European traders talk about shortening their workdays
In Europe, stock markets and other trading floors are open from 8 am to 4:30 pm, one of the longest trading days in the world. Now, two "professional
The politics of the 4-day workweek in the UK
In the UK, political parties are starting to argue about the merits and economics of the 4-day workweek as they head into a general election. The Labour Party,
Talking about REST and SHORTER at Silicon Foundry, December 4
I'll be talking about REST and SHORTER at Silicon Foundry in San Francisco on December 4. The talk will range cross my last three books, THE DISTRACTION ADDICTION,
Visit to Cockroach Labs
On Tuesday I went to New York to meet with SHORTER'S American editor and publicity team about the release of the book. (Fortunately, events like the UK general
Advance reading copy of SHORTER!
I was at Public Affairs today for some meetings (I’m reading the audiobook ofSHORTER (US | UK) and we’re starting to think about the marketing and publicity campaigns)
Microsoft Japan’s 4-day week
One of the concerns that some people raise about the 4-day workweek is that while it might work great at little places that are nimble and flexible, it’s
Covers!
As we march towards... well, March and the publication of SHORTER in the US and UK, the covers are now up on the Public Affairs and Penguin Web
New York Times article on sabbaticals
This sign sums up my sabbatical I’m quoted in an article about “Do-It-Yourself Sabbaticals” in today’s New York Times. It’s a good piece, if I do say so
Historian of technology David Edgerton: “The state can no longer undertake the radical planning and intervention that might make Brexit work”
David Edgerton, an historian of technology who teaches at King’s College London, writes that “Brexit is a necessary crisis – it reveals Britain’s true place in the world.”
It’s ALMOST like the problem isn’t just technical: Contractors target homeless people and BET awards in quest for more non-white faces
As anyone following the state of facial recognition and other automated identification systems knows, these systems suffer from bias problems: some have trouble recognizing facial features or detecting