I just sent out the May edition of my [sponsors-only monthly newsletter](https://github.com/sponsors/simonw/). If you are a sponsor (or if you start a sponsorship now) you can [access it here](https://github.com/simonw-private/monthly/blob/main/2026-05-may.md). This month: * Al got expensive, and Anthropic had a really good month * The model releases were a little disappointing * Conferences and podcasts * I launched Datasette Agent and made a lot of progress on Datasette * What I'm using, May 2026 edition * Miscellaneous extras Here's [a copy of the April newsletter](https://github.com/simonw/monthly-newsletter-archive/blob/main/2026-04-april.md) as a preview of what you'll get. Pay $10/month to stay a month ahead of the free copy! Tags: [newsletter](https://simonwillison.net/tags/newsletter)