So far, I’ve done 516 weeks of consecutive weeknotes. I have approximately 557 weeks until I retire. If I keep up weeknoting until then I’ll have over a thousand weeknotes charting my product career. I wonder what I’ll think of it all then. The post first appeared on . Read more ›
Nuvei’s planned $2.75 billion acquisition of Payoneer signals a broader shift in B2B cross-border payments. The market is moving from fragmented point solutions toward integrated finance operating platforms that combine collections, payouts, multicurrency accounts, FX, settlement, compliance, and embedded financial services. The deal combines Nuvei’s strengths in merchant payment acceptance, local acquiring, card issuing, alternative […] Read more ›
Our ribald daily links: Greenspan died, Starmer out, Bibi Lebanon freakout, Ebola spreads, moar biodeversity worries, AI may mess up phones, Japanese yen wobbly, China imposes new sanctions. Albania protests v. Kushner resort, Trump loss on Walz subpoena, new US boat strikes. Ukraine grain risk Read more ›
The world first heard the voices of Maggie and Terre Roche on Paul Simon's 1972 LP There Goes Rhymin' Simon. With youngest sister Suzzy, The Roches soon carved out a remarkable career of their own. Between 1979 and 2007, Maggie, Terre, and Suzzy pushed the boundaries of so-called folk music. … Read more ›
I recently sat down with Brian Alvey, CTO of WordPress VIP. We chatted about how WordPress has evolved from a blogging platform into a critical piece of enterprise infrastructure, powering some of the world’s most demanding, high-traffic websites. “We host the biggest and most important WordPress websites on earth… and we have to make sure... The post appeared first on . Read more ›
In May, new reporting emerged on tools being developed by Chinese private companies for government surveillance, data collection, and analysis, and even predicting future behavior. AI-powered harassment of human rights defenders and dissidents has also seen a noticeable increase in recent months, including AI deepfakes used against female activists. Read more ›
I’m hosting July’s IWBC and the timing is perfect since I split my reading year into to halves, which means I’m starting with an empty shelf in July. … Read more ›
My Two-for-Tuesday morning train WFH reads: • Trump picked Kevin Warsh to cut rates. The new Fed chief just told us he has other plans. Here’s what the central bank’s hawkish agenda means for your money. MarketWatch on Warsh’s first public posture as Fed chair — independence-flavored, not rate-cut-flavored. The political collision is already scheduled.… The post appeared first on . Read more ›
I came to Canada and was immediately, overwhelmingly, welcomed. Some of it was people I already knew — friends from online, from conferences, from random corners of the world who happened to be in the same city at the same time. Some of it was strangers who became familiar within hours. A pub full of … Continue reading Weeknote 2026/25 Read more ›
Last week I spent a few days in Switzerland. I went to Zürich on Thursday to meet up with a few people, having a pleasant chat with Beat Döbeli about his 30 year old PKM system Biblionetz, and a nice dinner with long time open data friend André Golliez, who chairs the Swiss Data Alliance. […] Read more ›
To an eleven-year-old Richard Brody, recently transplanted into a Long Island suburb, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1969 hit “Bad Moon Rising” sounded like it came from somewhere distant, deep, and haunted. Read more ›
Fable 5 is the supposed safe version of Anthropic’s Mythos Preview, with guardrails to ensure that it can’t be used to create cyberattacks. Well, that restriction was bypassed within days. Read more ›
Putin’s Asia diplomacy may help Russia avoid isolation. But it won’t deliver his goals in Ukraine Expert comment thilton.drupal 23 June 2026 Moscow’s recent engagement with ASEAN and Beijing shows it is not as isolated as Western countries had hoped. But it will not end the war in Ukraine in Russia’s favour. As G7 leaders restated their united support for Ukraine and vowed to increase economic pressure on Russia, President Vladimir Putin was hosting leaders from the Association of Southeast A... Read more ›
I had fun talking with Scott and Ed about the market’s reaction to the SpaceX IPO, including whether the valuation is justified, and why I pay attention to the company’s float. We also discuss why I find the comparisons to the dot-com bubble misguided, what to make of the circular deals in the… The post appeared first on . Read more ›
VP Eric Brandwine explains people aren't all that great, actually Read more ›
As CMOs take on greater responsibility for AI-driven business outcomes, they must lead changes in how marketing is structured, executed, and measured. This is exposing a gap between what CMOs need and what traditional agencies deliver, creating an opportunity for a new class of partner focused on transformation, not just execution. Read more ›
What I have learned this week: The week in media: Watched Some World Cup. And a bit of a play about the World Cup. Listened There is now, of course, Random the Playlist: Read I’m sooooo out of reading books at the moment. So I did read Private Eye. Next week: 3Ps The week … Continue reading Weeknote 784: Monumental Read more ›
Exclusive: Event co-founded by Jordan Peterson will bring together global populist-right figures, US state officials and Eton teachersThe Reform UK MPs Sarah Pochin and Andrew Rosindell will be there. As will a plethora of Reform advisers, backroom staff and figures such as Ben Delo, a British crypto billionaire who has .Yet as populist-right politicians from across the globe and their multimillionaire backers prepare for this year’s Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (Arc) – a rightwing Lo... Read more ›
As we get closer (next year) to the 10th anniversary of Micro.blog, I’m thinking about whether our strategy with indie blogging is still relevant for the next decade. What is true now that will continue to be true years from now? Some thoughts… Read more ›
Not too long ago, the physical cookbook seemed to be heading toward the same fate as the compact disc. What happened was just the opposite. Read more ›