How a night of poor sleep can affect your next day at work – and four ways to function better Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock Wladislaw Rivkin, Trinity College Dublin Think back to a night when you slept poorly. How productive were you the next day at work? Did you struggle to get started? Did the day drag on and on? Did you procrastinate on Twitter or TikTok rather than doing your work? If your answer to these questions is “yes”, you’re not alone.
ChatGPT struggles with Wordle puzzles, which says a lot about how it works shutterstock. Shutterstock / DVKi Michael G. Madden, University of Galway The AI chatbot known as ChatGPT, developed by the company OpenAI, has caught the public’s attention and imagination. Some applications of the technology are truly impressive, such as its ability to summarise complex topics or to engage in long conversations. It’s no surprise that other AI companies have been rushing to release their own large language models (LLMs)
Being a Cloud Native Law Firm is complex but not complicated Being a Cloud Native law firm is complex but not complicated. What we mean by this is that while it takes expertise to do well, that expertise is readily available and ultimately it is a straightforward path. Many firms already heavily depend on Open Source Cloud Computing to operate. The Law Society published a LawTech adoption report in 2019, long enough away for people to appreciate that the use
How the philosophy behind the Japanese art form of kintsugi can help us navigate failure Marco Montalti/Shutterstock Ella Tennant, Keele University In our 20s and 30s, there can be immense pressure to measure up to the expectations of society, our families, our friends and even those we have for ourselves. Many people look back and feel disappointed that they hadn’t taken the opportunity to travel more. Others might have envisioned that they would be further along in their careers or personal
‘Dark data’ is killing the planet – we need digital decarbonisation dotshock / shutterstock Tom Jackson, Loughborough University and Ian R. Hodgkinson, Loughborough University More than half of the digital data firms generate is collected, processed and stored for single-use purposes. Often, it is never re-used. This could be your multiple near-identical images held on Google Photos or iCloud, a business’s outdated spreadsheets that will never be used again, or data from internet of things sensors that have no purpose.
‘Liberate the tractors’: the right to repair movement that’s regaining control of our devices A software ‘jailbreak’ gave US farmers the power to repair their vehicles. Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock Michael Stead, Lancaster University and Paul Coulton, Lancaster University The software that runs John Deere tractors was successfully “jailbroken” at this year’s DEF CON hacker convention, enabling farmers to repair or retune their equipment without engaging with the company that sold them their vehicles. The hacker involved, who calls himself Sick Codes, was
Automating Marketing isn’t difficult Enterprise automation platforms come in many flavours and it is important to be able to identify the particular features you require to achieve your definition of success. Automating marketing as a function is important because it means that you or your marketers can benefit from increased ‘contact time’ with existing customers and prospects. Automating the ‘boring stuff’ is a central concept for most technologies and marketing is no different. If you are curious about discussions and
How Automating Payroll can enhance your business’ offering For many organisations staff costs and the administrative burden of managing staff can be the primary barrier to growing your business and providing for existing customers. Manual payroll practices are workable for smaller firms with negligible staff turnover, although for any organisation above a micro-business the time lost is simply an unnecessary cost. Building a smooth recruitment, retention and payroll capability early-on for your business, be you self-employed or part of a
Socially isolated people have differently wired brains and poorer cognition – new research People who are isolated from others do worse on cognitive tests. sfam_photo/Shutterstock Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, University of Cambridge; Christelle Langley, University of Cambridge; Chun Shen, Fudan University, and Jianfeng Feng, Fudan University Why do we get a buzz from being in large groups at festivals, jubilees and other public events? According to the social brain hypothesis, it’s because the human brain specifically evolved to support social interactions. Studies
Small Business Servers are flexible Small Business Servers need to be flexible in order to achieve your goals as a business, if your goal is to grow quickly then a server with the capacity to grow with you is central to avoiding unforeseen expenditure. If your goal as a business is to sustain growth organically, a stable platform to run your business on is of equal importance. Small and Medium Business (SMB) servers don’t need to be expensive, and often
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