// Insights · 2026

Field notes from delivery work.

Essays, news, events, and reports from operators in the work — kitchens, dispatch floors, retail back-offices, data warehouses. Not from a slide deck.

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Microsoft Scout
Blog

Microsoft dropped Scout: New Autopilot Agent for Microsoft 365

At Build 2026, Microsoft introduced Microsoft Scout — the first agent in a new category called "Autopilots". Unlike a chat assistant, Scout runs continuously in the background, has its own identity, and handles tasks in Microsoft 365 autonomously. Here's what you need to know.

June 12, 2026 · Jan B. Fischer · 3 min
Google invests $40B in Anthropic. Why this matters.
News [Labs]

Google invests $40B in Anthropic. Why this matters.

$40B from Google into Anthropic, plus a separate $40B from SoftBank. Two of the world's largest investors are placing $80B on a single AI company. Why we read this as full validation of our delivery stack.

April 24, 2026
Data Experience with Mastercard · Düsseldorf · June 16, 2026
Event [Labs]

Data Experience with Mastercard · Düsseldorf · June 16, 2026

Exclusive CXO event in Düsseldorf, June 16, 2026 — the fifth edition of the Data Experience series with Mastercard. A working session for media and retail leaders on making data feasible in everyday operations.

April 22, 2026
KPS AG joins the prodct portfolio.
News

KPS AG joins the prodct portfolio.

KPS and prodct join forces — fulfilling projects together, stronger and faster. We build, thrive and deliver projects for and with KPS.

April 22, 2026
Upcoming next: OMR Hamburg.
Event [CX]

Upcoming next: OMR Hamburg.

We're at OMR Hamburg. Meeting the CX and marketing bubble, the cooperation partners, the forward-moving minority in AI. Inspirational, strategic, an outlook for the next few months.

April 15, 2026
The European Retail Data Stack, 2026.
Report [Elements]

The European Retail Data Stack, 2026.

A 24-page field report on the data architectures we see across 80+ European retailers — what works, what doesn't, and where the next bet should sit. Free download, no email gate.

April 2, 2026
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