Laurent Bindschaedler

@benedictk__ Sounds fun

Germany / Switzerland - who wants to be on this?

@ryancarson Agree with don’t ignore the signals, but if you think there will be no engineering org in the future you are NGMI with your POs directly pushing agentic 💩 to prod… The engineering role is being redefined, but don’t mistake “redefined” for “eliminated.”

GitLab announced a layoff today. Please take this seriously. There will be many, many more. Your assignment is clear: Get skilled with agents and practice shipping to prod. It doesn't matter if you're HR, eng, infra, customer success, admin, ops, sales, whatever. As a Founder/CEO, I can tell you that I won't be hiring any employees who aren't really skilled with agents and able to ship to prod. I'm not alone in this. There is no 'engineering' org in the future.

@KobeissiLetter Cool stuff, but I would take it with a grain of salt until they figure out something credible for cooling. As it stands, even if you could launch everything into orbit at low enough cost, you are still basically putting a huge radiator into an environment with perfect insulation.

BREAKING: Google and SpaceX are in talks to launch data centers into orbit amid surging AI demand, per WSJ.

Thrilled to be opening the P1 Programs Workshop on Green AI in Copenhagen this week with a keynote on Deaths Per Token, a health-impact unit for generative AI infrastructure. aicentre.dk/events/2026050…

@brian_armstrong @BurakYngn Firing people due to AI with a message clearly written by AI. Does it get more dystopian than that?

This is an email I sent earlier today to all employees at Coinbase: Team, Today I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%. I want to walk you through why we're doing this now, what it means for those affected, and how this positions us for the future. Why now Two forces are converging at the same time. We need to be front footed to respond to both. First, the market. Coinbase is well-capitalized, has diversified revenue streams, and is well-positioned to weather any storm. Crypto is also on the verge of the next wave of adoption, with stablecoins, prediction markets, tokenization, and more taking off. However, our business is still volatile from quarter to quarter. While we've managed through that cyclicality many times before and come out stronger on the other side, we’re currently in a down market and need to adjust our cost structure now so that we emerge from this period leaner, faster, and more efficient for our next phase of growth. Second, AI is changing how we work. Over the past year, I’ve watched engineers use AI to ship in days what used to take a team weeks. Non-technical teams are now shipping production code and many of our workflows are being automated. The pace of what's possible with a small, focused team has changed dramatically, and it's accelerating every day. All of this has led us to an inflection point, not just for Coinbase, but for every company. The biggest risk now is not taking action. We are adjusting early and deliberately to rebuild Coinbase to be lean, fast, and AI-native. We need to return to the speed and focus of our startup founding, with AI at our core. What this means To get there, we are not just reducing headcount and cutting costs, we’re fundamentally changing how we operate: rebuilding Coinbase as an intelligence, with humans around the edge aligning it. What does this mean in practice? - Fewer layers, faster decisions: We are flattening our org structure to 5 layers max below CEO/COO. Layers slow things down and create coordination tax. The future is small, high context teams that can move quickly. Leaders will own much more, with as many as 15+ direct reports. Fewer layers also means a leaner cost structure that is built to perform through all market cycles. - No pure managers: Every leader at Coinbase must also be a strong and active individual contributor. Managers should be like player-coaches, getting their hands dirty alongside their teams. - AI-native pods: We’ll be concentrating around AI-native talent who can manage fleets of agents to drive outsized impact. We’ll also be experimenting with reduced pod sizes, including “one person teams” with engineers, designers, and product managers all in one role. In short: AI is bringing a profound shift in how companies operate, and we’re reshaping Coinbase to lead in this new era. This is a new way of working, and we need to leverage AI across every facet of our jobs. To those who are affected I know there are real people behind these decisions — talented colleagues who have poured themselves into this company and our mission. To those of you who will be leaving: thank you. You’ve helped build Coinbase into what it is today, and I am sincerely grateful for everything you've done. All impacted team members will receive an email to their personal account in the next hour with more information, and an invitation to meet with an HRBP and a senior leader in your organization. Coinbase system access has been removed today. I know this feels sudden and harsh, but it is the only responsible choice given our duty to protect customer information. To those affected, we will be providing a comprehensive package to support you through this transition. US employees will receive a minimum of 16 weeks base pay (plus 2 weeks per year worked), their next equity vest, and 6 months of COBRA. Employees on a work visa will get extra transition support. Those outside of the US will receive similar support, based on local factors and subject to any consultation requirements. Coinbase prides itself on talent density. Our employees are among the most talented people in the world, and I have no doubt that your skills and experience will be highly sought after as you pursue your next chapters. How we move forward To the team that is staying, I know this is a difficult day. We’re saying goodbye to colleagues and friends you've been in the trenches with. But here’s what I want you to know as we move forward together: Over the past 13 years, we have weathered four crypto winters, gone public, and built the most trusted platform in our industry. We’ve made it this far by making hard decisions and by always staying focused on our mission. This time will be no different – nothing has changed about the long term outlook of our company or industry. And most importantly, our mission has never been more important for the world. Increasing economic freedom requires a new financial system, and we’re building it. The Coinbase that emerges from this will be more capable than ever to achieve our mission. Brian

100% This is why you gotta make noise when you lose the little freedoms As history shows repeatedly it's always a slippery slope But making that noise makes you very unpopular because people can't see further ahead of the current thing

@tibo_maker This is Switzerland, not France…

who's up for a Hacker Residency in the French Alps? need to build a bigger chalet though 😬

@JustDeezGuy The OP’s point is even stupider: the name “Claude” works for both male and female.

