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    <title>F1's new regulations deliver spectacle without soul</title>
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    <published>2026-03-29T08:30:00+00:00</published>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How do you enshittify an entire sport? Certain football clubs are having a go, but they can’t match a whole governing body prioritising cash over the sport itself, as FIFA is competently demonstrating ahead of this year’s World Cup. Those extortionate ticket prices and mid-game breaks to allow additional advertising... <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/03/29/formula-1-2026-regulations">>>Read more</a>]]></content>
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    <title>Nvidia's DLSS 5 swaps artistic vision for AI guesswork</title>
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    <published>2026-03-20T21:29:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-20T21:29:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[It’s said that AI will bring about the era of taste as a differentiator. When production is fully democratised, anybody can generate what they envision without a huge team to support them, the playing field will finally level out, and the products that rise to the top will be the... <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/03/20/nvidia-dlss-5-ai">>>Read more</a>]]></content>
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    <title>Field Notes 8 // Malta and the art of needing less</title>
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    <published>2026-03-15T09:13:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-15T09:13:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This is Field Notes, my monthly newsletter on technology without the hype. Subscribers get it weeks before it goes up on the blog. Subscribe below. 📓 Field Notes // A newsletter by MattCASmith A monthly collection of observations, ideas in progress, and the best books, podcasts, and articles I discover... <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/03/15/field-notes-8-march-2026">>>Read more</a>]]></content>
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    <title>The MacBook Neo is a laptop built for a different era</title>
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    <published>2026-03-08T09:13:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-08T09:13:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This week, Apple announced the MacBook Neo. The headline features sound viable: it’s small, light, colourful, and available from £599 – a fraction of the cost of the next-in-line MacBook Air (£1,099). On the face of it, it seems like a solid entry-level option for those without the budget to... <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/03/08/apple-macbook-neo-target-market">>>Read more</a>]]></content>
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    <title>New Xbox boss Asha Sharma inherits an identity crisis</title>
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    <published>2026-02-28T14:59:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-28T14:59:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[There was huge change at Microsoft this week, as Xbox boss Phil Spencer retired after 12 years at the helm, to be replaced by CoreAI lead Asha Sharma. The switch sparked widespread debate about the state of the modern gaming industry and the future direction of one of the world’s... <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/02/28/asha-sharma-xbox-identity-crisis">>>Read more</a>]]></content>
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    <title>Good business writing makes the reader's life easier</title>
    <link href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/02/22/business-writing-empathy" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <published>2026-02-22T09:00:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-22T09:00:00+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://mattcasmith.net/2026/02/22/business-writing-empathy</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[When I trained as a journalist, it was always drilled into me that writing must be clear, concise, and easy for the reader to digest. We were taught to keep the lowest common denominator in mind – news writing needed to be accessible. Simple sentence structures and common words won... <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/02/22/business-writing-empathy">>>Read more</a>]]></content>
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    <title>Notepad flaw shows why software bloat matters</title>
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    <published>2026-02-15T12:30:00+00:00</published>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[I’m a fan of simplicity. Give me a paragraph and I’ll strip out unnecessary words and clauses. I often go to lengths refactoring my own code to avoid repetition. And I like any process I design to involve as few decision points as possible to minimise the scope for human... <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/02/15/notepad-vulnerability-software-bloat">>>Read more</a>]]></content>
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    <title>Field Notes 7 // Caffeine, meditation, and Japan</title>
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    <published>2026-02-05T21:00:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-05T21:00:00+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://mattcasmith.net/2026/02/05/field-notes-7-february-2026</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This is Field Notes, my monthly newsletter on technology without the hype. Subscribers get it weeks before it goes up on the blog. Subscribe below. Field Notes // A newsletter by MattCASmith A monthly collection of observations, ideas in progress, and the best books, podcasts, and articles I discover Welcome... <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/02/05/field-notes-7-february-2026">>>Read more</a>]]></content>
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    <title>AI could commodify thinking and destroy deep work</title>
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    <published>2026-02-01T17:10:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-01T17:10:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Anthropic recently launched Claude Cowork in preview, and it looks to be the most directly useful implementation of AI yet outside of coding. By giving Claude access to a folder on your computer, you can have it organise files, summarise notes, or create a report from a set of expense... <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/02/01/ai-deep-work-craftsmanship">>>Read more</a>]]></content>
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    <title>Field Notes 6 // Christmas, reflection, and bowling</title>
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    <published>2026-01-25T09:00:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-01-25T09:00:00+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://mattcasmith.net/2026/01/25/field-notes-6-january-2026</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This is Field Notes, my monthly newsletter on technology without the hype. Subscribers get it weeks before it goes up on the blog. Subscribe below. Field Notes // A newsletter by MattCASmith A monthly collection of observations, ideas in progress, and the best books, podcasts, and articles I discover Happy... <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/01/25/field-notes-6-january-2026">>>Read more</a>]]></content>
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