Going back to my VoIPWatch roots, I decided to dive into the news surrounding Telkomsel partnership with OpenAI to accelerate AI adoption in Indonesia In Indonesia, AI isn’t arriving as a shiny app; it’s riding in on the back of a national carrier. Telkomsel’s partnership with OpenAI is less about another enterprise deployment and more … Read more
OpenAI’s latest “innovation” by sliding ChatGPT into our group chats feels suspiciously like déjà vu for anyone who remembers the internet before it went glossy. The pitch is shiny: up to 20 humans and one omnipresent AI coexisting in a single conversation, coordinating trips, debating ideas, maybe planning who brings what to Tahoe. But underneath … Read more
OpenAI quietly shipped a very human fix to a very nerdy problem: ChatGPT’s obsession with the em dash. What looked like a punctuation quirk became a cultural tell that something was “written by AI.” TechCrunch reports that, as of now, if you tell ChatGPT not to use em dashes in your custom instructions, it actually … Read more
I’ve gone through lots of chargers to keep my devices powered up over the years. My devices are Apple MacBooks, iPads, iPhones, Airpods, Watch, A Pixel 9 Fold and a series of Anker Chargers of all sizes. While traveling I spotted that Anker had released a new charger that was both small and powerful. It … Read more
Apple just rolled out a feature that lets US iPhone and Apple Watch owners add their passport to Apple Wallet as a “Digital ID” for domestic TSA checkpoints. This marks a significant step toward Apple’s not-so-subtle goal of making physical wallets obsolete. The reactions to this announcement seem to fall into a few distinct camps: … Read more
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 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
I’ve been using the Pomodoro Technique lately, and it strikes me as far more than just another productivity hack. At its core, it’s elegantly simple: 25 minutes of focused work followed by 5-minute breaks, with a longer pause after four cycles. But I think there’s something deeper happening beneath this mechanical structure. For those unfamiliar … Read more
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
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
