Data was the new oil, but context is the new refinery. Because without a refinery, oil is just a smelly, toxic mess that often brings more harm than good. By Mike Pastore March 3, 2026 Around Q3 of last year, I started hearing the word “context” pop up in many of my conversations. … Continue reading The era of data dominance is over, and it didn’t last very long
February 25, 2026 15 incredibly useful things you didn’t know NotebookLM could do BY JR Raphael Generative AI may be both the most useful and the most mystifying tool of our modern-tech era. The problem—aside from all the endlessly documented issues around accuracy—is that generative AI generally seems to function in a DOS-like blank prompt … Continue reading 15 incredibly useful things you didn’t know NotebookLM could do
February 08, 2026 AI didn’t kill customer support. It’s rebuilding it
June 05, 2024 5 critical skills they didn’t teach you in college Want a job, grads? It’s time to look at more than just your degree. BY Nacho De Marco Congratulations, new college grads! You’ve worked hard. You’ve faced some remarkable challenges, including a global pandemic that shut down most of the world for long stretches … Continue reading 5 critical skills they didn’t teach you in college
Google will start showing AI-powered search results to users who didn’t opt in But only for certain queries and for a small number of users in the US. Mariella Moon Sat, Mar 23, 2024 Google If you’re in the US, you might see a new shaded section at the top of your … Continue reading Google will start showing AI-powered search results to users who didn’t opt in
By Clint Rainey April 14, 2023 In his annual letter to shareholders on Thursday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that he has taken “a deep look across the company,” for the last few months, going “business by business, invention by invention” to reassess everything in order to steady the e-commerce giant. Revenues are down … Continue reading The one thing Andy Jassy’s letter to Amazon shareholders didn’t mention: Warehouse safety
By Kim Kelly February 14, 2023 After a tumultuous two years, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is reportedly leaving the Biden administration to head up the NHL player’s union. Walsh is the first former union leader to hold the top spot at the Department of Labor since the Ford administration (shout out to International … Continue reading Labor Secretary Marty Walsh didn’t seize the moment he was given
By Chris Stokel-Walker December 01, 2022 Elon Musk’s Twitter 2.0 is fast being foisted upon us, and if there’s one staple so far, it’s the speed at which features are being introduced and rewritten—often right in front of users’ faces. In a November 30 blog post, “Twitter” announced that it had changed its approach … Continue reading Former Twitter employee: We tried the changes Elon Musk is proposing—they didn’t work
By Mark Sullivan November 09, 2022 Early Wednesday morning, tucked neatly into the midterms coverage cycle, came news of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s letter saying the company would lay off over 11,000 of its 87,314 employees, or about 13% of its workforce. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to employees announcing a huge layoff is … Continue reading What Mark Zuckerberg’s layoffs letter didn’t say
By Andrew Fennell March 04, 2022 Not hearing back from job applications can be extremely frustrating, especially when you know you are more than qualified for the role. But remember, recruiters are busy people, and therefore, they focus their efforts on replying to those applicants that are advancing to the next stage of the … Continue reading 5 reasons you didn’t get a hiring manager response on your application
