Key Takeaways Context is what informs developer teams, so they need visibility into usage, end user, and regulatory requirements. The approach needs to align with the context or they will over- or under-engineer their solutions. If a team is operating out of sync with the broader context ofContinue Reading
Topping the list of executive priorities for 2023—a year heralded by escalating economic woes and climate risks—is the need for data driven insights to propel efficiency, resiliency, and other key initiatives. Many companies have been experimenting with advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to fill this need. Now, they mustContinue Reading
A plastic bag, a dirty pizza box, plastic utensils, paper napkins, and a soda can—a single takeout meal can feel like a game of recycling trivia. Which items can be recycled? What kinds of plastic go in the trash? What if the container is greasy? Recycling can be complicated, andContinue Reading
Compostable plastic that has not fully disintegrated in compost bin. Credit: Citizen scientist image from www.bigcompostexperiment.org.uk In a UK-wide study, researchers found that 60% of home-compostable plastics do not fully disintegrate in home compost bins, and inevitably end up in our soil. The study also found that citizens are confusedContinue Reading
The spot price for squirrel glider credits in New South Wales last month was $425. That was down a touch from $450 in August, when koala credits were going for $600 – they’d more than tripled since June. These are real market values, reflecting performance and trading activity in aContinue Reading
It is no slight to Jonathan Reckford’s intellect or his seriousness to observe that, in the movie of his life, he would definitely be played by character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. The comedy standby (best known as Groundhog Day’s Ned Ryerson) shares with the longtime CEO of Habitat for Humanity theContinue Reading
Amazon convened re:Invent 2022 in the midst of “massive layoffs” in its Worldwide Digital Division because it is on track to lose $10 billion this year. This news rattled the cohort of individuals interested in voice-based services and Conversational AI, who now question whether lack of interest and use ofContinue Reading
For the past several decades, society has been telling itself the same story about economic growth: that it is always good, that it should be fast, and that it is best measured by gross domestic product, or GDP. But what do we miss when we keep our attention on thatContinue Reading
Originally, I was going to write about the West Virginia vs EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) case the day it came out. But, with a giant case load at the Supreme Court that had been saved or procrastinated until the last few days of the term, the court ended up releasingContinue Reading
As crypto winter sends a chill down the markets, with the price of Bitcoin crashing below the key threshold of $20,000 (€19,000) and crypto exchanges laying off staff as fears of a recession bite, the world’s largest crypto exchange says it’s all déjà vu and is not concerned. “It’s anContinue Reading
