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I have over 20 years of rich experience in leading editorial teams and shaping content strategies, with a knack for steering through digital transformations. I'm skilled in both B2B and consumer publishing sectors. I'm not just good at brainstorming ideas with editorial teams but also excel

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Ten Blue Links “Orion rising, EV prices falling and ads arriving” edition
Ten Blue Links “Orion rising, EV prices falling and ads arriving” edition

1. Lawyers, assemble! Authors v OpenAI part 273. A judge has ordered disclosure of internal communications about dataset deletions. This sounds incredibly dull, but it matters fin determining whether there was willfulness in OpenAI’s blatant theft, and that, in turn, determines how much indamages they are potentially on the

Ten Blue Links, “Pop goes the bubble” edition
Ten Blue Links, “Pop goes the bubble” edition

1. Being a Luddite is cool, actually For years, calling someone a “Luddite” was the ultimate insult in Silicon Valley—a shorthand for being backwards, anti-progress, and probably afraid of your own toaster. But as Brian Merchant points out in this excellent piece in the New Yorker, we’ve got

Ten Blue Links “Don’t Be Evil (some conditions apply)” edition
Ten Blue Links “Don’t Be Evil (some conditions apply)” edition

1. This is fine dot gif of the week, part the first Cookie banners are theatre. Consent is supposed to be the point. The European Commission is now workshopping a new ending: “you consented, spiritually”. The plan hands a blank cheque to AI training with vanishing upside for Europe. Of

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