🌹 "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." — Maya Angelou Happy Mother’s Day 🌹 #Mothers #MothersDay #Love #Compassion #Leadership

substack.com/@commfailure... My #WednesdaySingleReview of #Beck #MusicReview #singersongwriter #indiemusic #rockmusic cc: @enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social

Too often discounted as the domain of school children, Colonial Williamsburg can actually be a fascinating study in how to bring the distant past to life, one committed performance at a time on.wsj.com/4ti5XKg

Liv Golf's future is seriously under threat. #BrysonDeChambeau #JonRahm #LIVGolf

Deadpool isn't trying to fight with someone else's super power...so why are you? @TBorreson11 buff.ly/LLJL1kg #personalbranding #networking #community #digitaltransformation #digitalmarketing #digitalselling #socialselling #belonging #culture #businessintelligence

Genome editing of blood stem cells to make therapeutic antibodies on demand! + applications for programming a factory of other proteins New @science.org science.org/doi/10.1126/... science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Workday CTO Leaves for Anthropic as AI Tools Pressure Enterprise... www.pymnts.com/artificial-i... #fintech #digitaltransformation

Upwork App Connects ChatGPT Users to Expert Freelancers www.pymnts.com/partnerships... #digitaltransformation #fintech

Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice www.wired.com/story/metas-... #ai #digitaltransformation

AI Is Ready for Prime Time but the Org Chart... www.pymnts.com/artificial-i... #fintech #digitaltransformation

#AI is not just another wave of technology. It is reshaping where intelligence resides, how decisions are made, and what leadership itself must become. open.substack.com/pub/tonymoro...

#WednesdaySingleReview: “Slumber Party” — #BrigitteCallsMeBaby In anticipation of their new album coming out this Friday!!! open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... #alternativerock #indierock #indiepop cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @bernews.bsky.social

chrisggarrod.substack.com/p/fridayretr... Best Album of 2022. My #FridayRetroReview. #Spiritualized. Everything Was Beautiful. #MusicReview #IndieMusic Have a great weekend, all! cc: @albumism.com @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @vancityreynolds.bsky.social

substack.com/home/post/p-... Fantastic album out by Danish rock band, #VinylFloor, and to interview Thomas, all about “Balancing Act” and their future plans. (And Danish soccer). #alternativerock #indiemusic cc: @albumism.com @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social

#FridayRetroReview (slightly late!): #Romy's fantastic "Mid Air" from 2024 open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... #EDM #DanceMusic #MusicReview cc: @albumism.com @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... My review! #HarryStyles #PopMusic #MusicReview #SingerSongwriter cc: @albumism.com @hessiejones.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social

Apply AI Strategy | Shaping Europe’s digital future digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/... #digitaleu #AIstrategy #innovation #technology @digitaleurope.bsky.social @arturhabant.bsky.social @elaniaz.bsky.social @tonymoroney.bsky.social @akwyz.com @enilev.bsky.social @jolaburnett.bsky.social

chrisggarrod.substack.com/p/fridayretr... My #FridayRetroReview - they were awesome live when I saw them live 3 years ago... #the1975 #MusicReview #IndieRock #Music cc: @enilev.bsky.social @hessiejones.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social

European Data Union Strategy Shaping Europe’s digital future digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/... #digitaleu #data #innovation #tech @digitaleurope.bsky.social @arturhabant.bsky.social @elaniaz.bsky.social @curieuxexplorer.bsky.social @akwyz.com @enilev.bsky.social @tonymoroney.bsky.social

The Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online + | Shaping Europe’s digital future digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/c... #digitaleu #conduct #ethics #innovation #technology @digitaleurope.bsky.social @arturhabant.bsky.social @elaniaz.bsky.social @akwyz.com @enilev.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... A haunting, fun, poetic and a bit of a psychedelic listen from a great new find, #johnnyjblair #musicreview #music cc: @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @hessiejones.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social

chrisggarrod.substack.com/p/wednesday-... My #WednesdaySingleReview #JackWhite's double-single (ok, a double single and not single!!). @thirdmanrecords.bsky.social cc: @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @hessiejones.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social

Belonging isn't just a nice-to-have—it's wired into our very survival. That's why loneliness is so dangerous. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hear...

open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... I do like this album. It is brief, and doesn’t burn its bridges. #brunomars #discofunk #soulmusic #musicreview cc: @enilev.bsky.social @hessiejones.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social

#WednesdaySingleReview: “Wicked Ways” by #MattJonesandTheBobs substack.com/@commfailure... cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @hessiejones.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... #ElvisPresley #RockMusic cc: @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @hessiejones.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social

STEP turns 2: €29 billion mobilised in Europe's strategic technologies strategic-technologies.europa.eu/news-and-eve... #digitaleu #STEP #Innovation #Technology @digitaleurope.bsky.social @elaniaz.bsky.social @arturhabant.bsky.social @curieuxexplorer.bsky.social @akwyz.com @enilev.bsky.social

💥 Resolving #Drift - New #AI system pushes the time limits of generative #video #Videoproduction #AI #GenAI ht @chidambara09.bsky.social @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social @drsharwood.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social @chrisggarrod.bsky.social @fabrizio78.bsky.social techxplore.com/news/2026-02...

