In Practice.
Evidence that someone, somewhere, actually did the work.
A periodic scan of concrete, verifiable moves by services firms, acquirers, and operators – businesses getting better rather than merely bigger, AI deployed as capability rather than cover, transformation done rather than announced. Receipts included.
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September 2, 2026
A seller’s chatbot argued for 9x. An insurer’s law firm cited seven cases that don’t exist. A SaaS platform gave customers four days, then destroyed the backups. Plus: what an accounting roll-up is worth at $12B, and WPP spends less on the leaving.