AI

Why I Keep Mixing Up Hortensia, Hibiscus and Rhododendron

A mix-up of flower names becomes a window into how human memory works and how it contrasts with AI models.

Sovereignty

Investing in Atoms: Alain le Loux on Building the Deeptech Future

Deeptech demands patience, guts, and hands-on conviction. This article profiles Alain le Loux and the rare venture model behind Europe’s hardware hopes.

Identity

Streams and Archives: Two Ways of Living with Our Digital Data

Personal data lives in two worlds: flowing streams of fresh information and enduring archives of credentials. Both shape our digital future.

Tools

From Ideas to Precision: Why I Use Mermaid with LLMs

Image generation is messy for structure. With Mermaid + LLMs, diagrams become clear, tweakable, and practical. A real tool for strategy and logic.

Sovereignty Featured

An interview on the structural gaps holding Europe back in deeptech

Deeptech isn’t SaaS. It’s often slow, risky, physical and still underfunded in Europe. What’s behind the gap with the US? A rare cross-Atlantic perspective.

AI

Chrome, Gemini Nano, and the Browser as AI Platform

The AI race is moving into the browser. Experiments with local models helped me recognise Chrome’s Gemini Nano for what it is.

AI

AI Fine-Tuning for Non-Engineers

Compact AI models make fine-tuning possible for non-engineers. I tried it myself and learned how AI becomes portable, local and real.

Europe

Wero: Europe’s new payment brand

Wero is Europe’s bid for payment sovereignty: pay across borders with just an email or phone number, without relying on US networks.

Sovereignty

From Shopping Cart to Server Rack: How Lidl Builds a European Cloud

From groceries to gigabytes: how Lidl’s parent turned its retail IT backbone into STACKIT, a sovereign cloud based in Germany and Austria.

AI

Running GPT-OSS Locally: What OpenAI Just Made Possible (And What It Didn't)

OpenAI released GPT‑OSS under an open licence. Here's what that really means, how I ran it on a Mac mini, and where you might start experimenting too.

AI

Model Cards, System Cards and What They’re Quietly Becoming

What are AI model cards, and why are they becoming the documents regulators will turn to first? I read a few and it taught me more than I expected.

AI

From Benchmarks to Evals: How We Measure AI and Why It Matters

Benchmarks score models. Evals test them in real workflows. This is your guide to understanding how we measure and trust AI performance today.

Photography

From Mini to Pro: My Experience Switching to the iPhone 16 Pro

I swapped the nimble iPhone 12 mini for the powerful 16 Pro. It changed how I shoot, what I see and how fast I can get the camera out.

Social media

How I Tuned My Social Notifications into a Single, Silent Stream

During the holidays, I rethought notifications. The result: one place, no noise, no rush. A calmer way to stay connected without being pulled in.

AI

From API Users to Embedded Agents: How Systems Are Becoming Smarter From Within

From passive APIs to embedded agents: systems now host autonomous, AI‑powered modules that live inside and act proactively rather than wait for calls.

Reviews

Review: Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis

Reading Varoufakis, I realised it’s not capitalism’s future I’ve been sensing shift but its absence. Something else has quietly taken its place.

Europe

Digital Europe in Two Acts: DSA and DMA

Europe’s DSA and DMA work in tandem. One governs digital content, the other digital competition. Together they form the EU’s Digital Services Package.

Europe

Europe's DSA and the New Contours of Online Freedom

The DSA marks a shift in digital governance. As platforms adjust and states assert control, the question becomes: what kind of internet are we building?

Privacy & Security

What the UK's Online Safety Act Reveals

DSA vs OSA: the EU regulates platforms, the UK regulates users. VPNs become more than privacy tools. They signal a shift in digital trust.

Identity

Passports, Phones, and the Future of Identity

Apple adds digital passports to Wallet—but this signals more than convenience. It blurs the line between what we carry and how we’re identified online.

AI

Running a Local LLM on Your iPhone

I explored how far mobile AI has come by running LLMs directly on my iPhone. No cloud, no upload. Here’s what I learned from testing Haplo AI.

AI

When to Structure, When to Listen

Standardisation helps machines, but messiness is often human. This post explores when it’s wiser to build better tools than to force better inputs.

Tools

Invoices in the Eurozone: A Practical Guide to SEPA Payments and Digital Processing

Understand SEPA, EPC QR codes, and UBL invoices. A hands-on guide for anyone sending or receiving payments in euros within the Eurozone.

Identity

From ID to Account: A Shift from Services to Platforms

Apple ID is now Apple Account. It sounds minor, but it marks a deeper shift: from services to platforms, from logins to identities that shape digital life.

AI

Rules and Guesses: The Twin Engines Behind Smarter AI

AI isn’t just smart, it’s a duet. One part rigid and logical, the other fluid and generative. Together, they form the neuro-symbolic systems behind real insight.