Commission launches investigation into Shein under the Digital Services Act ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #DigitalEU #DSA #Innovation #tech @digitaleurope.bsky.social @arturhabant.bsky.social @elaniaz.bsky.social @akwyz.com @enilev.bsky.social @curieuxexplorer.bsky.social @fabrizio78.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... Just a lovely concert here in Paris from my favorite psychedelic indie band. Cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @magdalena-bay.bsky.social @lastweektonight.com @aoc.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social @theverge.com

#FridayRetroReview… substack.com/home/post/p-... One of my favorite indie bands from the 1990’s… #Sparklehorse Cc: @theverge.com @theverge.com @enilev.bsky.social @lastweektonight.com @aoc.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social @theverge.com

Berlin International Film Festival to screen 16 EU-funded films Shaping Europe’s digital future digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/berl... #digitaleu #cinema #innovation #tech @digitaleurope.bsky.social @arturhabant.bsky.social @elaniaz.bsky.social @curieuxexplorer.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social

Commission finds that Apple Ads & Apple Maps should not be designated under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/commission-f... #DigitalEU #DMA #Innovation #Tech @digitaleurope.bsky.social @elaniaz.bsky.social @arturhabant.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @akwyz.com

📢 For the 7th year in a row, I’m serving as a Judge for the #EdisonAwards 2026. After 35+ years in tech & AI, I still believe: Innovation is not a trend. It’s a discipline. #Innovation #AI #Leadership #Entrepreneur @curieuxexplorer.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @tonymoroney.bsky.social @akwyz.com

My Wednesday #SingleReview - #HeeJin is quite remarkable (and we share a guitar, based on her music video, though I need lessons!!) #K-pop #MusicReview #RockMusic open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

💥 Resolving #Drift - New #AI system pushes the time limits of generative #video #Videoproduction #AI #GenAI ht @chidambara09.bsky.social @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social @drsharwood.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social @chrisggarrod.bsky.social @fabrizio78.bsky.social techxplore.com/news/2026-02...

Goodbye, Google says Kelly Evans A good read on how #Google search is being reinvented by #GenAI #content. What it could mean for the #business of independent sites. @smaksked.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @haroldsinnott.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social #AI www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/k...

commfailure.com/single-revie... @thebeaches.bsky.social Love this 80’s single!! #SingleReview #MusicReview #IndieMusic #TheBeaches ....WednesdaySingleReviews cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

25th Jan is a special date Wishing everyone a great day as we celebrate memory of the great #Bard #RobertBurns & Toast the #Haggis with words Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, Great Chieftain... scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/address... #poetry #burns #RabbieBurns #Scotland @enilev.bsky.social

Wednesday #SingleReview: Bruno Mars – “I Just Might” (2026) It’s really a lot of fun, with its 3 and a half minutes of playtime. #brunomars #popmusic #singersongwriter open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

🧠Scientists identify a brain region that differs between males and females and may influence social behavior @huc1875.bsky.social HT: @chidambara09.bsky.social #Biology #Neuroscience #Brain @chrisgarrod.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social @vaniveena09.bsky.social medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01...

The future of transportation isn't just about speed. 💥🖖 It's about intelligence. It's about efficiency. It's about human evolution assisted by technology. #Technology #Mobility #Future #CES2026 #Ces26 Cc: @jblefevre60.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social @smaksked.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social

@BostonDynamics Atlas's Robot at #CES2026 💥🖖 #Robotics #ArtificialInteligence #AI #DeepLearning #IoT #5G #Robots #MachineLearning Cc: @nicochan33.bsky.social @jblefevre60.bsky.social @smaksked.bsky.social @jimharrisai.bsky.social @halgood.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social

The 2026 #Edelman Trust Barometer reveals a world retreating towards #insularity It is no longer 'business as usual' as nationalism prevails & #geopolitics destabilises Businesses need to shift from merely extracting value to giving back to communities edelman.com/trust/2026/t... @enilev.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... #Weezer #altrock cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social

Review: Yungblud's "Idols" substack.com/@commfailure... Long overdue... #Musicreview #indiemusic #rockmusic #alternativemusic #popmusic #yungblud cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

Retro-review (2019): Lana, what have you done to me? open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... #lanadelrey #singersongerwriter #AOTY2019 #musicreview #indiepop #retroreview Have a great Friday and weekend, all! cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

Music vibe 🎸🎶🎼 music.apple.com/us/album/wha...

How could you use no-code AI to boost your projects? Top 10 Machine Learning Trends to Watch in 2025 graphite-note.com/machine-le... #AI #MachineLearning #IoT #WMC26 #5G

Measured against stock markets from Tokyo to Frankfurt, the verdict on Trump’s return to the White House is far from triumphant.