AI Governance 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?
AI Governance 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.
AI Governance 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 in Practice 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 Strategy 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.
Europe 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.
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 in Practice 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.
How a VPN Got Us a Better Hotel Deal On the road to San Marino, a forgotten VPN setting revealed how your virtual location can shape hotel prices and exposed the digital borders we live within.
USB-C: A Universal Plug with Many Faces I stumbled upon a small joy: my e‑reader now connects directly to my iPhone. That moment sparked a deeper look into the messy clarity of the USB‑C standard.
Connecting My Kobo Directly to an iPhone 16 Pro I connected my Kobo e‑reader to my iPhone 16 Pro with a USB‑C cable. It worked instantly. No adapter, no fuss but just a quiet moment of satisfaction.
Future of Work The Thermostat Effect: Why AI Feels Distant but Works Deep The dial’s been turned—but the room is only just starting to warm up. On Schmuki, ROI and Azhar’s $100T puzzle.
Future of Work What Does an AI Agent Cost Compared to a Human? AI agents are fast, tireless, and scalable – but are they cost-effective? Here’s a crude look at what they really cost, compared to human employees.
Europe Innovation or Digitalisation? When researching AI funding in Europe, I discovered a key distinction: innovation vs. digitalisation. If you're navigating this space, it matters.
Europe The EuroStack explained EuroStack isn’t from the EU, but it might shape its future. A private initiative to build a sovereign, open European tech stack caught my attention.
Europe Sovereignty Without Soil The Knights of Malta rule without land. So do Google, Meta, and Apple. What does it mean when power no longer needs territory to govern?
AI Governance LangWatch: Power of Evals for LLM-Based Systems When your chatbot changes behaviour overnight, how do you know why? Evals are the missing link between AI intuition and product certainty. I talked to Manouk Draisma from LangWatch.
Europe Learning to Work with the EU AI Act I used to avoid EU regulation. Now I’m learning to work with it. The AI Act isn’t perfect, but it’s shaping how I think about risk, trust, and tech.
Europe The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is Here and It's Changing How Apps Work Big tech feels broken in the EU? It’s not. It’s the Digital Markets Act. More choice, more friction, and a big shift in how apps are allowed to behave.
Europe Intentional Power: Europe Between Negawatts and Realpolitik AI runs on energy. Europe’s grid isn’t ready. I’m starting to see how digital strategy, infrastructure, and sovereignty all connect.
Europe From Resistance to Strategy: What the EU’s Digital Acts Mean for the Work I Do As I’ve made peace with regulation, I’ve noticed some signposts—practical cues for navigating strategy in this new digital terrain.
Europe Mapping Europe’s Digital Ruleset Mapping the EU tech landscape wit a focus on the Netherlands: from GDPR to ESMC, from Brussels to Brabant. A strategist’s guide to rules, funds, and where to plug in.
Europe Playing the EU Game: Learning the Digital Rules by Getting in the Game From grants to governance, the EU’s digital world is a maze. I dove in—starting with DG CONNECT, DIGITAL, and the logic behind the rules.
