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We don’t need AI – AI needs us

Post author:Olaitan Mos-Shogbamimu
Post published:8 June 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

There is a consistent narrative today that AI is an inevitability that we must simply accept. Media and large tech corporations portray AI as a futuristic technology. Saying that society must quickly adopt it or otherwise risk being “left behind”. However, this concept is inherently false. In reality it is the generative AI and its corporate creators that rely on us. AI survives off of human work The truth is that AI is fundamentally unable to create. It rests on the backs of real human expression and art. Everything that generative AI makes is based off of an endless supply of…

Real Estate Investors Don’t Need More Tools They Need Better Systems

Post author:Nathan Spears
Post published:29 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

The Investors Who Win in 2026 Are Not Using More Software, Tthey are using better systems. For years, real estate investors believed growth came from adding more software. One platform handled direct mail. Another managed lead tracking. Another controlled follow-up. Another organised acquisition. Another handled communication. Every new software platform promised to save time and improve efficiency. However, for many investor businesses, the opposite happened. Processes slowed down, communication became fragmented, and acquisitions teams whose primary responsibility was talking to motivated sellers spent most of their time managing software instead of closing deals. What looked like growth externally eventually turned into…

Does the 2026 World Cup ball really need charging?

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:24 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

The World Cup ball is no longer just a piece of rubber and air, as fans have known it for decades, but has transformed in the 2026 World Cup into a comprehensive technological tool containing electronic sensors and advanced tracking systems, to the extent that it requires charging before matches. The Spanish newspaper AS revealed that the new official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, named “Trionda,” contains a smart chip embedded within its structure, which necessitates pre-charging so it can transmit data during games. The newspaper explained in its report that the battery works for several continuous hours, while…