Month: April 2024

https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2024/04/29/planners-need-stop-misdefining-working-class-with-archaic-socioeconomic-grading I’ll be honest, I hated going outside the M25 but since the Turn to the Real clients wanted what they called “thick data”, real people. “What’s wrong with a good old survey and some demographics?” I’d mutter under my breath in yet another woke meeting. Overruled. And it was me who had to make … [Read more…]

https://www.thedrum.com/news/2024/04/26/ray-ban-meta-s-smart-glasses-encourages-living-all-seeing-the-world-style The date had been going well. He had promised to show her around the city, it’s less touristy bits, secret treasures. And he had. Historic curios, beautiful views. And he knew everything about them. Stories, facts. She was impressed. Of course he’d looked her up – they always did their research – but he … [Read more…]

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/27/the-boring-phone-stressed-out-gen-z-ditch-smartphones-for-dumbphones Weird. She was weird. They all thought it. Some clearly felt threatened or course and reverted to the British comprehensive school version of Mean Girls. She didn’t seem to care. But some liked her weirdness, admired it even. In the identikit world of the school, she stood out and that was something. She was … [Read more…]

https://spectrum.ieee.org/perplexity-ai-2667878262 Look you don’t need to worry. She’ll be fine. She’s a bright kid. got her head screwed on. Sensible. She’ll be fine. Heh, remember we did it. You went backpacking around some dodgy places, got into some scrapes I’m sure and got out of them. And you didn’t even have a mobile phone. I … [Read more…]

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/apr/24/pushing-buttons-game-boy-35-years-old-readers-memories-nintendo My mate got one first. He smuggled it into school. He was such a hero. We all wanted to see, have a go.We had to keep it secret of course. If the teachers had seen he had one, they’d have gone mad. The moral panics around their effects on people were all over the … [Read more…]

https://gizmodo.com/ai-can-tell-your-political-affiliation-just-by-looking-1851430714 He’d been practicing. Hours looking in the mirror like a worried teenager looking for spots before a date. he’d set his own AIs up to give him feedback, glaring and glowering and giggling at the camera to see if he could swing the dials. he’d been watching acting masterclass videos and even an old … [Read more…]

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24137667/simplisafe-live-guard-outdoor-protection-security-camera-ai-facial-recognition Just relax. This is supposed to be a holiday. They’ll be fine. They’re sensible kids. We talked to them before we left and they’ve got our numbers. Do you want another glass? You haven’t got work tomorrow. Come on, when was the last time it was just the two of us? Let alone when … [Read more…]

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/22/24137334/xbox-vr-headset-microsoft-meta-quest-limited-edition He was saving up. Money from his various virtjobs went straight into his crypto account. His AI was watching the markets to find the best moment to covert the cash his Nan had sent him for Christmas. He was getting there. He had to. It was all set for Friday and he couldn’t go … [Read more…]

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/21/tinder-gets-a-share-my-date-feature-for-users-to-send-date-plans-to-their-curious-friends I suppose my job is to act as a sounding board. As her friend, I’m glad she’s cautious. You can’t be too careful. I know here very well and she can rush into things, so bouncing things off me is… well, a good idea. I’m used to giving advice of course. What are friends … [Read more…]

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/20/poetry-camera It was always a hit at parties. She didn’t mind having to carry it. When she got it out of her bag, she was the centre of attention. And when it spat a picture out and passed it around, she couldn’t help smile. Sometimes she went into a rhapsodic monologue about material things, wabi-sabi, … [Read more…]