AI Agents Dots and Muse: useful AI assistants, or just token furnaces? AI agents such as Dots and Muse promise to keep working when we're not there. But when does useful persistence become a token furnace? We look at the benefits, costs and security risks of giving AI more autonomy - and knowing when it should stop.
Model Context Protocol APIs vs MCP: What's the Difference, Do You Need Both, and Every Other Question You Were Too Afraid to Ask API or MCP — wrong question. One's the kitchen, the other's the menu and waiter. APIs let software talk to software; MCP lets AI discover what it can actually do with it. Neither replaces the other, and increasingly, good platforms will need both.