https://www.engadget.com/meta-completes-within-acquisition-223323552.html We keep each other motivated. We joined in January (of course) and promised to meet up twice a week. That was the advice from the Gym. They had all our details ready: personalised programme based on stuff they already seemed to know about us – history, attitudes, behaviours. Uncanny really. It’s tough but at … [Read more…]
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a42626684/artificial-intelligence-can-decode-your-braninwaves/ I get what you’re saying but you’re missing the point. We already share best practice. We have intranets, AI-enabled project tools. We have away days and team-building days. We pay consultants to come in and do speculation workshops to get people to share and improvise: be more creative. We’re already networking our creativity. This … [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://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://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://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…]
https://www.wired.com/story/migration-climate-environment-refugees/ It had been a long journey. Long. Many things I don’t want to talk about. But I am here. I’d not set out to be here, just not there. We were divided up: men and women. By age. And then, when they knew our professions and backgrounds, by class too. The interviews were all … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/43becfbb-8e18-4fe7-a459-fac715e8a578 It’s not Big Brother. It’s not… wrong. It’s a matter of openness. We’re a family. We’re built on trust and communication. We talk to each other over the dinner table, about our days. This is just an extension of that. I’m interested in them because I love them. Knowing where they are and what … [Read more…]
https://www.geekwire.com/2023/rings-new-car-cam-extends-amazons-security-footprint-further-beyond-the-home/ I got the idea from Speed, you know the SandyB movie? It wasn’t a difficult hack. There are instructions if you know where to look. They’d been much more relaxed about lending me the car. Fewer lectures about the lighting on the road near the church. Fewer comments about how lucky I am, how … [Read more…]