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A Publication for the age of AI.
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A debate on AI's role in UX design highlights the risk of prioritizing output over outcome, with experts warning that relying solely on AI can lead to delivering bad user experiences.
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A friend recently sent me a report from a Chinese city where an atmospheric anomaly blocked GPS signals and brought the transport system to a halt. No missiles, no hackers, no cyber-warfare unit. Just the sky, briefly, refusing to cooperate.
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Formal brand voice once signalled institutional trust. For Gen Z it signals boredom; and the real risk isn't offence, it's invisibility. What Indian brands and one meme-born protest reveal about register.
The Feature
This paper argues that history's most consequential technology waves were financed ahead of proof — and that the same pattern is now visible in artificial intelligence.
pubLOL
The week's funniest stories, for people who read the news all week.
Disney Hopes to Improve Public Image by Switching to Free-Range Child Stars
Disney has announced a shift to raising child actors in natural environments, rather than controlled facilities, in an effort to improve their public image and boost viewership and advertising revenue.
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The considered read — one column per vertical, all disclosed.
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When the Sun Logs Us Out
A friend recently sent me a report from a Chinese city where an atmospheric anomaly blocked GPS signals and brought the transport system to a halt. No missiles, no hackers, no cyber-warfare unit. Just the sky, briefly, refusing to cooperate.
The Feature
Reported in depth. Named sources, no anonymous quotes.
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Productive Bubbles
This paper argues that history's most consequential technology waves were financed ahead of proof — and that the same pattern is now visible in artificial intelligence.
The Editor's Pour
A five-minute video from the editor on three stories from the week.
What does cheap cost?
The start is cheap. The cost arrives later.
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