I recently visited a renowned Amarone winery in Valpolicella, Veneto, in northeastern Italy. Hearing about their struggles with a fungus was the first time I truly considered the impact of climate change on agricultural practices and its implications for the future of organic certification.
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While writing this, I was sitting at a hotel pool 6,000 miles from home. It reminded me of advice I have given friends who are starting new companies: choose endeavors you'd be excited to share with someone you just met at a hotel pool.
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Like others, I'm reading about the alleged Apple and OpenAI deal. Reflecting on Apple's past, particularly a rumored $1 billion deal with Nuance for a perpetual license to self-host and privately fork their speech technology for Siri's iOS launch, a pattern emerges.
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Over the past year, I've found myself occasionally turning to AI assistants for discussions that have helped deepen my understanding of interpersonal relationships. Not long ago, the idea of discussing my emotions with a computer seemed bonkers!
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My wife and I travel abroad frequently and when we do we always have to rent vehicles with automatic transmissions. This summer, we are cycling through the Dolomites and then driving across Italy. This seemed like the perfect excuse to finally learn how to drive a manual transmission.
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