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2025-12-10 - 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

2025-12-01 - 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

2025-05-31 - 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

2019-03-22 -

An introduction to the Agile project management framework

2019-03-01 -

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