Finally, Notion now works without an internet connection
For years, one of the most annoying issues with using Notion was that you couldn’t get much done offline because of its cloud-first architecture. The company has finally solved that…
August 2025
AI Isn’t Coming for Hollywood. It Has Already Arrived
An early winner in the generative AI wars was near collapse—then bet everything on a star-studded comeback. Can Stability AI beat the competition?
Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom
“It’s getting out of hand,” one seller says. “They realize the US market is a gold mine.”
I Went to an AI Film Festival Screening and Left With More Questions Than Answers
Runway AI paired up with Imax to screen 10 AI-generated winning selections. The festival has been derided by some cinephiles, while others insist it’s part of a natural technological evolution.
From Automation to Insight
As an acquisitions editor at O’Reilly, I spend considerable time tracking our authors’ digital footprints. Their social media posts, speaking engagements, and online thought leadership don’t just reflect expertise—they directly…
Migrating to Model Context Protocol (MCP): An Adapter-First Playbook
Model Context Protocol (MCP) has rapidly emerged as a universal standard for connecting AI models to diverse applications, systems, and tools—imagine “USB-C for AI integrations,” as commonly described in the…
CMS Germany Rolls Out ClauseBuddy To All Lawyers
CMS Germany has chosen ClauseBuddy – the drafting solution made by Belgian legal tech company ClauseBase – as its go-to legal drafting tool, and will …
LegalZoom To Offer Patent Filings Via Own Law Firm
LegalZoom is to offer patent filing – using its own ALSP law firm based in Arizona, a liberalised local market. ‘Instead of charging $5,500+’, they …
Signal and Noise: Unlocking Reliable LLM Evaluation for Better AI Decisions
Evaluating large language models (LLMs) is both scientifically and economically costly. As the field races toward ever-larger models, the methodology for evaluating and comparing them becomes increasingly critical—not just for…
Hello, AI Formulas: Why =COPILOT() Is the Biggest Excel Upgrade in Years
Microsoft has officially introduced the COPILOT function in Excel for Windows and Mac, bringing the power of large language models (LLMs) directly into spreadsheets. This move represents a fundamental shift:…