employees they just laid off might have been crucial?

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

a lot to unpack here

big fan of everyone being a strong contributor, skeptical of ‘everyone using AI to ship’… will be interesting to see how this pans out security wise

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

This is an email I sent earlier today to all employees at Coinbase:

Team,

Today I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%. I want to walk you through why we're doing this now, what it means for those affected, and how this positions us for the future.

Why now
Two forces are converging at the same time. We need to be front footed to respond to both.

First, the market. Coinbase is well-capitalized, has diversified revenue streams, and is well-positioned to weather any storm. Crypto is also on the verge of the next wave of adoption, with stablecoins, prediction markets, tokenization, and more taking off. However, our business is still volatile from quarter to quarter. While we've managed through that cyclicality many times before and come out stronger on the other side, we’re currently in a down market and need to adjust our cost structure now so that we emerge from this period leaner, faster, and more efficient for our next phase of growth.

Second, AI is changing how we work. Over the past year, I’ve watched engineers use AI to ship in days what used to take a team weeks. Non-technical teams are now shipping production code and many of our workflows are being automated. The pace of what's possible with a small, focused team has changed dramatically, and it's accelerating every day.

All of this has led us to an inflection point, not just for Coinbase, but for every company. The biggest risk now is not taking action. We are adjusting early and deliberately to rebuild Coinbase to be lean, fast, and AI-native. We need to return to the speed and focus of our startup founding, with AI at our core.

What this means
To get there, we are not just reducing headcount and cutting costs, we’re fundamentally changing how we operate: rebuilding Coinbase as an intelligence, with humans around the edge aligning it. What does this mean in practice?

- Fewer layers, faster decisions: We are flattening our org structure to 5 layers max below CEO/COO. Layers slow things down and create coordination tax. The future is small, high context teams that can move quickly. Leaders will own much more, with as many as 15+ direct reports. Fewer layers also means a leaner cost structure that is built to perform through all market cycles.

- No pure managers: Every leader at Coinbase must also be a strong and active individual contributor. Managers should be like player-coaches, getting their hands dirty alongside their teams.

- AI-native pods: We’ll be concentrating around AI-native talent who can manage fleets of agents to drive outsized impact. We’ll also be experimenting with reduced pod sizes, including “one person teams” with engineers, designers, and product managers all in one role.

In short: AI is bringing a profound shift in how companies operate, and we’re reshaping Coinbase to lead in this new era. This is a new way of working, and we need to leverage AI across every facet of our jobs.

To those who are affected
I know there are real people behind these decisions — talented colleagues who have poured themselves into this company and our mission. To those of you who will be leaving: thank you. You’ve helped build Coinbase into what it is today, and I am sincerely grateful for everything you've done.

All impacted team members will receive an email to their personal account in the next hour with more information, and an invitation to meet with an HRBP and a senior leader in your organization. Coinbase system access has been removed today. I know this feels sudden and harsh, but it is the only responsible choice given our duty to protect customer information.

To those affected, we will be providing a comprehensive package to support you through this transition. US employees will receive a minimum of 16 weeks base pay (plus 2 weeks per year worked), their next equity vest, and 6 months of COBRA. Employees on a work visa will get extra transition support. Those outside of the US will receive similar support, based on local factors and subject to any consultation requirements.

Coinbase prides itself on talent density. Our employees are among the most talented people in the world, and I have no doubt that your skills and experience will be highly sought after as you pursue your next chapters.

How we move forward
To the team that is staying, I know this is a difficult day. We’re saying goodbye to colleagues and friends you've been in the trenches with. But here’s what I want you to know as we move forward together:

Over the past 13 years, we have weathered four crypto winters, gone public, and built the most trusted platform in our industry. We’ve made it this far by making hard decisions and by always staying focused on our mission. This time will be no different – nothing has changed about the long term outlook of our company or industry. And most importantly, our mission has never been more important for the world. Increasing economic freedom requires a new financial system, and we’re building it.

The Coinbase that emerges from this will be more capable than ever to achieve our mission.

Brian

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

@P4mui Do you reckon OpenClaw / —dangerously-skip-permissions would fall for this?

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

netflix’s void model removes an object from a video and its impact on everything it interacts with

not sure we fully appreciate how hard this problem is... do models actually understand this, or just fake it really well?

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

how life feels now that Claude limits have gone back to normal after they banned OpenClaw

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

@Hesamation

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

downloading Gemma 4 E4B, let’s see what this can do.

can’t believe Google have made running a model like this locally possible.

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

such a good example of how a forward-thinking company embraces AI.

IKEA easily could have canned the ‘extra resource’ but instead thought about how to redeploy them effectively to not only improve customer satisfaction but also drive a significant increase in revenue

[Brian Solis @briansolis]

IKEA deployed an AI chatbot named Billy to handle level-one customer service inquiries. It reportedly resolved around 57% of those engagements without human escalation.

Most companies would have celebrated the labor savings and stopped there. Cost takeout right?

But the more interesting move was to study the 43% of cases Billy could not resolve. Those unresolved inquiries pointed to customer demand for interior design help.

IKEA responded by spinning up a design consultancy, reskilling customer service employees powered by AI, and creating a new revenue stream that generated roughly €1 billion in new revenue in its 1st year.

Automation + Augmentation = Exponential Growth 💪🦾📈

Story here: https://t.co/AhWeIZCTcw

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

just tested this with 你好 and it used 0.8%

[0xMarioNawfal @RoundtableSpace]

SOMEONE TESTED OUT THAT SAYING "HELLO" IN CLAUDE ACTUALLY USES 2% TOKEN USAGE

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

@gothburz would love to know the number of people that dangerously skip permissions’d this install in the window where the vulnerability existed and have no idea they’re even running axios

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

@wholyv how many vibe coders do you think knew they were using axios let alone aware of the vulnerability?

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

unreal. can see this becoming ‘real-time’ with digital whiteboards sooner than we think

[Qwen @Alibaba_Qwen]

Demo2：Audio-Visual Vibe Coding

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

the claude team are shipping like crazy. barely get to test out one feature before the next one drops

[Claude @claudeai]

Your work tools in Claude are now available on mobile.

Explore Figma designs, create Canva slides, check Amplitude dashboards, all from your phone.

Give it a try: https://t.co/hwPB3zlk0w

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

@pau_wee_ love the execution. Does the drink slowly empty in line with the timer?

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

working on something

[Arutyun(1+yan) @_Arutyun]

currently combining my two obsessions

vibe coding x tennis