The Watch

News, new models, capability drops, and commentary on what is happening in maritime, AI, and the technology around them — filtered through a single question: does it matter if you lose the link? If the answer is yes, we cover it here. For long-form pillars, visit Field Notes.

1. CommentarySecurity & ComplianceApril 10, 2026

   Anthropic's Mythos Found Thousands of Zero-Days. Your Fleet's IT Stack Should Worry.

   Project Glasswing used Claude Mythos to find thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities in partner infrastructure, many of them decades old. Here's what that news means for vessel fleet cybersecurity — and why the defensive use case is the smaller story.

   By Marcus Hale·6 min read

2. CommentaryResilienceApril 9, 2026

   Starlink's Gigabit Ambitions Will Not Fix Your Vessel's AI Problem

   SpaceX is talking about gigabit-class speeds for Starlink in 2026. Here's why the throughput number is the wrong thing to fixate on if you care about AI that works on your vessel.

   By James Calder·5 min read

3. CommentaryEdge AIApril 8, 2026

   Claude Sonnet 4.6 and the 1M Context Window: What It Means for On-Vessel AI

   Anthropic's new Sonnet model ships with a 1M token context window. For vessels running sovereign AI, that changes what you can do without RAG, without the cloud, and without the link.

   By Ethan Marsh·5 min read