Few takes on AI - June 2026
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Henri
@Henri
About Me
I've always loved the feeling of opening the mailbox and finding the latest issue of a magazine you've subscribed to for years. Growing up, my favorites were ESPN The Magazine and Architectural Digest. These days, we're constantly sharing videos, photos, and opinions - so why not our own magazines? Qorrum is a platform where anyone can create and share their own monthly magazine, and explore ones made by others. Mine will usually center on cumulative knowledge, major tech developments, and general learnings - though each issue will take a slightly different shape!
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Posts by Henri
Up until the last year, developing an app took enough time and expertise that it tended to be done for multiple people and repetitive use cases.
But AI coding capabilities have gotten so good that in literally a few minutes, you can make a tailor made app.
I tried out doing just that, using a train ride to make an apartment comparison app for one time use, just for me - few snapshots below.
This month I started using ChatGPT to send me a daily morning briefing. I chose the specific set of sections and style I wanted, and have been able to iterate on the format. I'm finding what is essentially my own morning newsletter to be a great addition to my news routine, and recommend creating your own
The best burger, fries, and shakes place in the country in my view was Edzos near the Northwestern campus. When it closed a year or so ago, I looked up what the chef was doing, saw he’d started a substack, and asked him how to cook mushrooms. To my surprise, he responded! Here’s the secret to Edzo’s mushrooms
The British cycling team became famous for its philosophy of "marginal gains." Instead of looking for a single, revolutionary improvement, they focused on making tiny, 1% improvements in every aspect of the sport: from the aerodynamics of the bike to the athletes' sleep quality, nutrition, and even the type of pillow they used. Individually, these changes seemed insignificant. However, the cumulative, compounding effect of hundreds of these small improvements gave the team a massive advantage, leading to multiple Tour de France victories.
Recommendation: If you're not a big fan of podcasts this interview with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky might change your mind. Hear surprisingly honest and captivating answers that covered a brief history of industrial design, how he totally changed his leadership style, what his first and last call of every workday is, and where AirBnB is heading next
Miscellaneous - May 2026
AI keeps making significant leaps, including two recent releases from Anthropic with major implications for cybersecurity and design
NASA launched the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years on April 1, 2026, flew four astronauts around the Moon, set a new human-distance record of about 252,756 miles from Earth, and splashed down successfully 10 days later. (Have I started using "splash down" to refer to coming home or sitting down? Yes). A few of the best photos from the mission:
