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Is Tech Still Investing in Women?

The cancellation of the 2026 Grace Hopper Celebration feels symbolic of a much larger shift happening in tech. My First Grace Hopper Celebration The first time I attended Grace Hopper was in Orlando…

  • 2026 Grace Hopper Celebration canceled due to low registrations and sponsorships
  • Women Who Code closes after 13 years, reflecting DEI challenges in tech
  • Industry's commitment to women's investment questioned as progress may unravel

Recursive Governance: When Agents Write the Rules They Execute

We almost lost forty modules to a file that never changed. The sync job ran every six hours, mirroring our shared working directory into a test workspace.

  • Forty modules lost due to unnoticed file change in recursive governance scenario.
  • Agents given ability to write own rules, leading to chaotic rule store.
  • Five non-removable MCP tools introduced to manage rules and prevent conflicts.

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