How to spend the week balancing between tech and the analog city.
At some point, Moscow decisively split into two parallel layers. In one, we write prompts, discuss brain interfaces, and take a closer look at the workspaces of ML developers. In the other, we still drink cocktails on wooden verandas to DJ sets and sketch facades with a pencil on paper.
We like this contrast. A combination that sounds weird exactly until your first transition from a laptop screen to a ping-pong table. This week, we built our schedule on this exact principle: clashing pure technological rationale with straightforward urban hedonism.
The editorial choice is an attempt to keep the balance. First, we figure out how production survives in the era of AI agents, and then we go watch rebellious French cinema.
There is no room for basic beginner lectures here. We were sold on the format: developers gather to honestly show how they write code with words and make agents work in real production. In our opinion, this is the clearest cross-section of where the industry is heading right now.
A sharp shift in perspective. Instead of monitors, there is a paper notebook, and instead of algorithms, there is architecture that we will capture by hand. It seems this is the best way to slow down and finally notice the details of the buildings you usually rush past.
If we get lucky with the weather, it makes perfect sense to continue the evening in the courtyard with a ping-pong paddle. DJ school students play light sets, and the kitchen serves comfort food to accompany signature cocktails. A maximally relaxed format for those who have overheated from heavy intellectual load.
Another way to escape digital reality is to hide in a historic cinema. The conversation will revolve around Brigitte Bardot's rebelliousness, the aesthetics of Saint-Tropez, and the architecture of the building itself. We would choose this route for the vibe of classic Cannes in the middle of a bustling metropolis.
Back to science, but without the academic stuffiness. Experts explain how technology tries to hack our consciousness—from neural interfaces to biofeedback practices. We break down where the real benefits of EEG end and pure marketing begins.
We wrap up the route in the center of the corporate machine. This is a rare chance to legally peek at the physical layout of the space where those very algorithms are created. A great final stop to see the inner workings of big tech with your own eyes.
