better doing

Breaking down the infinite workday.

Microsoft did some research to discover that people are working a lot more. Not to worry, AI agents (from Microsoft) will be the solution: “There’s a new generation of professionals rising through the chaos—not by working more, but by working […]

fun facts

Vegetative electron microscopy.

“This phrase, which sounds technical but is actually nonsense, has become a “digital fossil” – an error preserved and reinforced in artificial intelligence (AI) systems that is nearly impossible to remove from our knowledge repositories.” ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet

The agentic web and original sin.

From Ben Thompson at Stratechery. Since payments weren’t embedded in the original web, advertising has come to be the dominant business model on the internet. AI agents threaten to disrupt that. Maybe micropayments finally could have a role to play? […]

tech, startups, internet

Google’s ‘world-model’ bet.

“Google’s doubling-down on what it calls “a world model” – an AI it aims to imbue with a deep understanding of real-world dynamics – and with it a vision for a universal assistant – one powered by Google, and not […]