Innovation & Technology
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Fairphone: How a Dutch Brand Made Repairability a Competitive Advantage
The Dutch electronics company Fairphone built a distinctive market position around modular design, repairability and greater transparency in the environmental and social impact of smartphones.
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Top 10 Android Alternatives for a De-Googled Smartphone
A practical guide to 10 alternatives to Google-controlled Android, including GrapheneOS, /e/OS, LineageOS, CalyxOS, Ubuntu Touch and postmarketOS.
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Is AI Killing Creativity or Generalizing Everything?
Generative AI can make creative work faster and more accessible, but its preference for likely answers may encourage sameness. The outcome will depend on how businesses protect judgment, experimentation and distinctive points of view.
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Why Autonomous AI Agents May Need Crypto and Stablecoins to Do Digital Work
Autonomous AI agents may need programmable payment rails to buy data, computing and digital services. Stablecoins offer a possible solution, but identity, compliance and spending controls remain critical.
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Anthropic Just Left the Door Open for Startups
Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits The offer is real. It’s an expansion of the Claude Startups program, announced this week. How to claim it What you get Eligibility Terms to watch The program page and the application terms are the authoritative source, since the details above…
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How to Secure Business Data When Using AI for Business-as-Usual Work
Using AI for everyday business work can be secure, but a VPC alone is not enough. Organisations need control over data classification, provider retention, private connectivity, retrieval permissions, logging and human review.
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The OpenAI Features Worth Using at Work—and Where They Deliver Real Value
The most useful OpenAI workplace applications are practical rather than flashy: drafting, document analysis, research, data support, custom assistants and workflow automation.
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Are AI Labs Inflating Fear of AI Agents to Shape Regulation?
Warnings about AI agents may reflect genuine safety concerns, but regulation can also strengthen the largest labs. Policymakers should test the evidence and protect competition.
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What Lower-Cost Reasoning AI Means for Business and Employment
The rise of lower-cost reasoning AI could expand business adoption, alter technology spending and automate selected tasks—while increasing demand for oversight, technical judgment and workforce reskilling.