New report: From Software to Society — Openness in a changing world
A quick heads-up: A new report just dropped that I co-wrote with Dr. Henriette Litta, executive director of Open Knowledge Foundation Germany. In it, we...
Democracy needs a healthy internet. We don't have one.
The other day I was jotting down some notes, which led to a couple of emails and a longer conversation with a good friend and suddenly a whole bunch of...
The Little Book of Strategy
TL;DR: Just a quick note that I recently wrote a mini publication about strategy and leadership: The Little Book of Strategy. If you’ll indulge this bit of...
Is it time to re-start building the internet?
Here are some thoughts that have been kicking around my head for some time. They're most definitively related, but I'm not 100% confident about the...
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A whole bunch of links [newsletter]
Hey hey, So I just realized that an earlier draft of this had been sitting in a text file for quite some time and so I figured it made sense to build on...
Large Action Models, Data Voids, and thinking differently about social media [newsletter]
Hey hey, Lots of interesting stuff that's been collecting in my tabs and notes. From Large Action Models to Data Voids to some ideas on how to think...
It's AI Week! [newsletter]
Surprise, it's AI week! And this newsletter is a short one. Enjoy! (I) Since OpenAI has been playing Game of Thrones for the last few days, I have AI top of...
The state of election disinformation 2024 is: Meh [newsletter]
So... we're heading towards a major election year. More specifically, a major election year, with something like 50 elections globally, including the US...
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Don't bother with that manifesto [newsletter]
A Shipwreck, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, via the Smithsonian (CC0) Hi there, It's truly autumnal here in Berlin. It's grey and wet and cold-ish, and...
What even is LinkedIn today?
Hey hey, While summer is having a roaring comeback here in Berlin, I'm mostly heads-down. I got a busy rest of the year ahead (which is good, of course) and...
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What even is LinkedIn today? [newsletter]
Hey hey, While summer is having a roaring comeback here in Berlin, I'm mostly heads-down. I got a busy rest of the year ahead (which is good, of course) and...
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Hit Reset [newsletter]
Hi there, I hope this catches you on vacation somewhere, or enjoying a slight summer lull in your busy schedule. In Berlin, where I'm based, the city seems...
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Emotional Algos & the Failure of Capitalism [Connection Problem]
Hi there, This is me sending my weekly newsletter for this quarter. So it's been a while, partly because I've been busy, partly because I didn't really write...
Mimicry not Meaning (Connection Problem S09E06)
Hi there, It's been busy and a great start to the year, which is also the reason I haven't sent any updates since the end of last year. I'm happy to be able...
The End of Big Social (Connection Problem S09E05)
× Hi there, Thanks for indulging me with my silly little generative AI experiment. Today and going forward, it’s of course all hand-crafted like before....
Generative AI Edition (Connection Problem S09E04)
× Hello and welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter! I apologize for the delay in getting this issue to you - the truth is, I've been so busy that I...
The age of the digital railroad tycoons (Connection Problem S09E03)
Hello Friends, This newsletter hasn’t been a regular occurrence in your inbox, simply because it easily falls by the wayside. I’m tempted to ramp it up a...
An overdue check-in (Connection Problem S09E02)
From Unai no tomo: Catalogues of Japanese Toys (1891–1923), Public Domain Review × Hello Friends, Time for a long-overdue check-in. Before jumping into...
#2022
× Hello Friends, After a long hiatus, I wanted to take the opportunity to share some updates. Before I get into details, because it's been quite a while, a...
Time to catch up
× Hello friends, I hope this finds you well. It’s been some time since I sent the last update — just over 2 months — which usually would qualify as the kind...