Ian Kar

Ian Kar

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Fintech Today cofounder; investor; product/fintech analysis

1M Context Window Underdelivers, Slows After
SocialMay 6, 2026

1M Context Window Underdelivers, Slows After

what does this even mean? 1m context window hasn't been as great as advertised; claude clearly gets dumber and slower with 700k+ tokens. the only way to clean it up is to use /compact which defeats the purpose of the...

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Perplexity AI Wipes User Credits, Eroding Goodwill
SocialMay 1, 2026

Perplexity AI Wipes User Credits, Eroding Goodwill

jeez @perplexity_ai is really nickel and dimeing users with usage credits. completely wiped all of mine to 0 even though though I should have like 5k-10k left over. I use perplexity & comet daily but extorting individual users doesn't make...

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Turn Markdown Files Into Shareable Mini Sites Instantly
SocialApr 30, 2026

Turn Markdown Files Into Shareable Mini Sites Instantly

Started using https://t.co/VL3jpsBy2d recently and it’s awesome. Basically turning every long md file into a mini site now. And makes sharing md files way easier (still surprised there’s no good agent friendly md reader out there)

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US‑hosted Chinese AI Models May Ease Enterprise Data Worries
SocialApr 29, 2026

US‑hosted Chinese AI Models May Ease Enterprise Data Worries

lots of large enterprises have been reticent around Chinese models mainly for this reason. I'm assuming these Chinese models are hosted in the US, which *should* alleviate any issues around data getting sent back to China?

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Payments Industry Embarrassed as Stripe Dominates Agentic Commerce
SocialApr 29, 2026

Payments Industry Embarrassed as Stripe Dominates Agentic Commerce

its a little embarrassing for everyone in payments that you're just letting stripe run away with agentic commerce

By Ian Kar
Ben Thompson Launches New Subscription Platform, Ankler Migrates
SocialApr 29, 2026

Ben Thompson Launches New Subscription Platform, Ankler Migrates

feel like the bigger news here is that Ben Thompson is building a subscription platform? super sick

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Envisioning an OpenAI Phone with Persistent Local Agents
SocialApr 27, 2026

Envisioning an OpenAI Phone with Persistent Local Agents

honestly I'd get an OpenAI phone that combined Openclaw-like always on agents on local devices with a full mobile agent OS

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Sophisticated Robinhood Email Spoofing Threats Rise, Stay Vigilant
SocialApr 27, 2026

Sophisticated Robinhood Email Spoofing Threats Rise, Stay Vigilant

this looks like an extremely real @RobinhoodApp email but its fake. the email it was sent to was slightly off. most of the links except the big one to reset my account link to RH websites. email comes from noreply@robinhood.com....

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Cote NYC Shines; Miami’s Extra Vibe Hints Vegas Potential
SocialApr 26, 2026

Cote NYC Shines; Miami’s Extra Vibe Hints Vegas Potential

Not gonna lie this sounds awful. OG Cote in NYC was amazing (also a lowkey decent deal.) Miami Cote was a bit more extra but it was in the Design District so it worked. This sounds like it should be...

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WHOOP Should Go All‑in on AI Integration
SocialApr 24, 2026

WHOOP Should Go All‑in on AI Integration

Random thoughts: @WHOOP should go all in on AI. The in app chat/agent is actually really powerful—it even set up reminders for me based on my conversation around things like drinking water and other habits, and sends push notifications. This...

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Why People Still Choose Front Seats in Waymo
SocialApr 24, 2026

Why People Still Choose Front Seats in Waymo

I still don’t get how people choose to sit in the front of a waymo

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Weekly Reset at 11 Am PT Frustrates $1K Spend
SocialApr 23, 2026

Weekly Reset at 11 Am PT Frustrates $1K Spend

usage resets at 11am PT every Thursday anyway? and frustrating after spending like 1k on claude this week

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Spent $1K on Claude, First Desktop Use Sparks Question
SocialApr 23, 2026

Spent $1K on Claude, First Desktop Use Sparks Question

correlation or causation? I spent 1000 this week on claude and it was also the first time I used claude desktop over conductor

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Prediction Markets Could Transform Real Housing Valuations
SocialApr 21, 2026

Prediction Markets Could Transform Real Housing Valuations

oh damn this is a good idea also realized that we should have prediction markets on real housing

By Ian Kar