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The Week the AI Lobsters Came for Your Computer
Jan 30, 2026

The Week the AI Lobsters Came for Your Computer

From Assistants to Agents. AI is getting arms and legs.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI CodingAI Coding
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AI Adoption's Real Problem: You're Thinking Too Small
Jan 16, 2026

AI Adoption's Real Problem: You're Thinking Too Small

Claude Cowork, healthcare's trust test, deepfake laws, and why your teams need permission to be more ambitious.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Cyber SecurityCyber Security
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2026 Predictions from the AI Optimist
Dec 27, 2025

2026 Predictions from the AI Optimist

13 predictions on how AI will change our world to ponder over the holiday period.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Organisation designOrganisation design
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The Big AI Questions to sit with this Christmas
Dec 19, 2025

The Big AI Questions to sit with this Christmas

How can AI make us more ambitious, How do we find the time for up-skilling in AI and is ChatGPT's new image capability good?

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI StrategyAI Strategy
+4+4
The Week The Giants Agreed to Share
Dec 12, 2025

The Week The Giants Agreed to Share

The biggest AI competitors just donated the plumbing for the next web just in time for Christmas. And retailers are waking up to the reality of agentic christmas shopping.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
ClaudeClaude
+3+3
The Week Google Showed Its AI Hand
Dec 05, 2025

The Week Google Showed Its AI Hand

Google's AI ecosystem play, OpenAI's panic, and what it means for your AI strategy.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI CodingAI Coding
+12+12
How AI leads to gross domestic flourishing
Nov 28, 2025

How AI leads to gross domestic flourishing

Frugal AI. Shipping containers, AI operating systems and money trees. All against the backdrop of the UK's autumn budget.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI CodingAI Coding
+7+7
How do you create an octopus organisation using AI code and collaboration?
Nov 21, 2025

How do you create an octopus organisation using AI code and collaboration?

Why an octopus-shaped organisation wins in 2026 and how AI, code, and collaboration make it possible.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI CodingAI Coding
+7+7
Build vs Buy: The AI Shift Begins
Nov 07, 2025

Build vs Buy: The AI Shift Begins

When you don’t own your AI, you’re not in control. Here’s what’s changing - and how to prepare + How to perfect your prompts

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI StrategyAI Strategy
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AI That Actually Fits: The Quiet Revolution at OpenAI and Google”
Oct 31, 2025

AI That Actually Fits: The Quiet Revolution at OpenAI and Google”

Not another product launch – a shift towards integration, usability, and AI that supports good work rather than interrupting it.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
AI CodingAI Coding
+7+7
The Bank of England Governor is an AI optimist + Halloween AI help
Oct 17, 2025

The Bank of England Governor is an AI optimist + Halloween AI help

This week brought validation: Nobel prizes, job data, and institutional confidence. Here's what the economic shift means for your business - and a spooky coding challenge for the weekend.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Free PromptFree Prompt
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AI, your kids’ future & a free prompt to expand your horizons
Oct 10, 2025

AI, your kids’ future & a free prompt to expand your horizons

Rabbit holes, robins, and platform plays - plus a prompt to expand your thinking, and a new take on what the next generation might do in an AI-powered world.

Hugo Pickford-Wardle
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
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