https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/05/idle-no-more-how-automatic-mouse-jigglers-are-taking-on-nosy-bosses He felt a little guilty. But then again… He’d make it up. He probably already had. what about that evening he finished the report? After all now they were all WfGH (Working from Global Homes), work hours, time itself was a weird thing. And it wasn’t his fault that the evening match was on … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/03/prog-ai-wants-to-help-recruiters-find-technical-talent-by-inferring-skills-from-github-code/ The portfolio School was worth it. My degree was a great foundation but I wasn’t going to get a job without a Book and one that was optimised right. If you look at my Book you see ads: art direction, copy, inisghts. But you’re not the one doing the recruiting are you? The School … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/pick-week-asda-dispels-food-panic-well-placed-humour/1815014 She’d always wanted to be on the Foreign Desk. Big stories, important events, world-shaking news. Hard-bitten hacks who’ve covered every war, famine, crisis and coup. Battle scarred but determined to be there, cover everything. In her mind she heard old-fashioned phones ringing, fax machines churning out the latest. She saw them ripping, reading and … [Read more…]
https://www.thedrive.com/news/future-fords-could-repossess-themselves-and-drive-away-if-you-miss-payments The phrase “cost of living crisis” didn’t really cover it. The word “living” was a constant reminder that that was far away. “Surviving” would have been nearer the mark. And “crisis” sounded as though it was a sudden shock, not a drawn out, endless story. He knew he wasn’t even the worst off. He … [Read more…]
https://www.adweek.com/agencies/when-ai-handles-the-what-your-team-can-focus-on-the-why/ Gizza job. Go on, gizza job. I can do that. Here I am, in the metaphorical corner with my partner while over there, they’re doing the sexy, groovy stuff. The deep, meaningful stuff. They’re focusing on the Big picture. developing the Big business ideas and then they pass them on to us to make … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/28/d-id-unveils-new-chat-api-to-enable-face-to-face-conversations-with-an-ai-digital-human It’s a bit disorientating. It’s not that I mind having her/him/it as a boss. Heh, frankly I’ve had far worse human ones! They answer messages and don’t have moods when their political machinations haven’t worked out. But I’m never sure who I’m going to talk to. “Who”? “Talk to”? I’m getting old. I had … [Read more…]
https://futurism.com/the-byte/vr-startup-replay-memories He’d walked these street so many times. He’d never wanted to drive. The “school run” always sounded so… rushed. He’d relished that time. Sauntering, talking about what they saw. It was meditative, quality, time. Now they were gone. Grown. They still met, still walked together occasionally, even round here, but it was different. They … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/24/23608961/tiktok-creator-bot-accusation-prove-theyre-human It’s competitive out there. Obviously no-one cares about ‘qualifications’ any more. You’d think that would save you money but do you know how much it costs to keep a profile going, let alone growing? And when you’re competing against creators with limitless energy, time and resources… well it’s a full-time job, without the pay. … [Read more…]
https://the-media-leader.com/spotify-and-youtube-launch-radio-style-features In case you’re wondering who this funny old bloke is, I’m the one who comes on late at night and plays records made by sulky Belgian art students in basements dying of TB. Listening on mobile? don’t worry: somebody tried to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don’t have any … [Read more…]
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/technology/office-furniture-tech-companies.html You have to have an eye for it. There’s so much. Is it quality or some old tat that no-one’s going to pay for. Some of it’s generic: see it anywhere. That’s OK, you can get it in bulk and sell it on as a job lot to a start-up looking to get their … [Read more…]