https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/30/evie-smart-ring-interview/ It’s better than an ankle tag. Less conspicuous and it doesn’t stop me going out and doing stuff. I don’t know if they’re checking location. Don’t need to apparently. My Therapy Officer explained – in that way they do – that it’s as much to help me as monitor me. Yeh, whatever! I zoned … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/30/evie-smart-ring-interview/ It’s better than an ankle tag. Less conspicuous and it doesn’t stop me going out and doing stuff. I don’t know if they’re checking location. Don’t need to apparently. My Therapy Officer explained – in that way they do – that it’s as much to help me as monitor me. Yeh, whatever! I zoned … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/0cca6054-6fc9-4a94-b2e2-890c50d956d5 They’re quite funny really. I almost bought them one of those anti-face-rec masks on eBay. I wonder if it’s like when they were growing up, living with old hippies, still clinging on to leftie visions. What was that Glastonbury thing Dad said his mum used to play? But god luv ’em. My parents, themselves … [Read more…]
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/computer-generated-handwriting-demo-offers-deepfakes-for-scrawl Clients love visiting the offices. They smile as the receptionist politely asks them to leave their devices with him. They particularly love the smells. Not just the freshly brewing coffee but the inks, glue, papers, books. They all seem to make the same Proust joke and ask where Madeleine is. The directors always make … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/056a71ec-bf7f-4756-80b5-560124f5bab3 You practice for an interview. Or at least you should. I knew the questions weren’t going to be straightforward. They had all the data they needed about me. They would want more. I practiced all those famous koan-like questions that the dotcoms used to ask. I was like a chess grandmaster with all my … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/disney-celebrates-100th-anniversary-immersive-experience/1811516 We have a long history. We have entertained, educated and engaged generations of children and their families. We are truly a household name, a loved name. We have changed over those years. We have never been afraid to embrace the new and combine it with our timeless committment to the power of storytelling, character … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/26/23572459/ai-eye-contact-tech-nvidia-movie-edit-clips The streets were quiet. She wasn’t bothered. Then tracker was keeping an eye on her – benevolent surveillance she called it. If she thought about it, she didn’t like trading data for simple public safety but… well she didn’t think about it. But speaking of surveillance that did bother her, well she really didn’t … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/24/consumer-advocacy-groups-want-walmarts-roblox-game-audited-for-stealth-marketing-to-kids/ They’ll never find out, there’s two of me. The parents are pleased I have what they call a “Saturday job” with a “good company”. It’s a mixture of testing stuff and just hanging out and looking interested. Occasionally they get some of us in to hear our ideas and then we end up testing … [Read more…]
https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/how-look-past-backgrounds-and-pedigrees-find-untapped-talent/2464071 The diversity algorithm spat out its teams for the week. She looked at the message, decoding the coloured key. Her blue had become slightly more purple as her child had started school. A touch more green after she’d picked up the guitar again. She’d always be in the blues of course – She was … [Read more…]
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2354589-smart-office-chair-recognises-what-position-you-are-sitting-in/ It’s improved my game. Deffo. Just look at my scores. Talk to my mates – they’ll tell you! They’re not pleased. It’s more comfy obviously so I can play longer which probably helps. The headrest moves with me. The leg support reacts as I lean in, you know, when we first open that door? … [Read more…]