🎉We’re partnering with The ERA Arc to make AI news easier to track

👋Hey Cities Decoded community,

I’ve got news that I’m so excited to share: Cities Decoded is partnering with The ERA Arc for a new 2026 content collaboration.

If you’re here because you want to understand whats happening in AI without drowning in it, this partnership is for you.

Whats changing:

Starting tomorrow, you’ll see two new rhythms from this partnership:

* Weekday: Daily TEA

* A crisp, must-know rundown of AI headlines and signals

* Monthly: a Cities Decoded × ERA Arc podcast recap

* A conversational episode breaking down:

* what mattered this month

* what it means

* what to keep an eye on next

Why it matters (AI × cities)

To me, Cities Decoded exists to translate AI headlines into city-life consequences.

That means helping you:

* track the AI shifts that will actually show up in your city (schools, streets, jobs, housing, public services)

* separate hype from impact so you know what to pay attention to

This partnership makes that mission easier to deliver:

* Weekday signal so you catch the developments that could become the next city pilot or local debate

* A monthly recap to connect the dots: what changed, what cities are likely to do next, and what it means for people on the ground

What I want from you

If you’re excited, heres how you can help:

* Reply with the AI topic you’re most trying to understand in 2026 (work, education, cities, policy, creators, etc.).

* Forward this to one friend who always asks whats going on with AI?

Thanks for being on the journey so far. As always, more to come.

-Sam