speculations

Do pro cyclists train indoors? Looking at how WorldTour pros use indoor cycling over winter

https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/do-pro-cyclists-train-indoors-looking-at-how-worldtour-pros-use-indoor-cycling-over-winter/ Well you do it for your kids don’t you? Heh she might make it and earn millions and pay us back! No seriously, she loves it. Even those cold winter mornings she’s out of bed, healthy breakfast and ready. And we’re there with her making sure she makes every… Read the rest

AI forces a rethink on executive MBA teaching

https://www.ft.com/content/c5877029-6463-4eba-92c1-8b5b3fd028e6 Our tutors are all ex-industry. Some still work there. That is so important. Knowing that what they teach us comes from a deep knowledge and experience of working with business problems means the course content is relevant and up-to-date but, just as important, we get to work with industry… Read the rest

Technology that lets us “speak” to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready?

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/10/18/1061320/digital-clones-of-dead-people/ We all miss him. I can still see him with his cup of coffee – so many spoonfuls of sugar – with that impish smile. Poised to come out with one of his jokes. I loved him. He was always there with advice and more. But it’s not just… Read the rest

Adobe created a symbol to encourage tagging AI-generated content

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23911381/adobe-ai-generated-content-symbol-watermark The appeals process is so slow. It’s good you can appeal but I have to take it down until the decision. I could leave it up with the Balance Mark as it is but… Well that’s why I’m appealing! I fill in the details, not just the time the… Read the rest

What to do when your colleague steals your ideas

https://the-media-leader.com/what-to-do-when-your-colleague-steals-your-ideas/ The senior team still demanded presentations. “Open dialogue”, they called it but everyone knew it was an old-fashioned power play. They arranged the room, their chairs and even their notebooks (digital and analog) just so. You took to a stage. A spotlight on your idea. He waited to present,… Read the rest

Deal Dive: The future of social media is vertical

https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/07/deal-dive-the-future-of-social-media-is-vertical/ You reach one of those “significant” birthday numbers and you take stock, look back, remember, relive. I’m not the person I was. Thankfully my politics haven’t “mellowed” as my family said they would. But my interests have changed. I look at what I was passionate about and remember a… Read the rest

Artists across industries are strategizing together around AI concerns

https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/06/creatives-across-industries-are-strategizing-together-around-ai-concerns/ There was dark humor about whether a picket line was worth doing when most people worked from home but there was something about standing outside the offices. They couldn’t have a brazier on the Shoreditch pavement so they huddled around an eco heater they got delivered in 15 mins.… Read the rest

MPs join campaign group’s call for facial recognition ban

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/national/23837679.mps-join-campaign-groups-call-facial-recognition-ban/ My mates and I go looking for them. The best place is on the main streets of course. That’s convenient because it’s easier to go straight into the shops. My parents are outraged. They keep going on about privacy, freedom. You should see my dad’s attempts at hiding his… Read the rest

Farewell Campaign magazine

https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/farewell-campaign-magazine/1838444 He looked down from the mezzanine. The polished wooden floor and the designer sofas were carefully arranged so visitors could see their host come down the glass staircase to escort them into the building. The receptionists were on the case placing the artisan coffee mugs with their organic brew… Read the rest