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The evolution of technology has always had profound effects on how business is done. The integration of AI into office software is no exception. As we inch closer to a future where AI becomes a dominant force in our work environment there are consequences good…

I've been thinking about the melt-down which is happening now Elon Musk was reluctantly successful in his purchase of Twitter. To kill two birds with one stone I thought I would ask ChatGPT what it thought were his strengths and weaknesses: Elon Musk is a…

I took a picture of London from the top of the North Downs in 2017 after I was so struck by the visibility of the pollution hovering over the city. Last week I stopped again at the same spot and took roughly the same photo.

A story in this morning's Guardian perfectly illustrates the policy incoherence that runs to the heart of the current government. It concerns Britain's National Cycling network, a linked chain of over 16,500 miles of cycleways which are used by half the number of people who…

Interesting talk this lunchtime at the RSA from Don Carter about his new book Remaking Post-Industrial Cities, which looks at 10 cities in the US and Europe and charts their decline and recovery. Carter looks at the history of the cities in three phases: He…