The orange tree-lined streets of Spain are bursting and sputtering with contrast. Clusters of old men huddle noisily around café tables, breakfasting on bitter coffee and crunchy toast slathered with tomato. Their sharp coughs, barks of laughter and explosions of debate ricochet down the road, like bees in tin cans. One step away but a [ ]
There is a troubling pattern between US invasions, and when oil states stop trading in dollars. After 20 years of trading oil in dollars, Iraq’s Saddam Hussain switched to euros in the year 2000. Two years later, he was overthrown and killed by the USA. Following 40 years of selling oil in dollars, Libya’s Gaddafi floated [ ]
To understand the difference between skilled writers and AI content, let s go back to iconic noughties gameshow, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? . Famously, Ask the Audience was one of the most popular lifelines. And it usually worked. Between 91% and 92% of the time, the room full of strangers was correct. Likewise, generative AI [ ]
Data-heavy is how I would describe the past twelve months. Of the 42 articles I wrote, more than half of them were (at least somewhat) on the topic of data analysis, making it a key content trend in 2025, within my company. Other major pillars included agentic AI, the open web and the cranking-up of retail trading capabilities [ ]
Freelancers don t have a big budget, but we do need to be constantly marketing to stay relevant. And December can be a chilly time if we don t promote ourselves well. It s a careful balance of being fun without cheesy. Staying personal, but professional. Over the past six and a half years, I ve experimented a lot [ ]
In the giddying months leading up to a wedding, there are whirlpools, waterfalls and wild rapids of emotions rising up inside you. Some are kind of nonsensical (should we pay extra for mini gin and tonics between courses?🤪 ). Some are serious (UMMM how do I get a marriage licence?). Some of are based on [ ]
People using ChatGPT as a therapist 🤔 It s becoming so normal that the platform creators have even had to take steps recently to try to prevent it According to OpenAI founder, Sam Altman, this trend was totally unexpected. ... But surely ChatGPT therapy was foreseeable? It was literally released in the final days of [ ]
Brexit took a toll. Covid was a struggle. But nothing took down my freelance business faster than 14 hours without electricity. How much cash do you have right now? Not in your Apple Wallet. Coins and notes. On Monday 28th April 2025, I had 2 euros, 44 cents. Not much. Especially when you consider that [ ]
The Dot.com bubble. Say this to an old school banker and watch them shiver. They may even temporarily put down their gin and tonic. The dot.com memory is like throwing a slimy bucket of cold goo over investors of a certain age. So, what happened? Well, basically, everyone invested heavily in something that sounded [ ]