I'm not a prominent security expert, but I have always been concerned with basic data hygiene. And I'm not perfect: I never was on Facebook, but I massively used Twitter before it became a cesspool. For many years, all my business mail (Merkapt and then Innovation
The hype cycle has moved on, headlines have cooled, but that’s exactly when deep tech innovation gets real: boring, unsexy, and quietly transformative. Waymo’s data now shows statistically safer driving at scale—marking the inflection point where the tech becomes not just viable, but inevitable.
Elon Musk's surprise move of merging xAI with X (ex-Twitter) is a process that should have required at least four independent parties: each company and their respective investment banks. Here, the deal only involved Elon agreeing with Elon and Morgan Stanley agreeing with Morgan Stanley. This ensures that
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Another tool I was exploring today is theyseeyourphotos.com, where you can explore what Google Vision API will "see" in any given photo of you. My first test was quite impressive indeed: The second one... much less so: I can confirm with any form of doubt (or prejudice)
At this point in time, everyone is producing AI-flavored everything. Your bike is now developing an opinion on how your pedaling is going and whether it is fluid enough in relation to your personal neuromuscular profile. Your washing machine is probably trying to write a PhD thesis on the proper
After initially pausing its launch due to Ireland’s privacy watchdog and broader EU concerns, Meta is now deploying its AI chatbot on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger in Europe. For now, the offering is text-based only and still tries to comply with proper platform regulations, which the US market
I have been discussing since about 2012 how China evolved as a tech superpower. I also wrote quite a few things about how luxury could absorb and integrate technology–or at least, how hard it actually is. Last year, I was already pointing at the branding push BYD was now
I've been quite busy these last weeks and have had to cut in my writing and posting time quite a bit. Let's jump back into it by sharing what held me up so much: designing an effective Organic Growth framework for Saint Gobain global teams.
A few days ago, I wrote on LinkedIn about switching from Orange as an ADSL provider in France to StarLink. Philippe MÉDA on LinkedIn: #adsl #fiber #logical #decision #business #culture | 16 comments🟧 Many weeks ago I tried to upgrade from my historically bad #ADSL connection to a brand new #fiber
Benedict Evans (one of the old-guard tech gurus) wrote a piece just a few days ago about the lack of viability of large language model (LLM) AI. In a nutshell, he tested OpenAI’s Deep Research by evaluating smartphone adoption data and highlighted significant inaccuracies stemming from flawed data sources
I'm not actively monitoring all consumer technologies, but it's been a while since I've played with Android (Google mobile operating system). After a few years, I thought I should check it out. To do so, I needed an Android phone. Getting one was the