The beauty of concrete - “ornament survives in the mass-market housebuilder market because the people buying new-build homes at this price point are less likely to be influenced by elite fashions than are the committees that commission government buildings or corporate headquarters. The explanation, in other words, is a matter of what people demand, not of what the industry is capable of supplying: ornament survives in the housing of the less affluent because they still want it.”
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Debugging Tech Journalism - Covering a handful of “tech companies,” focusing on the problems.
Words to Avoid and Replace - Some good Business Bullshit word translations and optimistic-ization.
Why Return-to-Office Mandates Aren’t Worth the Risks - From Gartner! But, not much of a slam dunk either way as this promotional post doesn’t put out many numbers pro or con. “The benefits prove to be modest at best, and amid a rising well-being crisis, waning trust between employees and their employers, and a competitive talent market, it’s high time to ask whether the benefits of RTO mandates are worth the risks.” And: “High-performing employees report a 16% lower intent to stay in the face of on-site work requirements.” // There’s a lead-gen’ed PDF I’ll have to look at.
From Burnout to Balance: AI-Enhanced Work Models for the Future - ”Nearly half (47%) of employees using AI say they have no idea how to achieve the productivity gains their employers expect”
Is Rabbit R1 the biggest AI let-down yet? Even Satya was fooled… - He’s not a fan. // “The Bottom-line: Beware of AI snake oil, as some of it is very slippery indeed. Rabbit promised us freedom from app lock-in and all we got was more lock-out."
The future of healthcare: Why enterprises must embrace AI innovation - Some use cases and applications for AI stuff in healthcare.
Cloud Foundry in Action: Real Customers Stories from Cloud Foundry Day - ”We run a tremendous number of applications on top of Cloud Foundry. The ones that really impress me might surprise some people. It’s not just Black Friday sales but also the Amazon Prime events. When these events kick off, there’s an incredible surge in load across everything we care about, including credit card points processing, all handled by Cloud Foundry.” - Tom Brisco, JPMorgan & Chase Co.
A note on the EU AI Act - “The requirements look entirely reasonable considering these products are being positioned to become central to modern software – they’re effectively positioned to become the entirety of modern computing."