Beyond the TGV: Discovering France’s Hidden Rail Network

When most travelers think about train travel in France, the iconic TGV immediately comes to mind. These sleek, high-speed trains have become synonymous with French rail travel, whisking passengers between major cities like Paris, Lyon, and Marseille at speeds up to 320 km/h. But here’s what many visitors don’t realize: France has an entire parallel … Read more

Why WhatsApp’s Move to block general-purpose AI chatbots is bad

🧨 Why This Is Bad Meta-owned WhatsApp just updated its terms to prohibit general-purpose AI chatbots from operating on its platform — even those built using Meta’s own Llama models. On the surface, this might seem like a reasonable effort to prevent bot spam or low-quality interactions. But dig deeper, and you’ll see something more … Read more

WeWork: The Comeback Kid That Actually Gets It Right

Let’s talk about WeWork for a minute, and before you roll your eyes and start muttering about Adam Neumann’s tequila-fueled fever dreams and billion-dollar valuations built on unicorn dust, hear me out. Yes, we’ve all heard the narrative. Overexpansion. Unproven model. Too much, too fast, too everything. The business press had a field day dissecting … Read more

Middle East Messaging—The WhatsApp-First Play That Got It Right

It’s not every day a press release makes me pause. But this week at GITEX 2025, something surfaced that feels less like a typical telecom tango and more like the beginning of a meaningful shift. Route Mobile and Kalaam Telecom struck a partnership. On the surface? Another “global CPaaS meets regional network” headline. But underneath, … Read more

The Digital Border Patrol: When Your Bank Becomes a Bouncer

Picture this: You’re sipping espresso at a sidewalk cafĂ© in Rome, the Colosseum gleaming in the distance, when your phone buzzes with a payment reminder. No problem, you think—just a quick login to pay the electric bill. But suddenly, you’re staring at a screen that might as well be flashing “PAPERS, PLEASE” in digital red … Read more

The Death of SIM Card Tourism: How Croatia Just Schooled the World on Mobile Connectivity

Remember the ritual? The pilgrimage we’d make every February to Barcelona, not just for the latest mobile innovations at Mobile World Congress, but for the dreaded SIM card hunt that had become as much a part of the experience as overpriced conference coffee and endless keynotes about “the future of connectivity.” Picture this: A gaggle … Read more

The Digital Nomad’s Dilemma

To Be Over Tech’d or Not Call me crazy. Call me obsessive. Hell, call me a walking advertisement for the Consumer Electronics Association. But before you judge my seemingly excessive travel tech arsenal, let me paint you a picture of modern business reality. Yes, I travel with what some might consider an embarrassing abundance of … Read more

The Big Picture: Agents Are the New Software

Forget “apps.” The future is about agents — self-updating, task-completing, data-aware micro-services that act on your behalf.
 The same way mobile apps unlocked the smartphone, agents are about to unlock enterprise AI. The battleground isn’t AI models — it’s distribution and trust. Who owns the channels, surfaces, and workflows where AI lives daily?
 That’s what … Read more