Category: IT and gadgets

IT and gadgets

Do We Need AI to Revolutionize Work?

In recent months, I’ve been doing a fair number of interviews about my new book, Slow Productivity. I’m often asked during these conversations about the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the world of knowledge work. I don’t talk much about AI in my book, as it focuses more on advice that individuals can put […]

IT and gadgets

AI Hardware is experimental & it’s okay! – On my Om

Rabbit, a startup making new AI-enabled personal hardware, recently launched its new device, R1. The orange-colored, plasticky toy-like device was designed by Teenage Engineering, a Stockholm-based design and product company. The company (TE) started out making minimalistic (and yet iconic) musical devices that packed a powerful punch behind a seemingly toy-like exterior. R1 is a perfect example of the Teenage Engineering aesthetic. R1 is the […]

IT and gadgets

64GB of LPDDR5X For $330

As LPCAMM2 adoption begins, the first retail memory modules are finally starting to hit the retail market, courtesy of Micron. The memory manufacturer has begun selling their LPDDR5X-based LPCAMM2 memory modules under their in-house Crucial brand, making them available on the latter’s storefront. Timed to coincide with the release of Lenovo’s ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 […]

IT and gadgets

Get Better at Anything is Now Available

My new book, Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery, is now available! Buy now: Life depends on learning. We spend decades in school, acquiring an education. We want to be good at our jobs, not just for the perks that come with being one of the best, but for the pride of mastering […]

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Billions in profits, millions in fines! – On my Om

The FCC has fined four major US wireless companies for illegally selling customer location data, violating the law and consumers’ privacy. The fines total $200 million —$91.6 million for T-Mobile, $57.3 million for AT&T, $36 million for Verizon, and $12.25 million for Sprint (now part of T-Mobile).  Dozens of third parties ultimately gained access to track the movements of […]

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