I started paying attention to supermarket loyalty apps the same way many of you probably did: a few pounds off a shopping trip, a personalized coupon that feels a little too on-point, and the convenience of scanning a barcode instead of rifling for a paper card. What creeped me out more was the...
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I remember the first time I walked into a parent-teacher meeting and saw a...
Technology
I’ve been following the EU’s AI Act negotiations closely, and one thing is...
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Culture
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When a founder tells me their AI was trained on “public data,” my first reaction is not to take that phrase at face value. As an investor, I've seen the phrase used as a shield — sometimes legitimately descriptive, sometimes a way to dodge...
I remember the first time I rode an e-scooter through a city center: it felt like unlocking a new layer of urban mobility—fast, flexible, and oddly liberating. But that same technology also brought me face to face with a persistent tension: how do...
I started paying close attention to Apple’s Health Records feature because it promised something we all want: one place on our phones where medical data from different providers can live together. As a reader and editor who covers technology and...
I started paying close attention to carbon removal credits after watching promising startups tout sky-high potential while their customers — and sometimes investors — struggled to verify whether the climate benefits were real. I’ve seen...
I’ve spent years watching how cities negotiate with telecom companies — from private conversations in city halls to public meetings where residents ask the same urgent questions: will my block get better service? Will a new tower lower my...
I used to think my doctor knew the most about my health. After digging into how supermarket loyalty programs work, I realized the truth is more unsettling: the card in my wallet — or the app on my phone — often knows far more about my daily...
I used to assume that school tech companies collected student data only to make their products work. After reporting on education-technology contracts and privacy fights, I learned to treat that assumption with skepticism. If your district uses AI...
I remember sitting across from a small exporter in Lyon last year, listening as she explained how a sudden bank fee increase and a more expensive letter of credit had eaten into the margin on a critical shipment. She wasn’t unique — across...
When schools consider adopting remote monitoring tools—from attendance and parent communication platforms like ClassTag to classroom management and monitoring suites such as GoGuardian or Lanschool—parents are right to ask hard questions. These...
When AI-driven content filters take over what we see and who gets paid, the battleground shifts from sheer creativity to compatibility with opaque algorithms. I’ve followed platform shifts for years, watching the same cycle repeat: a new...