Some thoughts after Mercator Forum
I’m on my way back home from Essen where I attended Mercator Forum, the foundation’s annual convening of its stakeholders, communities and grantee partners. This year it was…
Tag: policy
Things don’t look too rosy for AI right now
A few things about the state of AI 2024 that taken together paint a less-than-rosy picture: (1) Ed Zitron makes a case — a pretty compelling one — that…
On the Buxton Index
How far into the future do you plan? There doesn’t seem to be a primary source for this other than a 1994 transcript of a lecture by Dutch…
Consider the Budget Airline Deployment (B.A.D.)
Tech is a sector that’s full of hype, and of utopian promises. Social media will revive democracy! AI will cure cancer and solve the climate crisis! Some of…
Big Tech spending in Brussels is insane…
..and by insane, I mean insanely small compared to its impact. LobbyControl and Corporate Europe Observatory just published a great new report on Big Tech lobby spending. And…
What even is LinkedIn today?
Hey hey, While summer is having a roaring comeback here in Berlin, I’m mostly heads-down. I got a busy rest of the year ahead (which is good, of…
Hit Reset (newsletter #132)
Hi there, I hope this catches you on vacation somewhere, or enjoying a slight summer lull in your busy schedule. In Berlin, where I’m based, the city seems…