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The AI world has long been mesmerised by scale. Bigger models, more parameters, more compute โ that seemed to be the formula for breakthroughs. But now we are entering a countervailing era: Small Language Models…
Sometimes it seems there are far fewer adults around us than we assume. People look like adults, they hold senior titles, manage teams, and use words like ownership and responsibility. Yet, when the moment of…
For years, the tech industry has comforted itself with a seductive narrative: remote work doesnโt hurt performance, and in fact, itโs the future. Add in the fashionable talk of a four-day week and youโve got…
When we take the role of a client ourselves, we notice how often initial conversations with contractors feel like wasted time. You explain your problem, but nothing meaningful comes back. No insights, no new perspective,…
Start-ups often thrive on speed. Founders sketch out a product idea, open their laptops, and start building with whatever tools are at hand. In recent years this style has gained a catchy name: vibe coding.…
British buyers often hesitate to hire brilliant Ukrainian engineers because of one awkward truth: the English may be imperfect. Here's the equally important truth: the language issue is manageableโand the upside for quality, success, cost…
When a new feature lands in the hands of testers, there is always a moment of excitement. Many testers enjoy exploratory testing โ the freedom of clicking through the interface, trying different combinations, and discovering…
On 6 August 2025, Forbes published a piece about some of the top American students โ particularly from MIT and Harvard โ who chose to leave university, citing fears of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and…
When people talk about โUI/UXโ, the two disciplines often get merged into one. Yet in reality, they answer very different questions. The User Interface (UI) focuses on the visual side โ layouts, colours, typography and…
Picture this: you're tasked with building a city. Do you start by laying bricks for houses, pouring concrete for roads, and installing street lamps? Most rational people would say noโyet this is precisely how many…