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AI could commodify thinking and destroy deep work
 -  Tools like Claude Cowork risk condemning knowledge workers to endless reviews of AI-generated work. We must use AI to augment human thinking – not replace it – and preserve the value and craft of the process.
Enshittified football needs its Steve Jobs moment
 -  Elite football clubs are being run down by the same model of enshittification that ruined tech products. Owners, safe in the knowledge they have a captive audience, prioritise profits over sporting success.
AI shopping only works if you give up your privacy
 -  As I wrote when OpenAI launched its Atlas browser, AI models simply don’t know your preferences well enough to shop on your behalf. The technology firms envision a future where we type “buy trainers” and they arrive at our door, but they don’t acc...
Self-driving cars are here, but the friction is in the sale
 -  On a recent trip to Austin, Texas, I was tempted to take one of the Waymos or Robotaxis that so casually roam the streets. One day, I was even offered one as an alternative to waiting 11 minutes for an Uber driver. I probably would have taken the ...
Quality products begin with detail-obsessed leaders
 -  It often feels like modern business is stuck in a loop. An idea is successful, there is a push to scale it as far and quickly as possible, and it’s optimised to within an inch of its life - but normally only in the name of profit. Usually this res...
Six lessons in strategy, management and teamwork from F1 boss Ross Brawn
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An introduction to the Agile project management framework
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