"More than half of CEOs report seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from AI, despite massive investments in the technology, according to a PwC survey of 4,454 business leaders" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/pwc_ai_ceo_survey/
January 21, 2026 at 6:12 AM
"More than half of CEOs report seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from AI, despite massive investments in the technology, according to a PwC survey of 4,454 business leaders" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/pwc_ai_ceo_survey/
Get rid of that old fridge in the garage to keep energy usage flat. #atomnts/#atom-everything" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/20/electricity-use-of-ai-coding-agents/#atom-everything
January 21, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Get rid of that old fridge in the garage to keep energy usage flat. #atomnts/#atom-everything" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/20/electricity-use-of-ai-coding-agents/#atom-everything
After several years of optimism and working on AIs playing role playing games (like D&D), I'm starting to doubt if they're ever be good enough at running adventures, DM'ing.
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 AM
After several years of optimism and working on AIs playing role playing games (like D&D), I'm starting to doubt if they're ever be good enough at running adventures, DM'ing.
My findings after 3 years on AIs playing games is that they're just generally bad at it. They're just good enough to string you along, hoping they'll get good. https://borretti.me/article/letting-claude-play-text-adventures
January 20, 2026 at 6:41 AM
My findings after 3 years on AIs playing games is that they're just generally bad at it. They're just good enough to string you along, hoping they'll get good. https://borretti.me/article/letting-claude-play-text-adventures
"AI isn't revealing new problems - it's exposing decades of process debt we've been carrying all along." / One bottleneck after another... https://itrevolution.com/articles/the-revenge-of-qa-how-ai-code-generation-is-exposing-decades-of-process-debt/
January 19, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"AI isn't revealing new problems - it's exposing decades of process debt we've been carrying all along." / One bottleneck after another... https://itrevolution.com/articles/the-revenge-of-qa-how-ai-code-generation-is-exposing-decades-of-process-debt/
“Since we started using Application Advisor, we’ve seen a 70% reduction in engineering time tied to upgrades,” says Roberts. “Now we can focus more of our time and resources on the delivery of new value-added features for our customers.” https://www.vmware.com/docs/Alight-Case-Study
January 19, 2026 at 11:43 AM
“Since we started using Application Advisor, we’ve seen a 70% reduction in engineering time tied to upgrades,” says Roberts. “Now we can focus more of our time and resources on the delivery of new value-added features for our customers.” https://www.vmware.com/docs/Alight-Case-Study
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If @taylor.town was into enterprise software, this would be one in his no-comment absurdist image series.
January 18, 2026 at 7:34 AM
If @taylor.town was into enterprise software, this would be one in his no-comment absurdist image series.
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Another go at LowCode https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/the-rise-of-micro-apps-non-developers-are-writing-apps-instead-of-buying-them/
January 17, 2026 at 7:07 AM
A whole lot thinking about the silo problem for enterprise AI. When a new, expensive technology benefits multiple groups, who decided on it and pays for it? https://diginomica.com/who-pays-agentic-ai-enterprise-budget-problem-no-vendor-will-address
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 AM
A whole lot thinking about the silo problem for enterprise AI. When a new, expensive technology benefits multiple groups, who decided on it and pays for it? https://diginomica.com/who-pays-agentic-ai-enterprise-budget-problem-no-vendor-will-address
Walmart: This year, AI tinkering ‘becomes transformation’ https://www.ciodive.com/news/walmart-ai-shopping-strategy-tinkering-transformation/809895/
January 17, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Walmart: This year, AI tinkering ‘becomes transformation’ https://www.ciodive.com/news/walmart-ai-shopping-strategy-tinkering-transformation/809895/
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This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS’s biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/555
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/555
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This week, we discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS’s biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start?
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January 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM
This week, @brandonwhichard.com, @cote.io and @mattray.dev discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS’s biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start?
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/555
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/555
Kroger taps Google Gemini, announces more key AI moves https://www.ciodive.com/news/kroger-ai-google-gemini-shopping-assistant-technology-associate-platform-sage-nrf-2026/809669/
January 16, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Kroger taps Google Gemini, announces more key AI moves https://www.ciodive.com/news/kroger-ai-google-gemini-shopping-assistant-technology-associate-platform-sage-nrf-2026/809669/
Lack of sleep drives stress, stress make it harder to get to sleep - recent surveys on that loop. https://johnfdickerson.substack.com/p/stress-is-the-algorithm
January 16, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Lack of sleep drives stress, stress make it harder to get to sleep - recent surveys on that loop. https://johnfdickerson.substack.com/p/stress-is-the-algorithm
"An approach to CX that is too focused on speed and ease can lead to a lack of brand identity that makes it hard to form relationships with customers." // This is an odd way of thinking. https://www.customerexperiencedive.com/news/taco-bell-memorable-not-frictionless-experiences/809652/
January 16, 2026 at 11:11 AM
"An approach to CX that is too focused on speed and ease can lead to a lack of brand identity that makes it hard to form relationships with customers." // This is an odd way of thinking. https://www.customerexperiencedive.com/news/taco-bell-memorable-not-frictionless-experiences/809652/
"Perhaps that’s worth spinning in a more positive light. Most Americans, 60%, did read a book in 2025." And: "Those who identified as female read at higher rates than their male counterparts at 63% to 56%." https://bookriot.com/american-reading-habits-2025/
January 16, 2026 at 11:05 AM
"Perhaps that’s worth spinning in a more positive light. Most Americans, 60%, did read a book in 2025." And: "Those who identified as female read at higher rates than their male counterparts at 63% to 56%." https://bookriot.com/american-reading-habits-2025/
Enshittification applied to corporate culture. https://seths.blog/2026/01/the-squeeze/
January 16, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Enshittification applied to corporate culture. https://seths.blog/2026/01/the-squeeze/
Does anyone use Drafts for their full on PKM? Yes, I know that’s not its purpose, mostly. It doesn’t support images (at least displaying them online). Nor plain text files in a directory (more or less). But it sure is fast and easy.
January 16, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Does anyone use Drafts for their full on PKM? Yes, I know that’s not its purpose, mostly. It doesn’t support images (at least displaying them online). Nor plain text files in a directory (more or less). But it sure is fast and easy.
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Good advice. Also, gave a good product. That is deodorant for any stink. https://www.forrester.com/blogs/my-tips-for-crushing-your-analyst-briefings-and-wowing-the-analyst/
January 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Good advice. Also, gave a good product. That is deodorant for any stink. https://www.forrester.com/blogs/my-tips-for-crushing-your-analyst-briefings-and-wowing-the-analyst/
once again, we show that VR/cyberspace is a solution that will never find its problem. https://sherwood.news/tech/rip-the-metaverse/
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 AM
once again, we show that VR/cyberspace is a solution that will never find its problem. https://sherwood.news/tech/rip-the-metaverse/
🤖 Study finds that LLM scaling reduces task time 8% per year and could boost U.S. productivity by 20% over the next decade. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.21316
January 14, 2026 at 6:26 AM
🤖 Study finds that LLM scaling reduces task time 8% per year and could boost U.S. productivity by 20% over the next decade. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.21316