Selected writing from 16 years of notes, observations and arguments on banking, fintech, AI and leadership — curated from the archive.
Buy me £50 of Apple stock. I typed that out the other day. I could have spoken it but I was *at* the keyboard. Claude -- or Marvin (thanks Sterling Chin) -- realised this meant…
Read post“Unfortunately WiFi will not be available on this flight, please complete your emails as we will shortly be departing.” " Welcome, dear reader, back to the year 2025… when getting…
Read postJust in case you were in any doubt about the power and potential of AI technologies, you might consider taking a bit of time to read about Anthropic's latest Mythos model. " It's…
Read postHow much is the average pint of Guinness in Ireland right now? Well, that's something that Matthew Cortland wanted to know. The Irish Government stopped tracking prices back in…
Read postLast night on the train I was thinking about how many steps I haven't done. At the moment I'm averaging about 6,000 a day which is just ridiculously low. That's a good day. Some…
Read postHolly Joint has this great phrase she uses regularly, "The Museum of Solutions Seeking Problems", especially when talking about technology for the sake of technology. " This is…
Read postYet another stimulating addition to the Anthropic Claude universe: Claude Dispatch. Think of it a little bit like OpenClaw, if you've been following those developments recently."…
Read postThe other day my son asked me about help with a presentation he was doing for school. In the past I'd shown him how to find and embed GIF animations to spruce things up and he was…
Read postThis week was the first time I've said the following words, with all seriousness, in a sombre, professional environment, surrounded by serious peers, when asked for a solution to…
Read postA quick work update: I've joined Nomo as Chief Technology Officer. Nomo is the Digital-first sharia compliant Islamic Bank from BLME (The Bank of London and Middle East), a…
Read postSummer Yue leads AI Safety and Alignment at Meta. She is doing everyone a favour when she talks through her experience with OpenClaw recently. Reading through the x.com thread…
Read postIt's a new world. Think and the feature exists. " Here's an example: This evening I realised one of the FinTech Profile hero images I was compiling had some additional hair…
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