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Ben Werdmuller

Ben Werdmuller

11 May 2023

Interesting to see what creating a new startup entails in 2023.  #Startups

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Bluesky now platform of choice for science community

A new survey suggests that scientists vastly prefer Bluesky to X - and to its other alternatives.

28 Aug 2025

More UK news publishers are adopting 'consent or pay' advertising model

"Sixteen of the 50 biggest news websites in the UK are now using a “consent or pay” model to allow users to pay to reject personalised advertising or even avoid ads altogether." It should be illegal.

25 Aug 2025

Why You Need Systems Thinking Now

"Focus on flows and relationships, not products or services." An argument for systems thinking instead of design thinking or breakthrough innovation.

24 Aug 2025

Political Pollsters Are Trying to Save Money by Polling AI Instead of Real People, and It’s Going About as Well as You’d Expect

"Obviously, any campaign that used only that AI-generated data would miss the mark — instead of looking at the views of real respondents, it would be looking at a funhouse mirror reflection of a demographic cooked up by a language model with no access to actual data."

23 Aug 2025
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