Daniel Santos
@danielsantos
Brazilian lifelong learner. Curiosity waves surfer. I will probably die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.
Daniel Santos
danielsantos.org
Critical ignoring is the ability to choose what to ignore and where to invest one’s limited attentional capacities. Critical ignoring is more than just not paying attention – it’s about practising mindful and healthy habits in the face of information overabundance.
Anastasia Kozyreva • When Critical Thinking Isn’t Enough: To Beat Information Overload, We Need to Learn ‘Critical Ignoring’
Todas as vezes que pensamos em relacionamentos, sejam eles profissionais ou pessoais, é preciso lembrar que os efeitos das nossas ações, via de regra, são cumulativos.
Vantuir D. Almeida • Seu Chefe, Como Gerenciá-Lo
Sobre relacionamentos e como devemos agir em relação a eles.
This isn’t like the early days of steamships or aviation, where bigger and better engines led to larger vehicles that could go longer distances and carry more people. The “race” metaphor journalists love doesn’t really fit either.
Today, companies like AI can spend billions on model training and chips, and find their designs copied within weeks – or... See more
Today, companies like AI can spend billions on model training and chips, and find their designs copied within weeks – or... See more
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Niantic’s journey from a government-backed startup to a leading augmented reality company is marked by significant milestones. Founded as Keyhole Inc. in 2001 by John Hanke, who previously held a position in foreign affairs within the U.S. government, the company initially focused on geospatial data visualization. Keyhole received early funding... See more
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data privacy and AI chronicles
On Niantic's CIA origins
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. —Francis Bacon
Tom White • Against Being Helpful
The return-to-office (RTO) vs. work-from-home (WFH) debate has become one of the most polarizing workplace discussions in recent years. High-profile companies Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, and even Zoom are mandating multiple days of in-office work, while others, like Spotify, dismiss such mandates. In an interview in 2024, Spotify... See more
Nora Grasselli • Return-To-Office: Purpose Over Presence?
Despite attention-grabbing headlines, research shows that WFH levels have remained steady since late 2023 and that well-structured hybrid models improve retention, expand access to talent, and reduce office costs – without harming productivity. Instead of debating hybrid work’s existence, leaders and teams should focus on making it work. The key is... See more