EFF explores how hackers are pushing back against ICE surveillance and what that says about digital resistance, privacy, and the future of civil liberties www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

tracking Allons-Y (pro.yb.tl/wtrhtfrcm25/) on the World's Toughest Row - Atlantic 2025 (www.worldstoughestrow.com/the-atlantic/) #rowing

The global tech map is being redrawn. Europe is actively moving to reduce its dependence on US tech, from cloud to infrastructure. Tech sovereignty is becoming a strategic priority: theconversation.com/europe-wants...

Sometimes the best insight is not new. It is the relief of finally finding the words you already felt. An “ok, yeah” moment. philipotoole.com/why-talking-... #ai #LLM

From Trust to Intelligence: The Retail Patterns Emerging from NRF 2026 www.linkedin.com/posts/shishs... #startups #msft4startups #nrf2026 #retail

I’m always fascinated by the projects that come out of #Microsoft #Research, and I’ve been an avid user of many of them over the years www.linkedin.com/posts/shishs...

Can’t believe I’m only discovering #SmartOS now docs.smartos.org. A fantastic fit for how I learn by experimenting with #containers and #VMs across agentic platforms like #Waldiez, #KaliLinux, and more.

I partnered with 3 #Startups at #NRF2026: Nimble, Omnistream and YDISTRI, to showcase a multi-agent AI usecase for #retail. Here is the Audio TLDR about the demo that you can listen to: open.spotify.com/episode/3QXS... or read the blog post: www.linkedin.com/posts/shishs... #msft4startups

Prediction markets like Polymarket & Kalshi don’t just reflect events, they shape narratives. When insiders place big bets ahead of real outcomes, it raises hard questions about trust and what we even call “news.” www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

New Post: When Memories Live Only in Your Head, And AI Helps Set Them Free: https://shish.substack.com/p/when-memories-live-only-in-your-head

Apple App Clips are 🔑 for #brands: instant, contextual, app-like experiences when #shoppers don’t want to download an app. Perfect for trials, in-store moments, and frictionless conversion developer.apple.com/documentatio... #retail

Fairphone: built for longevity, repairability and a fairer electronics industry (shop.fairphone.com/about-us). Now @ru_nl picks it as the standard smartphone for staff, because #sustainability can be everyday tech www.ru.nl/en/staff/new... #EthicalTech

Tariffs don’t always force price cuts. Exporters can redirect sales beyond the US and protect margins. A 50% tariff is nearly impossible to offset with discounts anyway www.kielinstitut.de/fileadmin/Da... #retail

While many people believe that venture capital is about making early, risky bets on vestigial companies, the truth is that the majority of venture dollars go into late-stage bets www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubb... #startups #ai

news from #OpenAI: #ads are not live yet, but testing will begin soon for logged-in adults in the U.S. on Free and Go tiers. Clearly labeled ads may appear at the bottom of ChatGPT answers, separate from organic responses. openai.com/index/our-ap... #LLM #advertising #AI

Some iPhone apps hide the time on purpose. Not a glitch. It is a tactic to keep you locked in and losing track of how long you have been scrolling. If you want to see how apps are designed to keep you hooked, this article lays it out: www.nngroup.com/articles/add...

Lock-picking (github.com/etinaude/Loc...) & safe-cracking (joeleb.com/safe-crackin...) #robots are officially here. I guess it was inevitable, but I am not sure how I feel about a world where robots can literally open what we lock #Robotics #Security

Kroger has enabled online #shopping through Uber’s apps at 2,700 stores nationwide www.grocerydive.com/news/kroger-... #grocery #retail

If you missed my session at #NRF2026 this week: www.linkedin.com/posts/shishs... #retail #AI #startups #AgenticAI

#nrf2026 #retail run #nyc

New Post: Vibe Coding on the Cardputer: From Wi-Fi Scanning to a Pocket-Sized Wind-Storm Alarm: https://shish.substack.com/p/vibe-coding-on-the-cardputer-from

Join us today at #NRF2026 at the #Microsoft booth (#4503) at noon for a live session on Multi Agentic #AI in #Retail: www.linkedin.com/posts/shishs...

Grateful & truly honored to be included once again in RETHINK Retail’s 2026 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭. Looking forward to seeing everyone in #NYC at #NRF2026 www.linkedin.com/posts/shishs... #retail #retailtech #startups #microsoft

#Retail theft is hitting margins hard and pushing #retailers to invest in in house #innovation. #Target’s forensics lab shows how technology, data, and investigative expertise are being used to combat shrink at scale thehorizonsun.com/features/202...

𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐑𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! 1️⃣ Explore the curated startup list at #NRF2026 lnkd.in/gE7xKjDd 2️⃣ Tell us which founders you’d like to meet lnkd.in/g7micUZk www.linkedin.com/posts/shishs... #NRF #Retail

New Post: The Cardputer Moment: How a Pocket-Sized ESP32 Computer Reignited My Sense of Wonder: https://shish.substack.com/p/the-cardputer-moment-how-a-pocket

I've always been intrigued 2nd & 3rd order effects, especially when it comes to tech #innovation. This is fascinating ripplegame.app

In addition to my articles and Newsletter on LinkedIn, I also publish a blog with topics unrelated to my job, via substack. Subscribe here: shish.substack.com

My experiments with using Automation to publish my #Substack blog posts to #X, #Mastodon, #Threads and #Bluesky: shish.substack.com/p/publish-on...

That Zed vs VS Code story is a good reminder that for some builders, simplicity wins. Not everyone needs the whole toolbox. Sometimes you just want the tool to get out of the way tenthousandmeters.com/blog/i-switc...

At #NRF2026, Microsoft’s In-Booth Theater (Booth 4503) will host 36 live sessions focused on real-world retail use cases. Join me Jan 12, 12PM, for: “Three #AI Agents Walk Into a Store”, a live look at how multi-agentic AI is quietly rewiring #retail 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/shishs...

People stay less for perks and more for control of their time. Agency over when and how work happens is reshaping the talent market. fortune.com/2026/01/04/b...

I’ve been planning to build iPhone apps but only have Windows machines. Turns out MacInCloud offers a solid Pay-As-You-Go option — about $1/hour or ~$4/day — which makes iOS development much more accessible without owning a Mac. checkout.macincloud.com/select

"environmental harm doesn’t decide whether we mine the deep sea, profit will" That’s a sobering reflection of our current system: where corporations chase gains while fragile ecosystems pay the price www.science.org/content/arti... #DeepSeaMining #Environment #environmentalhealth

Trader Joe’s $3 totes have gone full global‑status‑symbol; selling for many times their price overseas. Scarcity + cult branding = instant international demand www.wsj.com/style/fashio... #retail #marketing

In #Retail & #CPG, e-noses can detect toxic leaks, air quality issues, spoilage, contamination, and fermentation in real time. #IoT-connected olfaction reduces waste, improves food safety, strengthens QC, and even brings scent into digital experiences www.quantamagazine.org/how-smell-gu...

if an automated system makes a call about someone’s life, you should be able to trace it back to the rule, the code, and the human responsible simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/3/a...

C3 is a #programming language that builds on the syntax and semantics of the C language, with the goal of evolving it while still retaining familiarity for C programmers c3-lang.org

Top 100 #eBooks from #ProjectGutenberg: www.gutenberg.org/browse/score... #reading #PublicDomain

New Post: Finding Better Fabrics, Faster: How Microsoft Discovery + MatterGen + MatterSim Can Transform Material Choices in Fashion Supply Chainshttps://shish.substack.com/p/finding-better-fabrics-faster-how

New Post: Audio TLDR: https://shish.substack.com/p/audio-tldr

New Post: From Airwaves to Mesh: My Journey from SDR to Meshtastic: https://shish.substack.com/p/from-airwaves-to-mesh-my-journey

New Post: Circumnavigating Mercer Island by Kayak (June 1, 2025): https://shish.substack.com/p/circumnavigating-mercer-island-by

Happy Public Domain Day (publicdomainreview.org/blog/2026/01...)! Every year we celebrate stories entering the public domain. This year my pick is P.G. Wodehouse: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc... #PublicDomainDay

completely agree: Success isn’t about where you get in, but where you can thrive. Being exceptional at a good school beats struggling at a prestigious one: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

Running creates real community. A few of us in the #Retail #RunClub: #NRF Community have been #running daily & will run together in #NYC during #NRF2026. Closed December at 157 miles (of 717 miles in 2025) Sometimes the best networking happens one mile at a time.

Radio Ga Ga asks a timeless question: what happens when noise replaces meaning? #AIslop isn’t a lack of intelligence, it’s a lack of intent. When creation is effortless, purpose becomes the rarest signal. youtu.be/azdwsXLmrHE?... #AI

interesting that #NYC banned #RaspberryPi at the mayoral inauguration, even though it’s just a general-purpose single-board computer, less powerful than a smartphone & no more capable than countless other SBCs carried around daily by makers blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/30/n... #IoT

Been waiting for this one. Perfect excuse to start experimenting with location-based apps on my #Cardputer. Great to see it back in stock again: shop.m5stack.com/products/cap... #ESP32 #IoT #M5Stack #GPS #LoRA

wow... i'm fascinated by this: www.worldstoughestrow.com/the-atlantic/ 3000 miles of hot, fierce & diverse Atlantic ocean, #rowing from the volcanic shores of San Sebastian de La Gomera, #Spain to paradise in Nelson’s Dockyard, #Antigua. Track it live: pro.yb.tl/wtrhtfrcm25/