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The Pulse: ‘Tokenmaxxing’ as a weird new trend

Thursday, April 16, 2026Gergely OroszView original
The Pulse: ‘Tokenmaxxing’ as a weird new trend
… which will probably be the shortest-lived trend because it’s so wasteful. Also: coding AI agent subsidies could be ending, Cal.com going closed source and blaming it on AI, and more.