Do… do people following AI really, honestly, genuinely not know who “Claude” is named after!?

You think someone will simply rent to you if you have zero Swiss income and on a German salary for a secondary residence? Even if they did and you got the permit, if this passes, you will likely be among the first ones to be thrown out with your permit canceled or not renewed. Do it the right way: get a job in CH or create a company. Then get the place and the permit.

Call to Germans: The unique window of opportunity to move to Switzerland, in the past difficult but presently easy, may soon close. Time to rent a place in Switzerland and submit your residence registration to the local town office (with evidence of a basic income and means so that one is unlikely to draw on state benefits). The Swiss residence card should arrive within 2 weeks. Even if not yet in this referendum, I think the stream of Germans is likely to turn into a flood soon and then Switzerland will close the gates.

@StefanStillhart Worst part is, you will still get in trouble despite paying if you happen to make copies 😂

Wann wird diese Abzockerei von Schweizer KMU durch pro Litteris endlich gestoppt? Weil man kopieren kann oder drucken muss man irgendwelchen Urhebern von dehnen man nichts kopiert, druckt oder benötigt Geld zahlen!

Little know fact. While interest rate on mortgages are super low as CHF is rock solid, you will still need to make enough to comfortably repay 3-4X the interest at 1.2% (or whatever the price is now) to qualify for the loan. So lower interest rates but you cannot leverage that to get a 5M house.

Vorgestern Abend mit einem Geschäftspartner aus der Schweiz 🇨🇭 gesprochen. Hat sich letzten Monat ein Haus gekauft. Zinssatz für 10 Jahre: 0,85%… In Deutschland inzwischen wieder über 4,00%… Woran liegt es?

🎤 I am giving the keynote at #EuroMLSys 2026 in Edinburgh on April 27. “What Survives When Code Doesn't?" If AI rewrites your code until the artifact is effectively disposable, what anchors the system? Intent, state, composition, effect: where do they go? More from Edinburgh next week 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@malikules Available in Lausanne if interested

in Switzerland this week (Lausanne/Zurich), down to meet up with the researchers, builders, and funders in the area 👀 +bonus pint from me if you're down to be interviewed

Easy. 10 years is too long. I’d rather you give 80% of people a chance to keep their phones for half that time reliably / safely / productively (so not just battery and OS) than 20% of people 10 years when you know almost certainly that they will end with a brick even with a new battery.

@lbindschaedler @neolatyno Trying to understand your argument here. Sure, software not having support is a problem, but how does flimsy hardware solve that problem?

🇪🇺| Europe will require all mobile phones to be sold with user-replaceable and longer-lasting batteries starting 2027. The regulation demands the availability of spare parts and manuals for 10 years to curb planned obsolescence. As per the USB-C ruling, Europe is a giant that can change markets to put European consumers’ needs first.

I may not be careful enough with it, but after two years of regular iPhone use, my hardware is cooked: clunky buttons, scratched/broken touch screen, overheating, battery lasts 2 hours, etc. Of course this is planned obsolescence, but these devices were never built to last 10 years. A swappable battery will do very little: you’d have to service the whole phone and replace half the components after 3-5 years to get it to last 10…

@lbindschaedler @neolatyno If the hardware is outdated - the hard ware is outdated. Nothing to do with battery life.

@klaptenning @neolatyno Yeah, but while that may work on Apple/Google, it seems harder to convince small indie devs or even mid-sized to keep their apps updated and compatible for 10 years…

@lbindschaedler @neolatyno Which is why there’s also a regulation on software support as well.

@nik_holo @neolatyno 💯

@lbindschaedler @neolatyno There is no single software feature that cannot run on phones from 10 years ago. It's all marketing bullshit.

Yeah, I think it would be cool to have battery replacement deals after 2-3 years and guaranteed upgrades for another 2-3. Maybe as a subscription or warranty option. I still have serious concerns about 10 years, though. That is just too long. If you can get people to keep a phone for 5 years, that would already be a huge win…

@lbindschaedler @neolatyno While I agree on the security front, surely the fact you actually have the choice is a good thing?

New paper: "ClawVM: Harness-Managed Virtual Memory for Stateful Tool-Using LLM Agents" We borrowed the oldest trick in the OS book and applied it to agent state. Turns out systems still has a lot to teach AI. 🦞 If your agent slowly forgets instructions or gets worse over time, you are not imagining it. Current harnesses manage memory with best-effort heuristics. ClawVM makes it deterministic. Joint work with @mofasshara. Appearing at #EuroMLSys2026. 🎓 Paper: binds.ch/papers/clawvm2… 💻 Code: github.com/mpi-dsg/clawvm cc @OpenAI @AnthropicAI @steipete