Useful tips on creating an unlimited PTO policy. I used to think these were more accounting hacks than real benefits - but I've changed my mind over time.| Ben Werdmuller
A new survey suggests that scientists vastly prefer Bluesky to X - and to its other alternatives.| Ben Werdmuller
"Sixteen of the 50 biggest news websites in the UK are now using a “consent or pay” model to allow users to pay to reject personalised advertising or even avoid ads altogether." It should be illegal.| Ben Werdmuller
"Focus on flows and relationships, not products or services." An argument for systems thinking instead of design thinking or breakthrough innovation.| Ben Werdmuller
"Obviously, any campaign that used only that AI-generated data would miss the mark — instead of looking at the views of real respondents, it would be looking at a funhouse mirror reflection of a demographic cooked up by a language model with no access to actual data."| Ben Werdmuller
"The 19th developed seven key initiatives to guide our priorities for the next three years." Doing this work in public is such a smart move.| Ben Werdmuller
"Now, nearly two years and more than 250 assassinations later, I can count the names of the living journalists in Gaza I follow on one hand."| Ben Werdmuller
"Open Source runs much of the world's critical infrastructure. It powers government services, supports national security, and enables everything from public health systems to elections. This means governments must help fund Open Source."| Ben Werdmuller
"Artificial-intelligence startup Perplexity offered to purchase Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion as it works to challenge the tech giant’s web-search dominance."| Ben Werdmuller