https://www.engadget.com/spotify-nft-playlist-test-203825293.html I remember the day she gave it to me. We’d not been together long. You know that stage where you feel you really know someone and want to give them a gift that’s personal, that’s about the relationship. Music. It has to be music. The Old Ones used tapes. Mine isn’t analog, just a … [Read more…]
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230222141144.htm I’ve spent a long time working my way up this company. I served my time in the pool, the open plan fields of hot desks with their formula formica and generic plush chairs. How many times did I brush past those vertical carpet dividers, feeling the static? In many ways the meta-office was even … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/21/clarkesworld-ai-generated-submissions/ Curating took work. He knew he had to do it. If he was going to get the job he wanted, he needed to tend his profile. He knew the theory – the power of networking, the need to engage, comment, connect. He knew this all took work. He’d sat through the workshop. He knew … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/38d04f54-a8b3-435e-b2bd-2f392e3b31f4 He’s worked so hard. You don’t get into the best training academy without putting the hours in. I remember the day the scout called and said he had a place. There was a tear in my eye. He learned from the best. We all saw a great future. It’s not wrong to want your … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/havas-media-group-uk-appoints-cto-coo/1813849 It had always sounded a little geeky but I quite liked it. As a job title, it sounded, well relevant I suppose. When I attended meetings people looked at me as though I was, I don’t know… important, a foundation, a basic building block of the business. Colleagues turned to me in meetings, just … [Read more…]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-metas-push-to-solve-the-noisy-office-ba43042 He looked around and smiled. This wasn’t a bad place to work. The company had got its energy back since the pandemic. To his right, a spirited argument about a design. Over on the left Chris and Sam were playing with post it notes. He turned around, Charlie was making a coffee, humming that … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/17/roblox-studio-generative-ai/ He loved poetry. No, that’s not quite right, he loved words. He loved what they could do, the effects they had but, more importantly, the pictures they painted. Some of them may have been a bit er… right wing, but he loved the Imagists and their manifesto pledge to “render particulars exactly”. He loved … [Read more…]
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/fear-of-greenwashing-is-forcing-brands-into-greenhushing/ So glad you’ve joined us. You really impressed in the interview. Your passion and commitment really came through. You’ll be a great fit, I’m sure. Now we’ve got all the admin stuff out of the way, you’ve got your equipment to take home, you’re ready to get set up…. There’s just one more thing … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/bddec314-3f4c-4296-ae6f-eb2a5328c109 We don’t care. They can say what they like. Laugh if they want. “Sad,” they say. Whatever. We enjoy it. We get together. Play. Chat. There are quite a few of us actually. Call it “retro’ if you like. It’s just our thing. Go on, try the headset. I don’t care. They can say … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/14/buzzfeed-launches-infinity-quizzes-creating-personalized-stories-powered-by-openai “Alice! Tea’s ready”… “Alice, it’s getting cold”… “Alice!” She tuned them out. “Involved” was too small a word for it. She was deep, deep in the story. Her story. Just her’s. Written for her, personally. “Alice, come down now please”… Just a little bit more. Just a couple. more minutes. She couldn’t leave it … [Read more…]